The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) is seeking applicants to establish inter district cooperative programs, particularly ones serving Hartford elementary and secondary students.
Donor Name: Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE)
State: Connecticut
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/27/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Purpose
To maintain a competitive grant program for the purpose of assisting local and regional boards of education, regional educational service centers and nonsectarian, nonprofit organizations with the establishment of Interdistrict cooperative programs that increase student achievement and reduce racial, ethnic and economic isolation.
In determining whether an application shall be approved and funds awarded, the CSDE shall consider the following factors as well as other factors as set forth in this request for applications:
- Reducing Racial, Ethnic and Economic Isolation –
- Activities and programs that are significant, meaningful, and well-articulated and based on sound research that will reduce racial, ethnic and economic isolation.
- Increasing High Academic Achievement of All Students in Reading, Writing.
Mathematics or Science –- Programs that are aligned with current Connecticut Standards and frameworks in K-12 English Language Arts and Mathematics, with academically sound enrichment activities as a significant component.
- Programs and activities must be designed to lead to observable and measurable improvement in student learning and academic achievement.
- Objectives and Description –
- A description of the elements of the proposed program as well as clearly defined program objectives.
- Cost of the Program –
- A budget breakdown that supports the program (up to $100,000).
- Number of school districts and students that will benefit –
- Interdistrict opportunities for students to engage with students from other towns, cultures and backgrounds. The Commissioner shall not award a grant for a program, other than a lighthouse school, in which more than 80 percent of the students are from one school district.
Funding Information
A budget breakdown that supports the program (up to $100,000).
Eligibility Criteria
The CSDE shall base its grant awards on the strength of the project proposal in meeting the six critical factors detailed above. The CSDE also reserves the right not to award all grants, to negotiate specific grant amounts, and to select certain grantees, regardless of points awarded, as part of the evaluation process to meet the State Board of Education’s (CSBE) priorities. The IDCG established under C.G.S. § 10-74d of provides state funding to local and regional school districts, RESCs, and nonsectarian, nonprofit organizations approved by the Commissioner of Education.
Based on the statutory requirements, the program requires one of the following to be funded under the grant:
- The participation of two or more local or regional school districts.
- A RESC solely or pursuant to a cooperative arrangement with one or more local or regional boards of education.
- A nonsectarian, nonprofit organization approved by the Commissioner of Education serving two or more local or regional school districts, that together provide a program to a diverse student body, or in the case of a lighthouse school, by a local or regional board of education or RESC.
For more information, visit CSDE.
