The Career and Technical Education (CTE) Innovation Grant is a Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) competitive grant program was established to fund the development and implementation of a CTE curriculum framework and pathway that is innovative and includes best practices used by world-class CTE programs.
Donor Name: Maryland State Department of Education
State: Maryland
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/05/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
The vision for CTE in Maryland is grounded in ensuring that each student has the access to opportunities to engage in career pathways that that will lead to earning industry recognized and/or postsecondary credentials which allow for entrance or advancement in a career field; and will provide internship or apprenticeship opportunities that require the application of academic and technical knowledge and skills in a work setting. The Career and Technical Education (CTE) Innovation Grant supports Maryland’s Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and community colleges in the adoption, development and implementation of a career and technology education pathway, in arts and/or advanced academics, which leads to high-wage, high-skill, and in-demand careers in support of Maryland’s workforce and economic development.
Funding Information
- Funding Amount Available: $2,000,000
- Grant awards for an individual recipient shall not exceed: $500,000
Grant Period
February 1, 2024 – June 30, 2024.
Uses of Funds
Allowable expenditures include:
- Materials of instruction and equipment to support the CTE program of study.
- Information needed regarding professional learning, including registration fees and other fees associated with professional learning. When requesting funds to support professional learning, please include the following:
- The number and names of the people attending,
- Title of the professional learning conference or experience and location
- The dates and the number of days of the event,
- The number of nights at a hotel, and
- The meals that are included in the registration fee.
- If the professional learning requires travel of more than 50 miles from home and an overnight stay, then the following expenditures are allowable:
- Mileage will be reimbursed at the state rate of $0.655/mile,
- Costs for airline flights or train travel,
- Overnight accommodations,
- Meals not provided at the event will be reimbursed as follows
- If local rates are higher, the grantee may make up the difference using local funds.
- May only be paid to teachers for work performed outside of the regular school day
Eligibility Criteria
An LEA or a community college may submit a proposal to MSDE’s, Office of College and Career Pathways (OCCP). To be eligible for a grant, an application shall identify a partnership with at least one LEA, one community college, and one industry partner to develop an innovative CTE framework and pathway, in arts and/or advanced academics, that:
- Is of high quality as defined on pages 47-48 in the Maryland CTE Four-Year State Plan;
- Is aligned with the skills needed by employers as determined by the criteria needed to attain an industry recognized credential; the skill standards identified in apprenticeship programs; or the skills identified through a consensus of industry representatives.
- Will lead to an industry recognized credential.
- Creates internship or apprenticeship opportunities in partnership with local businesses and organizations; and
- Prepares students to successfully compete in a global economy that leads to high-skill, highwage, or in- demand careers along with the accompanying industry-recognized credentials.
For more information, visit MSDE.
