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TN Department of Education Announces Grant Fund Winners

todayJuly 5, 2023

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THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS ANNOUNCED THE NAME OF 32 SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT WERE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS FROM THE PERKINS RESERVE GRANT PROGRAM TOTALING OVER 2.6 MILLION DOLLARS. THE PURPOSE OF PRG AWARDS IS TO FOSTER LOCAL INNOVATION THROUGH THE IDENTIFICATION AND PROMOTION OF CTE, AND TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS AND CAREER PATHWAYS ALIGNED WITH REGIONALLY IDENTIFIED HIGH-SKILL, HIGH-WAGE, AND/OR IN-DEMAND OCCUPATIONS OR INDUSTRIES. THE PRG OPPORTUNITY IS DESIGNED SPECIALLY TO SUPPORT DISTRICTS IN RURAL AREAS, MAINTAIN HIGH CTE STUDENT PARTICIPATION RATES, AND/OR REPORT DISPARITIES IN PERFORMANCE AMONGST STUDENTS.  TENNESSEE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE LOCAL MIDDLE TENNESSEE AREA INCLUDE LEWIS COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF 50 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN THE SECONDAY CATEGORY, PERRY COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF 50 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN THE SECONDARY CATEGORY AND WAYNE COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF 183,450 DOLLARS IN THE REGIONAL CAREER PATHWAY CATEGORY. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO TN.GOV.




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