The Career and Technical Education (CTE) Perkins Reserve Grant is a Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) competitive grant program that will leverage the Carl D. Perkins Reserve fund to make substantial investments in evaluating and updating local CTE programs to reimagine the current vision and direction of Maryland’s Career and Technical Education system. The new and exciting vision for CTE in Maryland is grounded in ensuring that each student has access and opportunity to engage in career pathways that align to high-skill, high-wage, and/or in-demand careers; that each pathway will lead to earning industry-recognized and/or postsecondary credentials which allow for entrance or advancement in a career field; and will provide work-based learning experiences that require the application of academic and technical knowledge and skills in a work setting. The Maryland Career and Technical Education Four-Year State Plan was intentionally to align with the goals of The Blueprint.
The purpose of the CTE Perkins Reserve Grant is to provide seed resources to Perkins formula-funded LEAs and Community Colleges to drive system and program evaluation, to establish accountability alignment between Perkins V and the Blueprint, and to develop and scale at least one high-leverage CTE strategy that will, in turn, establish sustainable systems, processes, and policies that will outlast the performance period of this grant program.
This Grant Information Guide (GIG) was released on June 13, 2024.
Monday, July 29, 2024. No later than 5:00 pm EST.
There is approximately $884,600 available.
Eight (8)
MSDE will hold three customer service support sessions for interested applicants. During these sessions, MSDE personnel will provide an overview of the application process. The sessions will be on:
If you have questions about the application or the process, please contact the Program Manager:
Richard Kincaid
Senior Executive Director
Office of College and Career Pathways
Office: (410) 767-0426
richard.kincaid@maryland.gov
Tiffany DeJesus
Director of Operations, Accountability and Strategy
Office of College and Career Pathways
Office: (410) 767-0518
tiffany.dejesus@maryland.gov
Grant Information Guide (PDF)
Application for Participation (PDF)
Application for Participation (Word)