Perkins Grantee Information
Local Application Grants
Local Application grant funds are awarded to postsecondary, 2-year institutions (Community Colleges, Colleges of Technology and Tribal Colleges) to support career and technical education programs. Through the local project grant, 2-year institutions are able to facilitate changing economic and workforce needs by:
- Developing partnerships with local business and industry
- Program innovation and enhancement
- Collaborating with the local Consortium for Educational Advancement/Tech Prep grantee and secondary schools to increase the skill set of students prior to entry into a postsecondary institution
- Providing professional development programs to faculty, counselors,
and
administrators - Advancing the Career Clusters and Pathways Initiative
Local Application Grant Technical Assistance Meeting Informationn
Click here for meeting notes and links to the meeting attachments.
Grant Closeout Information
Click here for all Local Application forms needed to close out your grants.
Reserve Grants
Six $60,000 Reserve Grants have been alloted over a two-year period, starting in the Fall of 2007. These grants were allocated to eligible colleges and school districts with a specific emphasis on assisting students who have been given Special Populations status, and are enrolled in a Career and Technical Education program. The grants are partnerships between the educational institution and various community-based organizations in the state.
Non-Traditional Fields Grant
From State Leadership funding, a $60,000 Non-Traditional Field Grant has been competitively awarded to Capitol High School in Helena to offer an Institute that introduces non-traditional students to the field of CAD/CAM Operations, CNC Machining, Welding and Mechanical Engineering. The long term goal of the Institutes (07-08 and 08-09) are to increase the number of rural female students who take manufacturing related CTE courses at the secondary and post-secondary levels and to increase the number of females employed in high wage, high demand jobs related to the manufacturing industry.
Institutions Grant
A $27,747 Institutions grant has been competitively awarded to a state pre-release center, Community, Counseling and Correctional Services (CCCS) in coordination with the Montana Tech College of Technology. Using the program Hands-on Computer Education Literacy Program (HELP), male and female offenders will have the opportunity to increase their basic computer literacy skills, use of computer software; enrolled participants are mentored and soft skills training provided for entry into the work setting. Federal law requires each state to set aside up to 1% of State Leadership monies to fund such projects that specifically target populations in state institutions.
For more information on State Leadership funding, click here.
Consortium for Educational Advancement/New Tech Prep
Please see here for a general overview. This section will be updated shortly.
