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Competitive Grant Opportunity Published on the TEA Grant Opportunities Page
TEA is announcing the availability of grant funds for the 2022-2024 T-STEM Planning and Implementation Grant Program. Request for Application (RFA) #701-21-129 is authorized by the General Appropriations Act, Article III, Rider 47, 87th Texas Legislature, and Texas Education Code (TEC), §39.235. The RFA is available on the TEA Grant Opportunities Page.
Eligibility
See the General and Fiscal Guidelines, Eligibility To Apply for Competitive Grants.
Eligible applicants include LEAs that: serve students in grades 9-12 with an active relationship with the feeder middle school(s) or serve students in grades 6-12. If proposing a 6-12 model, the T-STEM academy must serve a middle grade (6, 7, or 8) and grade 9 during the implementation year (2022-2023) and will progressively scale up by adding at least one grade level per year in the high school. More information can be found at the T-STEM Website.
Grant Period
March 1, 2022, through June 15, 2024.
Funding
It is anticipated that approximately 4 grants will be awarded up to a maximum amount of $160,000.
Description
The purpose of the 2022–2024 T-STEM Planning and Implementation Grant is to develop new T-STEM Academies in the College Career Readiness School Model (CCRSM) Network aligned to the T-STEM Blueprint and the Texas STEM Framework. The T-STEM Academy will provide students with technical, academic, and STEM fluency skills needed for a smooth transitional experience to postsecondary and the workforce. T-STEM Academies allow students the opportunity to earn a high school diploma with a STEM Endorsement while simultaneously earning industry certifications, level 1 or level 2 certificates, and/or an associate degree on or before graduation at no cost to the student.
T-STEM Academies will establish strong partnership agreements with local business and industry as well as institutions of higher education (IHE). The partners serve on the leadership and advisory team to provide support and guidance to the T-STEM Academy in resource acquisition, curriculum development, work-based learning, and leverage the STEM EcosySTEM to provide in and out of school experiences to ensure students develop critical academic, technical, and STEM fluency skills needed for the STEM career pipeline. In partnership with an IHE as well as the community and employers, a T-STEM Academy provides a blended pathway including STEM CTE Programs of Study and rigorous academic dual credit courses leading to stackable STEM Industry Based Certifications, level I and level II certificates, and/or a STEM associate degree. The academic and technical skills should be paired with authentic STEM work-based learning experiences aligned to the student’s area of focus and at each grade level in the T-STEM academy providing students with clear pathways to regional employment opportunities in response to local workforce needs.
Application Deadline
Applications must be received by the Texas Education Agency by 11:59 p.m. (Central Time), November 9, 2021, to be considered for funding.
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