FY19 New Skills For Youth Cohort III RFA
The Kentucky Department of Education is pleased to announce the release of the Request for Applications (RFA) for the third round of the New Skills for Youth (NSFY) grant. The competitive grant process provides an incentive for local districts to transition state-operated area technical centers and locally-operated technical centers into regional academies. The Kentucky department of Education has approximately $440,000 available for this grant competition. The total award amount for each planning grant will be no more than $110,000.
The regional career academies should be employer-driven, with business and industry partners providing direction in pathway decisions and Work-Based Leaning experiences. The academies are intended to be all-day learning environments that include both career and technical education and academic courses.
A live broadcast will be held January 23, 2019, from 8:30am – 12:00pm and you are encouraged to participate as this will be the only opportunity for oral questions. Please keep in mind all Cohort 3 grant recipients are required to attend the NSFY Cohort 3 Kick-Off & Training Session. Please see information below.
NSFY Cohort 3 Kick-Off & Training Session
(Required Attendance for All Cohort 3 Grant Recipients)
Date: Friday, June 14, 2019
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET
Location: Kentucky Department of Education – Frankfort, KY
Additional travel information will be provided at time of grant notification.
FY19 NSFY Cohort III RFA
Presentation NSFY 2019
FY19
New Skills For Youth Technical Assistance
FY19 Kentucky Innovation Lab Network Personalized Learning Study Group Travel Fund RFA (KYILN)
There are many schools in Kentucky implementing components of personalized learning, and district leaders are encouraged to visit exemplar schools within our state. There are also many examples of personalized learning across the country, and district leaders may benefit from site visits to other hubs of educational innovation, such as schools committed to competency based education or piloting blended learning initiatives. This grant is intended to support travel to exemplar schools outside the state of Kentucky. A list of suggested schools and other entities is included as Appendix B but travel is not limited to the suggestions in Appendix B and no particular preference will be given to applications for travel to schools mentioned in Appendix B. This grant is not intended to support travel to national conferences unless the conference is hosted by a school.
KYILN FY19 RFA
FY19 Equipment Assistance (Round 5) RFA
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has selected Kentucky to receive federal funds for the 2018 NSLP Equipment Assistance Grants. Kentucky will receive $567,719 to assist School Food Authorities (SFAs) participating in the National School Lunch Program in purchasing needed equipment to meet the new nutritional standards for schools as required by the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.
These funds will be awarded via a competitive grant process to SFAs giving priority to high need schools (e.g., schools in underserved areas, schools with limited access to other resources, and age of food service equipment) where 50 percent or more of the enrolled students are eligible for free or reduced price meals. KDE will use the month of October 2017 to document eligibility. Please refer to the KDE School and Community Nutrition web site at Qualifying
Data for that figure. In addition, SFAs may submit applications for schools that did not receive a previous NSLP Equipment Assistance Grant award under the ARRA Act of 2009 and the FY 2010, FY 2013, FY 2014, FY 2015 and FY 2016 Agriculture Appropriations Acts.
FY19
21st Century Community Learning Centers
As
authorized under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), Title IV, Part B,
Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC), the Office of Next
Generation Schools and Districts is issuing a Request for Application (RFA) for
local school districts, community and faith-based organizations, as well as
other qualifying private and governmental organizations to design and implement
effective out-of-school programs that improve student achievement and social
development.
The
21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) program provides academic,
artistic and cultural enrichment opportunities for children, particularly
students who attend high–poverty and low-performing schools, to meet state and
local standards in core academic subjects, such as reading, math and
science. The purpose is to provide students with homework assistance and
a broad array of activities that can complement their regular academic programs
while also promoting youth development; and to offer literacy and other
educational services to the families of participating children. Programs must
ensure the academic services they provide are aligned with the school’s
curriculum in the core subject areas.
IF
YOU’RE AWARDED FUNDS FROM THIS RFA, PLEASE NOTE:
The KDE will post the top 3 applications
from each awarded category with future RFAs like this one. If your agency
is awarded grant funds as a result of your application for this RFA and your
application is one of the top 3 in its category, then it will be posted with
future RFAs. This will allow other applicants to see how high
quality applications are developed.
The questions
deadline is October 23, 2018 at noon (EST). All questions must be sent to KDERFP@education.ky.gov.
The application submission
deadline is November 19, 2018 at 4:00pm (EST)As
authorized under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), Title IV, Part B,
Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC), the Office of Next
Generation Schools and Districts is issuing a Request for Application (RFA) for
local school districts, community and faith-based organizations, as well as
other qualifying private and governmental organizations to design and implement
effective out-of-school programs that improve student achievement and social
development.
