Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 160-1-4-.291 - Title IV, Part A E3 (Entrepreneurship - Enterprise - Education) Grant

1. Purpose of Grant. The purpose of the E3 (Entrepreneurship - Enterprise - Education) grant is to assist rural schools and districts in creating and developing entrepreneurship initiatives. These initiatives will support quality entrepreneurial lessons which will significantly improve student access to entrepreneurships and enterprise and advance the curriculum of CTAE pathways or classes. This Request for Application (RFA) is specifically for the creation of new entrepreneurial lessons and curriculum to expand existing CTAE classes or implement new pathways in rural Georgia.

2. Term and Conditions. Grants are awarded through a competitive process to rural school districts. Eligible rural school districts must be those districts eligible to receive federal grant funds through the federal Rural and Low-Income School Program or the Small Rural Achievement Program at the time of the application. The grant awards are one-time funds for use from January 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020.

3. Eligible Recipient(s). Public school districts, as well as eligible non-public schools located within the geographic boundaries of these public school districts are eligible to apply for E3 (Entrepreneurship - Enterprise - Education) grants. Multiple public schools within a school district may apply and receive school-level E3 (Entrepreneurship - Enterprise - Education) grants through the district. Eligible non-public schools must apply through the public school district where the grant funding will be awarded and administered. Eligible schools are limited to those serving grades 9 - 12.

4. Criteria for Award. Applications are reviewed and scored by the Georgia Department of Education. Funding will be awarded based on rank (the highest score first) and available funding.

5. Directions and Deadlines for Applying. Application materials are made available on the Georgia Department of Education's website. For additional information, contact the Career, Technical and Agricultural Education Division, Georgia Department of Education, 1752 Twin Towers East, 205 Jesse Hill Drive, Atlanta, GA 30334 or email at E3Grant@doe.k12.ga.us.

Notes

Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 160-1-4-.291

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-240.

Original grant description entitled "Title IV, Part A E3 (Entrepreneurship - Enterprise - Education) Grant" submitted Nov. 5, 2018.