Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE): Native Hawaiian Career and Technical Education Program (NHCTEP) CFDA Number 84.259A | ED GRANTS 062718 001

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The Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) within the U.S. Department of Education offered this discretionary grant competition called the Native Hawaiian Career and Technical Education Program (NHCTEP), listed under CFDA 84.259A (Funding Opportunity Number: ED GRANTS 062718 001). The program is rooted in section 116 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 and is designed to fund projects that specifically benefit Native Hawaiians. In practical terms, NHCTEP is meant to help community-based organizations strengthen career and technical education (CTE) by supporting the planning, delivery, and administration of CTE programs or components of programs that align with the Perkins Act purpose of improving CTE opportunities, quality, and outcomes.

The core requirement is that funded programs, services, and activities must support and improve career and technical education, as emphasized in section 116(e) of the Perkins Act (20 U.S.C. 2326(e)). Rather than being a general education grant, this competition is targeted: it prioritizes workforce-relevant learning and training pathways for Native Hawaiian participants, typically tying education and training to employable skills, career pathways, industry needs, and stronger transitions into work or further education. Applicants are expected to design projects that are consistent with Perkins CTE goals, meaning the work should be clearly connected to CTE program enhancement and not simply broad community services.

Eligibility is summarized as "Others" with clarification referenced in the official application notice, but the stated intent is to fund eligible community-based organizations. The announcement repeatedly notes that the brief description is only a synopsis and that the controlling source for eligibility details, required elements, priorities, performance measures, and submission instructions is the official Federal Register notice. Applicants were directed to consult the Department of Education "Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs" (published February 12, 2018, 83 FR 6003) for standardized application and submission procedures, including addresses and transmission requirements.

In terms of timing and process, applications became available on June 27, 2018, with the deadline to submit a non-mandatory Notice of Intent to Apply set for July 9, 2018. While not required, the Department strongly encouraged prospective applicants to email NHCTEPgrant@ed.gov with the subject line "Intent to Apply" and include the organization name and address, primarily so the agency could better anticipate workload and streamline the review process. The final deadline for transmittal of applications was July 27, 2018. To support applicants, the Department scheduled a pre-application technical assistance teleconference on July 9, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, with logistics posted through the Perkins Collaborative Resource Network (cte.ed.gov).

Funding details in the synopsis indicate an award ceiling of $500,000 per grant, with an expectation of about 10 awards under this competition. As a discretionary grant program, funding is competitive, and applicants are typically evaluated against selection criteria and any stated priorities and performance measures described in the official notice. Overall, NHCTEP is best understood as a targeted Perkins-related investment meant to expand and improve high-quality CTE opportunities serving Native Hawaiians through community-based organizations that can demonstrate an effective plan to deliver career-connected education and training with measurable results.

• The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE): Native Hawaiian Career and Technical Education Program (NHCTEP) CFDA Number 84.259A" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.259.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jun 27, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 27, 2018 Applications Available June 27, 2018. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply July 9, 2018. We will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant applications if we can anticipate the number of applicants that intend to apply for funding under this competition. Therefore, we strongly encourage each potential applicant to notify us of the applicantaposs intent to submit an application for funding by sending a short email message. This short email should provide the applicant organizationaposs name and address. Please send this email notification to NHCTEPgrant@ed.gov with Intent to Applyaposapos in the email subject line. Applicants that do not provide this email notification may still apply for funding. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications July 27, 2018. Pre-Application Teleconference Information The Department will hold a pre-application meeting via teleconference for prospective applicants on July 9, 2018 at 200 p.m. Eastern Time. The teleconference is intended to provide technical assistance to all interested grant applicants. Information regarding the teleconference can be found on the Perkins Collaborative Resource Network at http://cte.ed.gov/.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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