Awards

Included below is information regarding new TSL and TIF grants made in recent years.

Fiscal Year (FY) Number of new awards
FY 2021 22
FY 2020 13
FY 2019 1
FY 2017 14
FY 2016 13

Complete List of Teacher and School Leader Incentive and TIF Grants MS Excel (20 KB)

Year Awarded Grantee Project Title Duration (Years) Year 1 Total Expected Funding City State Score Abstract Application Reviewer Comments
Funded FY 2021 Applications
2021 Lansing School District REAP: Rewarding Educator Achievement & Performance 3 $8,496,920 $2,477,1436 Lansing MI 110 PDF (114 KB)
2021 The School Board of Broward County, Florida Equity for Instructional Performance (EQUIP) 3 $5,799,803 $17,443,215 Broward County FL 110 PDF (91 KB)
2021 National Institute for Excellence in Teaching Texas Improving Management systems for Principals And Classroom Teachers (IMPACT) 3 $1,669,930 $12,327,028 Nashville TN 107 PDF (93 KB)
2021 Three Rivers Education Foundation, Inc. TAP: The System for Teacher and Student Advancement 3 $5,554,223 $16,835,414 Farmington NM 109 PDF (115 KB)
2021 Beech Grove City Schools Accelerating Beech Grove Learning through Equity (ABLE) 3 $855,457 $4,860,580 Indiana IN 108.33 PDF (90 KB)
2021 New Schools for New Orleans, Inc. NOLA TSL 3 $3,412,358 $14,241,498 New Orleans LA 108.33 PDF (95 KB)
2021 Center for Strategic Leadership & Organizational Coherence ACHIEVE: Arkansas Consortium Harnessing Innovation, Equity & Verifiable Excellence 3 $7,740,442 $5,124,000 Nashville MA 108 PDF (115 KB)
2021 Midlands Community Development Corporation LIFE2: Leveraging Innovation For Educator Excellence 3 $7,109,070 $21,850,934 Columbia SC 108 PDF (115 KB)
2021 Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University Building Human Capital Management Systems to Support the Next Education Workforce in Mesa Public Schools 3 $2,658,275 $8,206,449 Phoenix AZ 107 PDF (119 KB)
2021 MSD of Decatur Township Empowering Educators to Excel (E3+) 3 $6,450,537 $20,282,526 Indianapolis IN 107 PDF (93 KB)
2021 Ypsilanti Community Schools SEEK: Supporting Educator Excellence & Knowledge, 3 $5,186,550 $15,524,948 Ypsilanti MI 106.33 PDF (114 KB)
2021 Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio NEtworkED: Creating Communities of Equity and Opportunity in Northeast Ohio 3 $3,080,305 $8,957,809 Independence OH 106.67 PDF (92 KB)
2021 San Antonio Independent School District The Equity-Centered Educator Pipeline Initiative (ECEPI) 3 $3,640,096 $11,488,089 San Antonio TX 105.67 PDF (91 KB)
2021 Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Building an Equity-Centered Teacher and School Leader Pipeline 3 $4,622,318 $13,492,114 Winston Salem NC 104 PDF (91 KB)
2021 Arkansas Public School Resource Center, Inc. The Promoting Educator Effectiveness in Rural Arkansas (PEER) 3 $2,822,964 $8,731,643 Little Rock AR 104 PDF (89 KB)
2021 Board of Education for the City of Chicago Teachers Lead Chicago (TLC) 3 $5,446,428 $20,933,167 Chicago IL 100 PDF (89 KB)
2021 Community Training and Assistance Center, Incorporated AdvanceSTEM 3 $4,239,970 $14,862,540 Boston MA 100 PDF (108 KB)
2021 Iredell-Statesville Schools STRIVE: Supporting Teachers and Redesigning Incentives using Value-added measures of Effectiveness. 3 $6,822,806 $21,275,756 Statesville NC 99.67 PDF (111 KB)
2021 Pitt County Schools Recruit, Retain, Reward (R3) Phase II: Cultivating Exponential Leaders and Highly Effective Systems 3 $1,872,311 $5,386,551 Greenville NC 99.67 PDF (116 KB)
2021 Winchester School Board REACH: Redesigning Educator pathways And Connecting HR systems 3 $2,710,279 $7,799,878 Winchester VA 98 PDF (90 KB)
2021 DeSoto Independent School District LEAD DeSoto (Leadership, Excellence, Achievement, and Development) Project 3 $2,573,069 $7,316,803 DeSoto TX 93.67 PDF (88 KB)
