Funding Opportunities

Current Funding Opportunities

Each Year under Perkins V, Congress appropriates roughly $1.4 billion in State formula grants and over $30 million in competitive discretionary grants specified in the law for the improvement of career and technical education (CTE) programs across the nation. In addition, the Department occasionally uses funds to award grants for specialized purposes.

Native American Career and Technical Education Program

The Department of Education is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for the Native American Career and Technical Education Program (Assistance Listing Number 84.101A). This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB Control Number:  1894-0006. 

Seeking Federal Peer Reviewers

Native American Career and Technical Education Program

The U.S. Department of Education is seeking peer reviewers for the Fiscal Year 2025 Native American Career and Technical Education Program (NACTEP) grant competition, to be held over three - four consecutive weeks starting in mid-March and concluding in mid-April.  The purpose of the NACTEP grant is to provide career and technical education programs for Native Americans and Alaska Natives students.

If you are interested in serving as a peer reviewer for the NACTEP grant competition, please send your resume (maximum of 5 pages) to NACTEP@ed.gov by February 14, 2025. 

• Peer Reviewer Toolkit (PDF, 1.45 MB)