Educator Pipeline Competitive Grant (DC)

Funder: District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education

The Educator Pipeline Competitive Grant aims to enhance the quality and quantity of educators in DC charter schools. Funded by the SOAR Act, it supports projects that recruit and train high-quality candidates for teaching and leadership roles. With $1.5 million available, each organization can receive up to $500,000, with a maximum of $10,000 per teacher over a three-year award period. This initiative is designed to directly impact student academic achievement.

The Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act grants support the public charter sector through a combination of formula and competitive grants to public charter local education agencies (LEAs) and nonprofit charter-support organizations.
Teacher Pipeline Competitive Grant
The purpose of this funding program is to impact the quality and quantity of the educator supply for DC charter schools.
Educator pipeline projects are initiatives that:
recruit high-quality candidates new to teaching for DC charter school teacher residency, teacher, or school leader roles, and train and/or certify these educators.
All projects should be designed to have direct and rapid impact on academic achievement and outcomes for students.
Funding
At least $1,500,000.00 is available in total for awards through this RFA. OSSE will provide up to $500,000.00 per award. Grant awards will be made on a per-teacher basis and may not exceed $10,000 per teacher. Awards are limited to one per organization. The total award period for this grant is three years.