2021 The GoodLife Agency The Local Education Agencies Partnership (LEAP) 3 $2,530,955 $7,495,955 Detroit MI 93.33 PDF (90 KB)
Funded FY 2020 Applications
2020 Marlboro County School District Maximizing, Creating, Strengthening, and Developing 3 $1,527,042 $4,938,611 Bennettsville SC 115 PDF (85 KB) PDF (950 KB) PDF (211 KB)
2020 Alaska Council of School Administrators Increasing Performance and Retention in Alaska’s Rural Schools (IPRARS) 3 $1,462,805 $5,853,582 Juneau AK 114 PDF (82 KB) PDF (1 MB) PDF (221 KB)
2020 Rowan-Salisbury School System Accelerate Rowan 3 $9,245,326 $26,529,161 Salisbury NC 113.33 PDF (87 KB) PDF (2 MB) PDF (172 KB)
2020 South Bend Community School Corporation LEAP 3 $7,714,705 $22,871,470 South Bend IN 112 PDF (77 KB) PDF (2 MB) PDF (176 KB)
2020 IDEA Public Schools Good to Great: Transforming Teaching and Learning at IDEA Public Schools 3 $2,905,113 $9,615,727 Weslaco TX 110 PDF (66 KB) PDF (3 MB) PDF (173 KB)
2020 District of Columbia Public Schools RISE: Rigorous Instruction Supports Equity 3 $9,495,697 $28,300,283 Washington DC 107.33 PDF (89 KB) PDF (2 MB) PDF (184 KB)
2020 LEAD Public Schools LEADing Onward 3 $1,708,000 $5,124,000 Nashville TN 106.67 PDF (85 KB) PDF (1 MB) PDF (213 KB)
2020 School Board of Miami-Dade County Florida Miami Leading Educator Advancement and Recognition through Networks of Support (Miami LEARNS) 3 $8,243,875 $26,643,489 Miami FL 106.67 PDF (86 KB) PDF (1 MB) PDF (215 KB)
2020 Providence Public Schools The Providence Leadership Development Academy (PLDA) & Residency 3 $2,636,775 $10,585,023 Providence RI 106.33 PDF (81 KB) PDF (577 KB) PDF (183 KB)
2020 Toledo Public Schools Partnerships, Resources, and Opportunities for Urban Districts (PROUD) 3 $3,018,767 $10,549,835 Toledo OH 104 PDF (101 KB) PDF (1 MB) PDF (189 KB)
2020 Insight Education Group Inc. Project IGNITE, Innovation Generated by Networked Improvement Teams of Educators 3 $6,696,716 $20,352,726 Encino CA 104 PDF (86 KB) PDF (1 MB) PDF (179 KB)
2020 Gwinnett County Public Schools Gwinnett County Public Schools Teacher and Leader Support Program 3 $1,636,063 $5,947,476 Suwanee GA 103.33 PDF (86 KB) PDF (1 MB) PDF (215 KB)
2020 Harmony Public Schools Training Instructional Leadership Teams at Harmony Public Schools (TILT). 3 $7,382,647 $27,772,999 Houston TX 103 PDF (79 KB) PDF (883 KB) PDF (213 KB)
Funded FY 2019 Applications
2019 National Institute of Effective Teaching – Indiana The Indiana Statewide Collaborative to Advance Educator Effectiveness and Equity 3 $6,100,019 $26,360,629 Santa Monica CA 106.00 PDF (265 KB)
2017
2017 Board of Education City of Chicago Distributed Leadership in Opportunity Schools 3 $1,641,225 $6,326,613 Chicago IL 113.33 PDF (619 KB) PDF (336 KB) PDF (196 KB)
2017 Lansing School District R.E.A.P Rewarding Educator Achievement and Performance 3 $9,226,183 $28,006,544 Lansing MI 112 PDF (130 KB) PDF (352 KB) PDF (120 KB)
2017 Youth Empowerment Services, Inc. YES Equity Pipeline for Educator Preparation: Comprehensive HCMS- Educator Preparation Program. 3 $2,746,623 $8,386,171 San Antonio TX 112 PDF (57 KB) PDF (246 KB) PDF (187 KB)
2017 Hillsborough County Public Schools Turnaround Leadership Pathways 3 $1,278,922 $4,299,348 Hillsborough FL 110.33 PDF (11 KB) PDF (220 KB) PDF (273 KB)
2017 School District of Osceola County Producing Results through Osceola’s Professional Educator Ladder 3 $442,049 $2,916,745 Kissimmee FL 110.33 PDF (24 KB) PDF (350 KB) PDF (158 KB)
2017 Insight Education Group, Inc. Empowering Educators to Excel 3 $6,803,528 $22,411,019 Encino CA 109.67 PDF (112 KB) PDF (578 KB) PDF (129 KB)