The 21st Century Community
Learning Centers (21st CCLC) program provides academic, artistic and cultural
enrichment opportunities for children, particularly students who attend
high–poverty and low-performing schools, to meet state and local standards in
core academic subjects, such as reading, math and science. The purpose is
to provide students with homework assistance and a broad array of activities
that can complement their regular academic programs while also promoting youth
development; and to offer literacy and other educational services to the
families of participating children. Programs must ensure the academic services
they provide are aligned with the school’s curriculum in the core subject
areas.FY19 Competency Education and Assessment RFA
FY19 Competency Education and Assessment RFA
This pilot started in the winter of 2018 with an initial cohort or two districts and is now looking to add a second cohort. The second cohort would begin in the spring of 2019 with the goal of implementing Anchor Competencies and accompanying assessment rubrics in the fall of 2019. In the future, Cohort 2 districts may join Cohort 1 in developing possible new academic competencies and new assessments for those competencies.
Cohort 2 is capped at ten (10) districts, but the final number of districts chosen will depend on how many applications meet the scoring requirements as described in the "Evaluation of Application" section of this RFA. Selected Cohort 2 districts will begin their pilot phase with key elements of the pilot having already been established by Cohort 1, including the development of "Anchor Competencies" and timelines for phases of implementation. Cohort 2 will participate in the pilot for three years, concluding with the 2021-2022 school year.
FY19 CEA Pilot Cohort 2 RFA updated
FY19 Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Program (FFVP)
Recent Federal legislation, Public Law 110-234, The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, authorized funds for expansion of the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) to all 50 States, the District of Columbia and Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Elementary schools that represent a State's highest free and reduced price enrollment are eligible to participate in the Program and are given priority for being selected due to their high need level. The purpose of the program is to increase fresh fruit and vegetable consumption in elementary schools.
Kentucky has been allocated $2,851,570 for use during the period beginning October 1, 2018 and ending September 30, 2019. The level of funds provided to any one school must be calculated by funding each student at $50 to $75 per year.
FY19 21st Century Community Learning CentersAs authorized under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC), the Office of Next Generation Schools and Districts is issuing a Request for Application (RFA) for local school districts, community and faith-based organizations, as well as other qualifying private and governmental organizations to design and implement effective out-of-school programs that improve student achievement and social development.
The 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) program provides academic, artistic and cultural enrichment opportunities for children, particularly students who attend high–poverty and low-performing schools, to meet state and local standards in core academic subjects, such as reading, math and science. The purpose is to provide students with homework assistance and a broad array of activities that can complement their regular academic programs while also promoting youth development; and to offer literacy and other educational services to the families of participating children. Programs must ensure the academic services they provide are aligned with the school's curriculum in the core subject areas.
IF YOU'RE AWARDED FUNDS FROM THIS RFA, PLEASE NOTE:
The KDE will post the top 3 applications from each awarded category with future RFAs like this one. If your agency is awarded grant funds as a result of your application for this RFA and your application is one of the top 3 in its category, then it will be posted with future RFAs. This will allow other applicants to see how high quality applications are developed.
The questions deadline is October 23, 2018 at noon (EST). All questions must be sent to KDERFP@education.ky.gov.
The application submission deadline is November 19, 2018 at 4:00pm (EST)
FY19 21st CCLC RFA
FY19 21st CCLC Call for Reviewers
Grant Cycles 1 through 15
Private School Consultation Form
FY19 21st CCLC FAQ updated
FY19 21st Century Community
Learning Centers
As authorized under the No Child
Left Behind Act (NCLB), Title IV, Part B, Twenty-First Century Community
Learning Centers (CCLC), the Office of Next Generation Schools and Districts is
issuing a Request for Application (RFA) for local school districts, community
and faith-based organizations, as well as other qualifying private and
governmental organizations to design and implement effective out-of-school
programs that improve student achievement and social development.
The 21st Century Community Learning
Centers (21st CCLC) program provides academic, artistic and cultural enrichment
opportunities for children, particularly students who attend high–poverty and
low-performing schools, to meet state and local standards in core academic
subjects, such as reading, math and science. The purpose is to provide
students with homework assistance and a broad array of activities that can
complement their regular academic programs while also promoting youth
development; and to offer literacy and other educational services to the
families of participating children. Programs must ensure the academic services
they provide are aligned with the school’s curriculum in the core subject
areas.
IF YOU’RE AWARDED FUNDS FROM THIS
RFA, PLEASE NOTE:
The KDE will post the top 3 applications
from each awarded category with future RFAs like this one. If your agency
is awarded grant funds as a result of your application for this RFA and your
application is one of the top 3 in its category, then it will be posted with
future RFAs. This will allow other applicants to see how high
quality applications are developed.
The questions deadline is October
23, 2018 at noon (EST). All questions must be sent to KDERFP@education.ky.gov.
