The University of the State of New York – New York State Education Department is accepting applications for its Teachers of Tomorrow Grant Program.
Donor Name: New York State Education Department
State: New York
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/23/2022
Size of the Grant: $25,000,000
Grant Duration: 4 years
Details:
The purpose of the Teachers of Tomorrow Program is to provide a variety of incentives that will encourage prospective teachers to teach in a school district experiencing a teacher shortage or subject shortage, especially in districts with low-performing schools.
The shortage subject areas for the purposes of this grant are: bilingual education, career and technical education, English, English to speakers of other languages (ESOL), health education, literacy, mathematics, sciences (biology, computer science, chemistry, earth science, physics), social studies, special education, and world languages other than English.
There are two grant programs for this funding opportunity.
Program One (1): The Teachers of Tomorrow – these grant funds are distributed on a competitive basis to eligible districts to fund activities in each of the following five categories:
- Teacher Recruitment Incentives
- Summer in the City Internships for City School Districts in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, and Yonkers and NYC Department of Education
- Master Teacher Program
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Summer Teacher Training Program for NYC Department of Education schools ONLY
Program Two (2): The Teachers of Tomorrow Science, Mathematics, Bilingual Education and English as New Language Tuition Reimbursement Program funds are allocated to eligible districts to attract qualified teachers who have received or will receive a transitional teaching certificate, to teach in a low-performing school that is experiencing a shortage of teachers in science, mathematics, bilingual education, and/or English as a new language. Districts may fund activities in each of the following three categories:
- Tuition Reimbursement for Professional Certification in Science, Mathematics, and English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
- Tuition Reimbursement for Initial Certification in Science, Mathematics, and ESOL
- Tuition Reimbursement for the Bilingual Education Extension
Funding Information
- The previous cycle funding for these grants was approximately $25 million annually. For this grant cycle $20,000,000 is allocated for Program One (Teachers of Tomorrow) and $5,000,000 is allocated for Program Two (Teachers of Tomorrow Science, Mathematics, Bilingual Education and English as New Language Tuition Reimbursement Program) for a total of $25,000,000.
- Funding for this multi-year grant program is subject to change and will be contingent upon the State Legislature appropriating funds. In the event that the budget for this program is reduced, all grant awards will be reduced proportionately. For example, if NYSED awards a grant of $100,000, and funding is cut by 10%, NYSED will reduce that award by 10% or $10,000, for a revised amount of $90,000.
- The beginning date for grant activities is June 1, 2022. The ending date for grant activities is June 30, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants are school districts experiencing a teacher shortage and school districts which contain a school building that has been designated as a low-performing school. In allocating grants to school buildings, a school district shall give priority in the following order:
- Schools designated as Receivership (formerly Schools Under Registration Review)
- Low-performing schools (Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) or Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) Schools that are designated as teacher and/or subject shortage areas,
- Schools that are designated as teacher and/or subject shortage areas.
For more information, visit New York State Education Department.
