News from the Grants Administration Division
Competitive Grant Opportunity Published on the TEA Grant Opportunities Page
TEA is announcing the availability of grant funds for the 2022-2023 School Action Fund-Planning and Implementation Grant. Request for Application (RFA) #701-22-107 is authorized by Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, as amended by ESSA, Title I, Part A, Section 1003. The RFA is available on the TEA Grant Opportunities Page.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants are ISDs with Title I served Comprehensive Schools and D- or F- rated Targeted Schools (2019 ratings). For new schools, there must be clear intent to obtain Title I served status for the SY 2023-2024.
A campus may not receive funding concurrently from Texas Title I Priority School (TTIPS), Effective Schools Framework (ESF) grant, School Action Fund (SAF) Cycles 4 or 5 continuation or implementation grant, or a TCLAS Decision 10 grant. An ISD with multiple eligible campuses must submit individual applications for each campus for which it seeks funds.
TEA reserves the right not to award a grant to a LEA or charter school that is identified by TEA as a high-risk grantee.
Grant Period
- August 12, 2022, through July 31, 2023.
Funding
- It is anticipated that up to eighteen (18) planning grants will be awarded in amounts up to $200,000.
- It is anticipated that up to six (6) implementation grants will be awarded in amounts up to $375,000.
Description
School Actions are a comprehensive and bold approach by ISDs to increase the number of students in top-rated schools and reduce the number of students in low-rated schools. By providing grant funds and technical assistance to support school actions for individual campuses, TEA also supports school districts in adopting a broader continuous improvement strategy that annually evaluates school quality, parent demand, and neighborhood needs to take strategic actions that both improve schools and provide parents and families with the schools and programs they desire. All school actions and models must include the following components: 1) Effective Schools Framework-aligned school model; 2) selection, adoption, and implementation of high-quality instructional materials (as defined later in these Program Guidelines) and implementation of research-based instructional strategies; 3) high-impact tutoring; and 4) extended day or year.
There are seven school Actions and models from which applicants may select:
1. Restart a struggling school as an ACE campus
2. Restart a struggling school as a district-managed Resource campus
3. Create a new school as a district-managed campus
4. Create a new school as an Early Childhood Education (ECE) partner-managed
campus
5. Redesign a campus with a blended learning model
6. Redesign a rural campus with a P-20 system model
7. Restart a struggling campus through ACE implementation
Application Deadline
Applications must be received by the Texas Education Agency by 11:59 p.m. (Central Time), May 9, 2022 to be considered for funding.
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