Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Effective Educator Development Programs: Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) Grant Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.336S
Agency: Department of Education
Posted: 2024-04-04 | Closing date: 2024-06-03
Applications Available: April 4, 2024R].     Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply:  Applicants are strongly encouraged, but not required, to submit a notice of intent to apply by May 6, 2024].     Notice of Intent to Apply:  The Department will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant applications if it has a better understanding of the number of entities that intend to apply for funding under this competition.  Therefore, the Secretary strongly encourages each potential applicant to notify the Department of its intent to submit an application for funding by sending an email to TQPartnership@ed.gov, by the date listed in the “DATES” section at the beginning of this notice, with FY 2024 TQP Intent to Apply in the subject line.  Applicants that do not send a notice of intent to apply may still apply for funding.      Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 3, 2024.     Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 2, 2024.     Pre-Application Webinars:  The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education intends to post pre-recorded informational webinars designed to provide technical assistance to interested applicants for grants under the TQP program.  These informational webinars will be available on the TQP web page shortly after this notice is published in the Federal Register at https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of discretionary-grants-support-services/ effective-educator-development programs/teacher-quality-partnership/ applicant-info-and-eligibility.      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Mia Howerton, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202–5960.  Email:  Mia.Howerton@ed.gov or TQPartnership@ed.gov.
Estimated total program funding: 25000000
Award ceiling: 2000000
Expected number of awards: 17
Cost sharing or matching requirement: No

Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on December 7, 2022. Purpose of Program: The purposes of the TQP program are to improve student achievement; improve the quality of prospective and new teachers by improving the preparation of prospective teachers and enhancing professional development activities for new teachers; hold teacher preparation programs at institutions of higher education (IHEs) accountable for preparing teachers who meet applicable State certification and licensure requirements; and recruit highly qualified individuals, including individuals of color and individuals from other occupations, into the teaching force. Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.336S.

Eligibility: 1.  Eligible Applicants:  An eligible applicant must be an “eligible partnership” as defined in section 200(6) of the HEA. The term “eligible partnership” means an entity that—  (1)  Must include—  (i)  A high-need LEA;  (ii)(A)  A high-need school or a consortium of high-need schools served by the high-need LEA; or  (B)  As applicable, a high-need ECE program;  (iii)  A partner institution;  (iv)  A school, department, or program of education within such partner institution, which may include an existing teacher professional development program with proven outcomes within a four-year IHE that provides intensive and sustained collaboration between faculty and LEAs consistent with the requirements of title II of the HEA; and  (v)  A school or department of arts and sciences within such partner institution; and  (2)  May include any of the following:  (i)  The Governor of the State.  (ii)  The State educational agency (SEA).  (iii)  The State board of education.  (iv)  The State agency for higher education.  (v)  A business.  (vi)  A public or private nonprofit educational organization.  (vii)  An educational service agency.  (viii)  A teacher organization.  (ix)  A high-performing LEA, or a consortium of such LEAs, that can serve as a resource to the partnership.  (x)  A charter school.  (xi)  A school or department within the partner institution that focuses on psychology and human development.  (xii)  A school or department within the partner institution with comparable expertise in the disciplines of teaching, learning, and child and adolescent development.  (xiii)  An entity operating a program that provides alternative routes to State certification of teachers. Note:  So that the Department can confirm the eligibility of the LEA(s) that an applicant proposes to serve, applicants must include information in their applications that demonstrates that each LEA to potentially be served by the project is a “high-need LEA” (as defined in this notice).  Applicants should review the application package for additional information on determining whether an LEA meets the definition of “high-need LEA.” Note:  An LEA includes a public charter school that operates as an LEA. Note:  As required by HEA section 203(a)(2), an eligible partnership may not receive more than one grant during a five-year period.  More information on eligible partnerships can be found in the TQP FAQ document on the program website at https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of discretionary-grants-support-services/ effective-educator-development programs/teacher-quality-partnership/ applicant-info-and-eligibility/.