CTE Program Enhancement Grant

CTE Program Enhancement Grant

Funder: Foundation for Applied Technical Education, Inc. (FATE)

Geographic Scope: Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia

Program Purpose: Support Career and Technical Education (CTE) program enhancement by helping educators identify challenges and develop solutions to improve student achievement and experiences.

Eligibility

• Primary Applicants: Any CTE program teacher in Fairfax County Public Schools
• Application Structure: Individual teachers, teams, or collaborative groups may apply
• Beneficiaries: Individual classrooms, entire schools, regions, groups of schools, or the school division
• Continuation Grants: Applications for continuation of current grants considered in future years, once the current grant has expired and final report submitted and accepted

Focus Areas & Priorities

• Innovative, cross-curricular, learner-centered projects with effective outcomes
• Programs that close achievement gaps through family involvement, staff development, student learning, and school-to-business/community partnerships
• Priority: Program enhancements that maximize the financial reach of the grant program
• School improvement elements incorporated into projects

What FATE Funds

• Projects not funded through school division or local school budgets
• Innovative CTE program enhancements
• Replicable solutions

What FATE Does NOT Fund

• Projects already funded by school division or local school budgets

Selection Criteria

• Clearly defined educational need with demonstrated impact on school/community
• Fully described strategy with brief action plan
• Clear link between proposed strategy and educational need
• Plan for measuring anticipated outcomes included
• Cost-efficient budget clearly supporting project tasks
• School improvement elements incorporated
• Plan can be replicated if successful
• Application free of educational jargon for non-educator understanding

Grant Administration

• Funds released directly to school or department, not individuals
• Grant remains with school/department if applicant(s) leave after award
• All applications reviewed by CTE Coordinator prior to FATE evaluation

Additional Requirements

• Applicants must be willing to provide PowerPoint or similar presentation to FATE upon request
• FATE may request presentation use for publicity at public events at their discretion
• Winning applicants may be asked to appear at events or discuss program success

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