Ed Dept Fixes Teacher Grant Glitches for Native Retention
Published Date: 4/3/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Education fixed some details for the 2025 Native American Teacher Retention grant program, like changing the webinar date and giving more time to apply. They also tweaked the rules and scoring to make the process clearer and fairer. These updates help schools and teachers get the support they need while making sure the money is used wisely.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Scoring Criteria and Point Values Adjusted
The Department revised selection criteria point allocations: under Quality of Project Design, paragraphs (b)(1) and (b)(2) are each now “Up to 7 points” and (b)(3) is “Up to 6 points,” and paragraph (b)(4) was removed. The Department removed the entire Quality of Project Personnel criterion, redesignated Adequacy of Resources and Quality of Management Plan, set Quality of the Management Plan to “up to 25 points” with subparts (1) “Up to 9 points,” (2) “Up to 8 points,” and added (3) about time commitments “Up to 8 points.”
Application Deadline Extended and Resubmission Required
The Department changed key dates: updated application instructions are available April 7, 2025; a pre-application webinar is scheduled April 9, 2025; the deadline to submit applications is extended to May 13, 2025 (applications must be received by 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 13, 2025); intergovernmental review deadline is July 13, 2025. The Department will not consider applications submitted prior to April 3, 2025, and applicants who already submitted must submit an updated application by May 13, 2025 for it to be reviewed.
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