2025-2026 Perkins V: Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Grant

2025-2026 Perkins V: Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Texas Education Agency
Last Updated: July 30, 2025

Summary

The 2025-2026 Perkins V grant aims to enhance career and technical education (CTE) for secondary students by developing their academic and employability skills. It focuses on integrating rigorous academic and technical instruction, increasing flexibility in service provision, and building partnerships among educational institutions and industries. Additionally, the program seeks to support underrepresented populations, ensuring they gain the necessary skills for competitive employment in high-demand fields.

Overview

Note: A keyword search of the grant name will be necessary to locate this grant on the grant list. 2025-2026 Perkins V: Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century The purpose of the CTE program is to develop more fully the academic knowledge, technical, and employability skills of secondary education students who enroll in CTE programs and programs of study, by: Building on the efforts of States and localities to develop challenging academic and technical standards and to assist students in meeting such standards, including preparation for high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand occupations in current or emerging professions; Promoting the development of services and activities that integrate rigorous and challenging academic and career and technical instruction, and that link secondary education and postsecondary education for participating CTE education students; Increasing State and local flexibility in providing services and activities designed to develop, implement, and improve CTE;Conducting and disseminating national research and disseminating information on best practices that improve CTE programs and programs of study, services, and activities;Providing technical assistance that-promotes leadership, initial preparation, and professional development at the State and local levels; and improves the quality of CTE teachers, faculty, administrators, and counselors; Supporting partnerships among secondary schools, postsecondary institutions, baccalaureate degree-granting institutions, area CTE schools, local workforce investment boards, business and industry, and intermediaries; Providing individuals with opportunities throughout their lifetimes to develop, in conjunction with other education and training programs, the knowledge and skills needed to keep the United States competitive; and Increasing the employment opportunities for populations who are chronically unemployed or underemployed, including individuals with disabilities, individuals from economical disadvantaged families, out-of-workforce individuals, youth who are in, or have aged out of, the foster care system, and homeless.

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