The application submission deadline
is November 19, 2018 at 4:00pm (EST)
FY19 Preschool Partnership RFA
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is
pleased to announce a funding opportunity designed to incentivize cooperative
public/private partnerships between public school districts and child care
providers to develop full-day, high-quality programs for at-risk children. The
incentive grant program represents an opportunity for school districts and
child care providers to improve the quality of services in their communities. With funding provided through House Bill 200
(2018), the KDE is issuing a Request for Application (RFA) for school districts
to partner with child care providers in an effort to develop a comprehensive
plan to implement full-day, high-quality programs to serve preschool children
eligible for assistance from the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP). Below is the link to the RFA.
FY18 Migrant Regional Centers RFA
As authorized under Title
I, Part C of the Every Student Succeeds Act, the Office of Continuous Improvement
and Support, Division of Consolidated Plans and Audits, is issuing a Request
for Application (RFA) from local educational agencies or public
universities/colleges to develop and implement technical assistance and
professional learning programs that facilitate the educational and support
services needed for identified migrant children and their families.
FY18 Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy RFA
The purpose of the federal Striving Readers
Comprehensive Literacy (SRCL) grant is to support schools and other centers of
learning in improving the reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills as
well as academic achievement of all learners. The Kentucky Department of
Education (KDE) will help districts and their partners to develop and implement
a District Literacy Leadership Team (LLT) that guides the school Literacy
Leadership Teams of one or more Birth-to-12th-Grade feeder systems, guiding local school-level teams
through the process. The SRCL projects will establish collaborative
relationships among all providers of educational opportunities to learners
(early care, school system, out-of-school time, etc.). Additionally, projects
will focus on closing the literacy learner gaps of the disadvantaged by
establishing specific supports for at-risk learners, Birth-Grade 12. The goal
is to increase the numbers of disadvantaged learners ready for transitioning
successfully at various points on this continuum.
FY18 New Skills For Youth
Cohort II RFA
The Kentucky New Skills for Youth
(NSFY) Initiative incentivizes the opportunity for local districts to
transition state operated area technical centers and locally operated technical
centers into regional academies. Accomplished through the collaboration of two
or more school districts, a technical center, a postsecondary partner, a
community partner, and employer engagement, this initiative seeks to transform
the delivery of career and technical education in Kentucky by:
* Increasing student
access to dual credit opportunities and seamless postsecondary pathways
*
Allowing students
to earn industry recognized credentials
*
Providing students
Work-Based Learning (WBL) experiences
*
Including pathways
leading to the top 5 industry sectors, as identified by the Kentucky Center for Education & Workforce Statistics (KCEWS)
The Kentucky Department of Education has
approximately $690,000 available for this grant competition. The total award amount for each planning grant
will be no more than $115,000.
The live
Webinar will be held on January 24th, from 9:00
a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
in the State Board Room at the 300
Building in Frankfort, Ky. 40601. The link to the session is the following,
FY18 Competency
Education and Assessment RFA
As a result of input provided by
the Educational Innovations Work Group during the development of Kentucky’s new
accountability system and as indicated in Senate Bill 1 (2017), the state is
adopting an expanded view of assessment and accountability. That view has
resulted in the launching of the Competency Education and Assessment (CEA)
pilot program. This pilot will support an approach to student learning and
assessment that is based on several guiding principles. These principles,
identified by the work group, support Kentucky’s belief that such learning and
assessment methods can result in stronger and more positive outcomes for all
students:
* Competency Based Education
(CBE) allows students to demonstrate deeper learning on dimensions (skills and
dispositions) not captured in current assessments that result in outcomes of
success that extend beyond traditional academic performance.
* CBE supports the success of all
students, especially those who are less likely to perform well in the current
assessment and accountability.
* CBE shows evidence of stronger
student engagement than do more traditional approaches.
* CBE allows (through student
choice) the opportunity for students to make interdisciplinary connections
across the curriculum through authentic projects and assessments.
* CBE can be implemented in a
wide variety of districts and “customized” as needed.
* CBE provides additional
measures of success beyond traditional academic performance.
This pilot will begin with an initial cohort (Cohort
1) in 2018-2019. Cohort 1 is capped at ten (10) districts, but the final number
of districts chosen will depend on how many applications meet the scoring
requirements as described in the “Evaluation of Application” section of this
RFA. Cohort 1 will develop the system that will be the foundation for a
competency-based option for learning and assessment. Cohort 1 will participate
in the pilot for three years, with the goal of “earned autonomy” by the start
of the 2021-2022 school year. Earned autonomy means that successful districts
may be eligible to replace current accountability requirements with more
competency-based measures that have been proven to result in strong student
outcomes.
