Career and Technical Education — Basic Grants to States
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Who has received this funding
Organizations awarded under CFDA 84.048 (USAspending.gov).
- Department Of Education California 5 awards $610,587,889
- Tx Education Agency 5 awards $583,083,915
Funded Projects
Examples of what this program has supported.
Program Objective
To develop more fully the academic knowledge and technical and employability skills of secondary education students and postsecondary education students who elect to enroll in career and technical education programs and programs of study.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- State
The Department of Education makes formula grants to State boards for career and technical education or the agency responsible for overseeing career and technical education in States. Eligible recipients for formula subgrants to carry out secondary career and technical education programs include local educational agencies, area career and technical education schools, educational service agencies, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, or Tribal educational agencies or a consortia, eligible to receive assistance under section 131 of Perkins V. Eligible recipients for formula subgrants to carry out postsecondary career and technical education programs consortia of 2 or more of the following: (1) a public or nonprofit private institution of higher education that offers and will use program funds to support of career and technical education courses that lead to technical skill proficiency or a recognized postsecondary credential, including an industry-recognized credential, a certificate, or an associate degree; (2) a local educational agency providing education at the postsecondary level; (3) and area career and technical education school providing education at the postsecondary level; (4) an Indian Tribe, Tribal organizations, or Tribal education agency that operates a school or may be present in the State;(5) a postsecondary educational institution controlled by the Bureau of Indian Education or operated by or on behalf of any Indian Tribe; (6) a tribally controlled college or university; or (7) an educational service agency.
Beneficiaries
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A wide range of individuals pursuing career and technical education will benefit.
How to Apply
Application Procedure
Eligible agencies submit 4-year State plans for career and technical education, and annual revisions, to the Department pursuant to section 122 of Perkins V. However, the outlying areas, except for Palau, are eligible to submit an application for Perkins V funding under the Consolidated Grants to Insular Areas Program. See CFDA 84.403. Eligible recipients submit local plans to the eligible agency in their States pursuant to section 134 of Perkins V.
Award Procedure
Once the Secretary approves an eligible agency's 4-year State plan or annual revisions, the Department forwards the grant award to the State official designated by the eligible agency and notifies the State director for CTE. States make subgrants to eligible recipients from their grant awards after setting aside funds for State administration and State leadership activities.
The submission date for the State plan or annual revisions is generally late March or early April is set in guidance issued annually by the Department.
Within 120 days.
Program details & compliance
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
Funds are used by eligible agencies and their eligible recipients (local subgrantees), in accordance with Perkins V, to provide career and technical education. Each State must distribute at least 85 percent of its award to eligible recipients to fund secondary and postsecondary institutions that provide career and technical education services, of which the State may choose to award an amount equivalent to not more than 15 percent of the 85 percent to make awards to eligible recipients in rural areas, areas with high percentages or high numbers of career and technical education concentrators or participants, or areas with performance gaps, or to foster innovative and promising CTE programs or promote programs of study and career pathways that are aligned with State-identified high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand occupations or industries. Each State may keep up to 5 percent (or $250,000, whichever is greater) of its award for State administration and up to 10 percent of its award to fund leadership activities (and from that amount, it must reserve an amount equivalent to 2 percent of its award to assist individuals in State institutions and between $60,000, $150,000 to fund services to prepare individuals for non-traditional fields; and the lesser of .1 percent or $50,000 to recruit special populations for CTE programs). This program is subject to non-supplanting requirements and must use a restricted indirect cost rate, pursuant to 34 CFR 76-564-76.569. For assistance call the Office of the Chief Financial Officer/Indirect Cost Group on (202) 708-7770 .
Required Documentation
The establishment of an Eligible Agency, consistent with the definition of that term in section 3(18) of Perkins V. Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87 for State and local governments.
Matching Requirements
Section 112(b) of the Perkins Acts requires 50/50 matching for State administration, which is also subject to the hold-harmless requirement imposed by section 323. An outlying area that submits an application for its Perkins V funds under the Consolidated Grants to Insular Areas Program is not required to match. See CFDA 84.403.
Section 211(b) of the Perkins Act describes maintenance-of-effort requirements.
Reporting & Compliance
Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts
- Subpart B — General Provisions
- Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart E — Cost Principles
- Subpart F — Audit Requirements
Formula
Funds are allocated to States, including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, through a new formula that sets baseline funding at the same amount received by each State in fiscal year 2018. Any additional funds above the fiscal year 2018 level will be distributed through a formula based on State per-capita income and population in three age cohorts (15-19, 20-24, and 25 65). The formula also provides for a minimum State allocation of at least 0.5 percent of the total funding available for States, and an additional provision limits the amount of funds that may be distributed to States initially receiving .5 percent or less of the funds designated for States.