2017 Lindsay Unified School District EMPOWER Lindsay 3 $9,746,275 $28,265,116 Lindsay CA 109.67 PDF (68 KB) PDF (355 KB) PDF (127 KB)
2017 Region 18 Education Service Center Texas TSL Project 3 $6,935,345 $33,671,970 Midland TX 107.67 PDF (12 KB) PDF (576 KB) PDF (182 KB)
2017 Board of Education Prince George’s County Great Teachers, Great Leaders, Great Schools 3 $8,603,102 $24,375,134 Prince George’s MD 107.33 PDF (13 KB) PDF (377 KB) PDF (156 KB)
2017 Union County School District EPIC: Educator Performance Incentives and Career Pathways 3 $8,721,272 $27,321,713 Monroe NC 107.33 PDF (188 KB) PDF (574 KB) PDF (184 KB)
2017 East St. Louis School District #189 East St. Louis District 189 Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program 3 $1,466,006 $5,827,779 East St. Louis MI 107.33 PDF (127 KB) PDF (297 KB) PDF (108 KB)
2017 Houston Independent School District Leveraging Effective Academics Districtwide for Equity and Resources for Students 3 $8,538,720 $28,154,758 Houston TX 106.67 PDF (76 KB) PDF (281 KB) PDF (108)
2017 Fort Wayne Community Schools PEER – Performance + Equity = Excellent Results! 3 $9,969,977 $29,767,346 Fort Wayne IN 106.33 PDF (90 KB) PDF (298 KB) PDF (223)
2017 New York City Department of Education New York City Department of Education’s Build, Retain and Sustain Project 3 $11,939,472 $35,333,817 Brooklyn NY 106.33 PDF (74 KB) PDF (670 KB) PDF (298)
FY 2016 Funded Applications
2016 Cross County School District Rural and Ready: A Pathway for Improving Human Capital in Cross County Schools 5 $901,320 $4,032,004 Cherry Valley AR 101.67 PDF (78 KB) PDF (856 KB) PDF (169 KB)
2016 Harmony Public Schools Harmony Supporting Top Educators Program 5 $5,919,205 $26,720,738 Houston TX 105.00 PDF (324 KB) PDF (324 KB) PDF (173 KB)
2016 Louisiana Department of Education N/A 5 $13,171,134 $66,758,458 Baton Rouge LA 102.00 PDF (78 KB) PDF (217 KB) PDF (174 KB)
2016 Maricopa County Education Service Agency Rewarding Excellence in Instruction and Leadership 5 $4,488,326 $59,998,629 Phoenix AZ 105.00 PDF (9 KB) PDF (2 MB) PDF (168 KB)
2016 Mastery Charter High School Mastery 3.0 Opportunity Culture Human Capital Management System Redesign Project (MOCHCS) 5 $2,142,327 $16,709,533 Philadelphia PA 102.33 PDF (78 KB) PDF (538 KB) PDF (163 KB)
2016 The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (LA) A Statewide Collaboration for Advancing Principal and Teacher Leadership: Building on Leadership Development in Louisiana (LA BOLD) 5 $9,478,249 $49,359,486 Santa Monica CA 104.00 PDF (78 KB) PDF (924 KB) PDF (161 KB)
2016 New Schools for New Orleans The NOLA TIF Project 5 $3,365,190 $19,776,514 New Orleans LA 105.00 PDF (7 KB) PDF (8 MB) PDF (159 KB)
2016 Pitt County Schools R3: Recruiting, Retaining, and Rewarding Educators through Multiple Career Pathways and Performance-Based Compensation 5 $886,655 $16,197,438 Greenville NC 101.00 PDF (80 KB) PDF (801 KB) PDF (159 KB)
2016 Region One Education Service Center Project RISE 5 $5,745,058 $48,509,137 Edinburg TX 105.00 PDF (77 KB) PDF (1 MB) PDF (208 KB)
2016 San Antonio Independent School District San Antonio ISD (SAISD) teacher Incentive Fund Project (TIF-SA) 5 $2,279,576 $46,370,483 San Antonio TX 105.00 PDF (80 KB) PDF (544 KB) PDF (161 KB)
2016 School Board of Broward County Leading Excellence and Achievement in Performance (LEAP) Ahead 5 $8,301,631 $53,808,909 Ft. Lauderdale FL 103.00 PDF (85 KB) PDF (493 KB) PDF (221 KB)
2016 Texas Can Academies Project READY-2ExCel 5 $2,585,687 $14,030,275 Dallas TX 101.67 PDF (81 KB) PDF (2 MB) PDF (164 KB)
2016 Youth Empowerment Services Educator Effectiveness Process (EEP) 5 $10,306,065 $54,926,907 San Antonio TX 104.00 PDF (122 KB) PDF (328 KB) PDF (163 KB)