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What is the purpose of this program?
The purpose is to develop more fully the academic, vocational, and technical skills of secondary and postsecondary students who elect to enroll in vocational and technical programs.
How can these funds be used?
This program provides states with support for state leadership activities, administration of the state plan for vocational and technical education, and subgrants to eligible recipients to improve vocational and technical education programs.
What are the eligibility requirements?
To be eligible for a subgrant, an eligible recipient must operate a vocational and technical education program that:
- Strengthens the academic, vocational and technical skills of students participating in vocational and technical education programs.
- Provides students with strong experience in and understanding of all aspects of an industry.
- Develops, improves, or expands the use of technology in vocational and technical education.
- Provides professional development programs to teachers, counselors, and administrators.
- Develops and implements evaluations of the vocational and technical education programs carried out with funds under the Perkins Act, including an assessment of how the needs of special populations are being met.
- Initiates, improves, expands, and modernizes quality vocational and technical education programs.
- Provides services and activities that are of sufficient size, scope, and quality to be effective.
- Links secondary vocational and technical education, including Tech-Prep programs, with postsecondary vocational and technical education programs.
What is the application or allocation process?
Awards are made to state eligible agencies for vocational education, which in turn award at least 85 percent of the funds on the basis of statutory formulas to eligible recipients.
Total FY 2004 Funding:
$1,195,007,160
Office of Vocational and Adult Education
This information also appears at the US Department of Education:
http://www.ed.gov/programs/ctesbg/index.html
Authorizing Legislation:
Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998, Title I
Name: Maurice James
Phone: (202) 205-9441
Email: maurice.james@ed.gov\
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