TDOE announces $2.6M in Perkins Reserve Grant awards to support CTE and STEM learning
The Tennessee Department of Education has awarded more than $2.6 million in Perkins Reserve Grant (PRG) grant funds to 55 school districts to support career and technical education (CTE) programming in the 2024-25 school year.According to a Wednesday department announcement, the grant initiative supports programs relating to emerging technology and “high-skill, high-wage” occupations where science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills are most in demand. In addition, the grant is designed to support districts in rural areas and help districts maintain student participation in CTE programs.“Career and technical education plays an important role in every student's academic journey,” Education Commissioner Lizzette Reynolds said in a public statement. “We look forward to seeing how districts utilize these grant funds to implement STEM curriculum, create career exploration opportunities for elementary and middle school students, and inform students on growing and new careers.”The announcement noted that this year’s PRG grant award recipients submitted grant applications with action steps to advance STEM and CTE programming in elementary and middle school grade levels. It added that the PRG is a competitive grant opportunity made possible through the federal Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) legislation that was passed in 2018 to provide3 annual funding to support CTE programming nationwide.This year’s recipients are as follows: Alcoa City Schools - $50,000Alvin C. York Institute - $46,148Anderson County Schools - $50,000Bedford County Schools - $50,000Bledsoe County Schools - $23,145Blount County Schools - $50,000Bradford Special School District - $25,000Bradley County Schools - $50,000Bristol City Schools - $50,000Cannon County Schools - $50,000Chester County Schools - $26,781Cocke County Schools - $50,000Coffee County Schools - $50,000Cumberland County Schools - $50,000Decatur County Schools - $50,000Dyer County Schools - $50,000Dyersburg City Schools - $50,000Franklin County Schools - $50,000Germantown Municipal Schools - $50,000Gibson County Special School District - $49,250Giles County Schools - $50,000Grainger County Schools - $50,000Hardin County Schools - $50,000Hawkins County Schools - $25,000Humboldt City Schools - $50,000Huntingdon Special School District - $49,813Jackson County Schools - $50,000Jefferson County Schools - $50,000Johnson City Schools - $50,000Johnson County Schools - $50,000Lakeland School System - $50,000Lewis County Schools - $50,000Lincoln County Schools - $50,000Lenoir City Schools - $50,000Macon County Schools - $50,000Millington Municipal Schools - $50,000Oak Ridge Schools - $48,850Overton County Schools - $50,000Perry County Schools - $30,000Polk County Schools - $50,000Putnam County Schools - $50,000Rutherford County Schools - $50,000Smith County Schools - $43,356South Carroll Special School District - $49,625Sullivan County Schools - $50,000Sumner County Schools - $50,000Trenton Special School District - $50,000Tullahoma City Schools - $50,000Van Buren County Schools - $50,000Warren County Schools - $50,000Washington County Schools - $50,000Wayne County Schools - $50,000West Carroll Special School District - $50,000White County Schools - $50,000Wilson County Schools - $50,000
