News Posts: Teacher Quality

2018 Applicant Information

The Teacher Quality Programs Division is excited to announce that on Friday, May 11, 2018, the U.S. Department of Education published in the Federal Register a Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for the Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) grant program. This TQP FY 18 grant competition has an estimated $14,000,000 and anticipates making 20 new awards. The […]

2017 Competition Archive

2017 SEED ESSA Competition The Department published the Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for the 2017 Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) competition on April 20, 2017. On May 8, 2017, the Department published a correction notice to extend the deadline for submission of applications to June 21, 2017. On May 26, 2017, the Department published a […]

Funding and Legislation

Funding Funding Year Appropriation for New Awards FY 2021 $3,250,000 FY 2020 $3,000,000 FY 2019 $1,700,000 FY 2018 $1,700,000 FY 2017 $1,700,000 Legislation Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, Title II, Part B, Subpart 3, Section 2233.

Awards

Included below is information regarding new TSL and TIF grants made in recent years. Fiscal Year (FY) Number of new awards FY 2023 29 FY 2021 22 FY 2020 13 FY 2019 1 FY 2017 14 FY 2016 13 Complete List of FY 2023 Teacher and School Leader Incentive Grants MS Excel (29 KB) Year […]

Funding and Legislation

Funding Included in the chart below is the amount of funding per fiscal year for new awards under both TSL and TIF in recent years. The TIF program will sunset as of FY 2021, and all program funds will then be used for grantees under the TSL Program. FY 2020 $63,673,531 Funding Year Appropriation for […]

Applicant Information

Website Updates April 28, 2023 Initial information published on webpages to show competition publication May 1, 2023 Updated email address to AmericanHistoryandCivics@Ed.gov Updated the application instructions with a version that includes the links to the EED budget worksheet May 22, 2023 Added links to the pre-application webinar recording and webinar slides. June 1, 2023 Corrected […]

Funding and Legislation

Funding Funding Year  Appropriation For New Awards FY 2021 $2,000,000 FY 2020 $1,815,000 FY 2018 $1,815,000 FY 2017 $1,815,000 FY 2016 $1,815,000 Legislation Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, Title II, Part B, Subpart 3, Section 2232.

Transition To Teaching

Program Description The program provides grants to: Recruit and retain highly qualified midcareer professionals (including highly qualified paraprofessionals) and recent graduates of Institutions of Highe Education (IHEs), as teachers in high-need schools, including recruiting teachers through alternative routes to teacher certification; and Encourage the development and expansion of alternative routes to certification under state approved […]

Funding and Legislation

Funding Included in the chart below is the appropriations amount for program funding per fiscal year since FY 2014. Fiscal Year (FY) Appropriations for new and continuation awards FY 2024 $70,000,000 FY 2023 $70,000,000 FY 2022 $70,000,000 FY 2021 $50,092,000 FY 2020 $50,000,000 FY 2019 $43,092,000 FY 2018 $43,092,000 FY 2017 $43,092,000 FY 2016 $43,092,000 […]

5/23-5/24 Safe & Supportive Schools Webinar Event: “Implementing New Programs—The Impact of Current Practice”

The Safe and Supportive Schools Technical Assistance Center (SSSTA), supported by the Office of Safe and Healthy Students in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, announces its next Implementation Webinar Series event, “Implementing New Programs—The Impact of Current Practice.” It will be offered twice to accommodate schedules: Session 1: Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 4:00 […]