FY18 Homeless RFA
As Authorized under Title
IX, Part A of ESSA, the Office of Continuous Improvement and Support isissuing a Request for Applications (RFA) from
local educational agencies to develop and implement programs that facilitate
the enrollment, attendance, and success in school of homeless children and
youth.
The Kentucky
Department of Education (KDE) anticipates funding 10-19 programs. Funding amounts will vary dependent upon availability of
funds and the following needs (list is not all inclusive): homeless population,
strength of academic services proposed, allowable expenditures and potential
start-up programs. Districts should design a Homeless Education Program that
addresses needs identified through a comprehensive needs assessment and is
education focused. Budgets should be developed based on the program design and
should accurately reflect amounts needed to effectively implement it. The
average award for this grant is approximately $65,000. Districts may or may not
receive the total amount requested. The award is based on program design and
homeless count.
FY18 Kentucky Innovation Lab Network Personalized
Learning Study Group Travel Fund RFA (KYILN)
There are many schools in
Kentucky implementing components of personalized learning, and district leaders
are encouraged to visit exemplar schools within our state. There are also many
examples of personalized learning across the country, and district leaders may
benefit from site visits to other hubs of educational innovation, such as
schools committed to competency based education or piloting blended learning
initiatives. This grant is intended to support travel to exemplar schools
outside the state of Kentucky. A list of suggested schools and other entities
is included as Appendix B but travel is not limited to the suggestions in
Appendix B and no particular preference will be given to applications for
travel to schools mentioned in Appendix B.
FY18 Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Program (FFVP)
Recent Federal legislation, Public Law 110-234, The Food, Conservation,
and Energy Act of 2008, authorized funds for expansion of the Fresh Fruit and
Vegetable Program (FFVP) to all 50 States, the District of Columbia and Guam,
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Elementary schools that represent a State’s
highest free and reduced price enrollment are eligible to participate in the
Program and are given priority for being selected due to their high need level.
The purpose of the program is to
increase fresh fruit and vegetable consumption in elementary schools.
Kentucky has been allocated $2,905,888 for
use during the period beginning October 1, 2017 and ending September 30, 2018. The level of funds provided to any one school
must be calculated by funding each student at $50 to $75 per year.
FY17 Read To Achieve RFA
The Kentucky Department of
Education (KDE) anticipates funding approximately 300 schools at an estimated
$50,000 per year for a two-year period to support the hiring of one full-time
reading intervention teacher and training for one classroom teacher (per year)
per school. If the school is awarded RTA grant funds, the school must assure
the complete sustainability of the school’s proposed intervention services for
the two-year period. After this two-year period, RTA schools will be eligible
to request a grant renewal for an additional two years contingent upon
successful implementation of all program components, grant requirement
compliance, demonstrated student progress and the availability of funds.
The Kentucky Read to Achieve:
Reading Diagnostic and Intervention Grant provides schools with competitive
funds to design and implement a reading intervention program and/or practices
that address the needs of primary (K– 3) students reading at low levels.
The selected intervention
program should promote effective instruction and be based on trend data
specific to the needs of the struggling readers in the school.
As specified in KRS 158.792
1c, the reading intervention selected by the school must:
Allow for short-term,
intensive instruction in the essential skills necessary to read proficiently
Be provided to a student by
a highly trained teacher
Be delivered one-on-one or
in small groups
Be evidence-based,
reliable, and replicable
Be based on ongoing
assessment of individual student needs
FY17 Mathematics Achievement Fund
Grant
The Kentucky
Department of Education (KDE) anticipates funding approximately 90 schools at
an estimated $50,000 per year to support the hiring of one full-time
mathematics intervention teacher (MIT) and training for the intervention team
consisting of the intervention teacher and two classroom teachers per school. Grants
are renewable for up to four years, contingent on successful implementation of
intervention components, grant requirement compliance, demonstrated student
progress and the availability of funds.
The Mathematics
Achievement Fund (MAF) grant provides schools with funds for teacher training
and implementation of intervention services that address the needs of students
in the primary program who are struggling to meet grade level or benchmark
expectations for mathematics. The intervention services should promote
evidence-based practices in mathematics. Selected mathematics intervention
services should be based on data specific to the needs of the identified
students.
As specified in
KRS 158.844, the intervention services selected shall:
§ be provided to a student by a highly trained, certified teacher
§ be based on reliable, replicable research; and
§ be based on the ongoing assessment of individual student needs.
The mathematics
intervention services and programs selected by schools will determine the instructional
method required for implementation (one on one or students grouped for the
specific purpose of receiving appropriate intervention services).
The fiscal
agent for the application for public schools shall be a local school district.
The application submission deadline is October 4th,
2016 at 4:00pm (ET). All
applications must be sent to KDERFP@education.ky.gov.