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What is the purpose of this program?
This program provides assistance to states to award grants to consortia of LEAs and postsecondary education institutes for the development and operation of programs consisting of the last two or four years of secondary education and at least two years of postsecondary education, designed to provide Tech-Prep education to the student leading to an associate's degree or a two-year certificate. The program is also designed to strengthen links between secondary and postsecondary schools.
How can these funds be used?
The Perkins Act requires that Tech-Prep programs have seven elements: an articulation agreement between secondary and postsecondary consortium participants; a two-plus-two or a four-plus-two (only four- or six-year programs are authorized) design with a common core of proficiency in math, science, communication, and technology; a specifically developed Tech-Prep curriculum; joint in-service training of secondary and postsecondary teachers to implement the Tech-Prep curriculum effectively; training of counselors to recruit students and to ensure program completion and appropriate employment; equal access for special populations to the full range of Tech-Prep programs; and preparatory services.
What are the eligibility requirements?
To be eligible, consortia must include at least one member in each of the two following categories:
- A LEA, an intermediate education agency, an area vocational and technical education school serving secondary school students, or a secondary school founded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
- Either (a) a nonprofit institution of higher education that offers a two-year associate's degree, two-year certificate, or two-year postsecondary apprenticeship program or (b) a proprietary institution of higher education that offers a two-year associate's degree program.
Under the provisions of Sec. 204(a)(1) of Perkins III, to be eligible for consortium membership, both nonprofit and proprietary institutions of higher education must be qualified as institutions of higher education pursuant to Sec. 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), including institutions receiving assistance under the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) and tribally controlled postsecondary vocational and technical institutions. In addition, nonprofit institutions of higher education are eligible only if they are not prohibited from receiving assistance under HEA, Title IV, Part B (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.), pursuant to the provisions of HEA Sec. 435(a)(3) (20 U.S.C. 1083 (a)). Proprietary institutions of higher education are eligible only if they are subject to a default management plan required by the secretary.
What is the application or allocation process?
Awards are made to eligible state agencies for vocational education, which in turn award funds on the basis of a formula or competition to consortia.
Contact your state department of education or local district to learn about the application process, timeliness, eligibility requirements, and when funds are disbursed.
Application Deadline:
06/26/2003
Funding Process for Schools:
Competitive grants
Total FY 2004 Funding:
$111,603,631
Office of Vocational and Adult Education
This information also appears at the US Department of Education:
http://www.ed.gov/programs/techprepdemo/index.html
Authorizing Legislation:
Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998, Title II (Perkins Act)
Name: Laura Messenger
Phone: (202) 205-9441
Email: Laura.Messenger@ed.gov
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