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Purpose of Program:
The Promoting Rigorous Career and Technical Education Programs of Study program is authorized under section 114(c)(1) of the Carl D.
Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Act), 20 U.S.C.
2324(c)(1).
Under this section the Secretary is authorized to carry out research, development, dissemination, evaluation and assessment, capacity building, and technical assistance with regard to the career and technical education (CTE) programs under the Act.
Through this program and using a ``Programs of Study Design Framework'' (Framework), we intend to promote and improve State and local development and implementation of, and to assess the impact of student participation in CTE programs of study (POSs) that link secondary and postsecondary education, combine academic and career and technical education in a structured sequence of courses that progress from broad foundation skills to more occupationally specific courses, offer students the opportunities to earn postsecondary credits for courses taken in high school, and lead to a postsecondary credential, certificate, or degree.
The Framework is available on the Department's Perkins Collaborative Resource Network (PCRN) Web site at:
http://cte.ed.gov/nationalinitiatives/rposdesignframework.cfm.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number:
8 4. 051C.
Applications under the Promoting Rigorous Career and Technical Education Programs of Study program, CFDA Number 8 4. 051C, must be submitted electronically using e-Application, accessible through the Department's e-Grants Web site at:
http://e-grants.ed.gov.
While completing your electronic application, you will be entering data online that will be saved into a database.
You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us.