Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 040424 001
The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) Grant Program (ALN 84.336S) is a discretionary grant competition run by the U.S. Department of Education to strengthen how teachers are prepared and supported, especially in communities with the greatest needs. At a high level, the program is designed to improve student achievement by improving the quality of prospective and new teachers. It does this by pushing partners to upgrade teacher preparation (before candidates become teachers) and to deliver stronger, more targeted professional development and support for novice educators once they enter the classroom. A central theme of TQP is accountability: institutions of higher education (IHEs) and their educator preparation programs are expected to demonstrate that the teachers they produce can meet state certification and licensure requirements and are ready to be effective in real school settings. The program also places strong emphasis on recruitment, aiming to bring more highly qualified individuals into teaching, including individuals of color and people transitioning from other careers.
This opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number ED GRANTS 040424 001) is categorized as a grant under the education funding activity area. The application closing date listed for this competition is June 3, 2024. The maximum award amount (ceiling) is $2,000,000 per grant, and the Department anticipates making about 17 awards. While the listing of eligible applicants in the opportunity summary includes various government entities and independent school districts, the controlling eligibility rule is more specific: an applicant must apply as an "eligible partnership" as that term is defined in section 200(6) of the Higher Education Act (HEA). In practice, that means a single organization typically cannot apply alone; the application must come from a formal partnership that meets the HEA definition and includes required partners.
The required structure of an eligible partnership is a major feature of this grant. The partnership must include, at minimum: (1) a high-need local educational agency (LEA); (2) a high-need school (or a consortium of high-need schools) served by that high-need LEA, or, where applicable, a high-need early childhood education (ECE) program; (3) a partner institution (an IHE); (4) a school, department, or program of education within the partner institution (this can include an existing teacher professional development program with proven outcomes within a four-year IHE, and it must support intensive and sustained collaboration between IHE faculty and LEAs consistent with Title II of the HEA); and (5) a school or department of arts and sciences within the partner institution. This structure reflects the program's intent to connect K-12 practice, educator preparation, and content-area academic expertise, rather than treating teacher training as something that happens separately from schools or from subject-matter departments.
Beyond the required members, the partnership is allowed (but not required) to bring in additional partners that can broaden capacity and alignment. Optional partners may include the Governor, a State educational agency (SEA), a State board of education, a State agency for higher education, businesses, public or private nonprofit educational organizations, educational service agencies, teacher organizations, high-performing LEAs (or consortia of them) that can serve as resources, charter schools, and additional IHE departments with expertise in psychology, human development, or similar disciplines tied to teaching and learning and child/adolescent development. The notice also allows inclusion of entities that operate alternative routes to teacher certification, which can be important for addressing shortages and diversifying entry pathways into teaching while still meeting state licensure requirements.
A key compliance point in the notice is that applicants must be able to prove that each LEA the project proposes to serve is a "high-need LEA" as defined in the official notice. The Department explicitly flags this because eligibility hinges on it, and applications must include enough information for the Department to confirm that status. The notice also clarifies that a public charter school can count as an LEA if it operates as an LEA, which matters in states where charter schools hold LEA status and can directly participate as the required LEA partner. Another important limitation is the five-year restriction: under HEA section 203(a)(2), an eligible partnership may not receive more than one TQP grant during a five-year period, which can affect whether a partnership that recently received funding is allowed to compete again.
In terms of what applicants should expect when preparing a submission, the synopsis repeatedly emphasizes that the Federal Register application notice is the authoritative source for the full set of requirements. That official notice is where applicants will find the detailed eligibility definitions, required pre-application or application steps, submission instructions, performance measures, priorities, and contact information. The opportunity also points applicants to the Department's Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs (published December 7, 2022) for standardized guidance on how to obtain and submit an application. Finally, the program provides additional clarifying guidance through a TQP FAQ webpage, which is specifically referenced as a resource for understanding eligible partnerships and related eligibility issues.
Overall, this TQP competition is best understood as a partnership-driven investment meant to tighten the link between IHE-based teacher preparation and the day-to-day realities of high-need schools and districts. It prioritizes practical collaboration and shared responsibility among districts, schools (and potentially early childhood programs), and multiple parts of a university, with the end goals of stronger teacher pipelines, better support for new teachers, and measurable improvements in student outcomes.Apply for ED GRANTS 040424 001
- The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Effective Educator Development Programs: Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) Grant Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.336S" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.336.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-04-04.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-06-03. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 17 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Others.
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