PART II: APPLICATION COMPONENTS Application Guidelines Source of funds: Title IV, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) The purpose of the grant is to assist Purpose: E3 (Entrepreneurship - Enterprise - Education) rural schools serving students in grades 9 12 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. Eligibility is limited to rural districts currently eligible for funding under the Federal Eligibility: Title V, Part B Rural Education Achievement Program. Districts must reach out to all schools serving students in grades 9 12 within their geographic boundaries to also – inform and include them in this grant opportunity. A list of eligible districts is included in this application. The standard scoring criteria are based on a 100-point scale. Scoring: Grant Period: Awards are for up to twenty-one (21) months. Proposal/Format: Applications must be submitted to the online application portal located at . Paper, faxed, or emailed submissions will not be accepted. Number and size of Awards: Forty (40) ten thousand eight hundred dollar ($10,800) awards E3 Entrepreneurship - Enterprise - Education Grant Goals and Objectives – Applicant must describe in detail the goals/objectives and the services and activities planned for implementation and the personnel involved in performing the service/activity. The applicant must provide details as to the need for the service/activity and the expected outcomes. Program Design (25 pts) E3 (Entrepreneurship - Enterprise Education) – Fully describe the need for the grant funding requested. Include the following information: E3 Description of proposed project/program Location(s) Entrepreneurship pathway, Marketing and Management pathway, or other CTAE pathways, or the non-public school equivalent, as well as the CTAE teachers and leaders involved in the program Total number of students and/or participants in the program
PART II: APPLICATION COMPONENTS Application Guidelines Source of funds: Title IV, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) Purpose: The purpose of the E3 (Entrepreneurship - Enterprise - Education) grant is to assist rural schools serving students in grades 9 – 12 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. Eligibility: Eligibility is limited to rural districts currently eligible for funding under the Federal Title V, Part B Rural Education Achievement Program. Districts must reach out to all schools serving students in grades 9 – 12 within their geographic boundaries to also inform and include them in this grant opportunity. A list of eligible districts is included in this application. Scoring: The standard scoring criteria are based on a 100-point scale. Grant Period: Awards are for up to twenty-one (21) months. Proposal/Format: Applications must be submitted to the online application portal located at . Paper, faxed, or emailed submissions will not be accepted. Number and size of Awards: Forty (40) ten thousand eight hundred dollar ($10,800) awards E3 – Entrepreneurship - Enterprise - Education Grant Goals and Objectives Applicant must describe in detail the goals/objectives and the services and activities planned for implementation and the personnel involved in performing the service/activity. The applicant must provide details as to the need for the service/activity and the expected outcomes. E3 (Entrepreneurship - Enterprise – Education) Program Design (25 pts) Fully describe the need for the E3 grant funding requested. Include the following information: Description of proposed project/program Location(s) Entrepreneurship pathway, Marketing and Management pathway, or other CTAE pathways, or the non-public school equivalent, as well as the CTAE teachers and leaders involved in the program Total number of students and/or participants in the program
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