Promise Neighborhoods (PN)

What's New?

The 2024 Early Implementation grant competition has closed.  Applications were due on September 10, 2024. The Department plans to make awards in December 2024.

Please check the Applicant Info tab for more information about past competitions.

Program Overview

A Promise Neighborhood is a place-based, collective impact approach to improving results for children and families. The transformative vision of the Promise Neighborhoods initiative is that all children and youth growing up in Promise Neighborhoods have access to great schools and strong systems of family and community support. 

Promise Neighborhoods weave together people, services, and organizations to create a seamless cradle-to-career pipeline, along which community members have access to high-quality early care and education, smooth and effective transition to kindergarten, excellent K-12 schools, and pathways to achieve postsecondary and career success.

A Promise Neighborhood is particularly capable of addressing issues that worsened during the pandemic, such as chronic absenteeism and community violence, due to three key characteristics: 

1. A strong backbone organization to support families, which can take years to build; 
2. Flexible funding targeted for year-round K-12 interventions; and 
3. Networks of partnerships that draw on the internal resources of the community, such as local organizers, trusted elders, and youth leaders, to guide services to those who need them most.

FY 2024 Promise Neighborhoods (PN) Competition

The FY 2024 PN Early Implementation Competition has closed. The deadline for applying to this grant opportunity was September 10, 2024.  We plan to announce awards some time in December 2024.

PN Early Implementation Competition Timeline

• Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 10, 2024
• Award Notice: December 2024

Promise Neighborhoods Program 101: 

What is the Promise Neighborhoods Program?

Topics: History of Promise Neighborhoods Program, Updates on the Promise Neighborhoods Program, and Expectations for Applicants and Grantees Description: This presentation will help applicants have a better understanding of the foundation of the Promise Neighborhoods program. Its purpose is to help entities to reflect on their current projects, programs, and partnerships to determine if they have the capacity to implement the Promise Neighborhoods program as intended and if it is a good fit for their respective communities. 
Webinar Slides
Webinar Recording

Previous Competitions

To learn more about the previous competitions, please visit the below links.

2024   2022   2021

Complete List of Promise Neighborhood Grants MS Excel (69 KB)

Included in the chart below is the amount of funding per fiscal year since 2021.

*Amount proposed in President's FY25 Budget Request.

Legislation

Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, by Sections 4621(1), 4622(1)(A), 4622(3), 4623(a)(1)(A), 4623(b), 4623(c)(1), 4623(d)(1) and 4624 of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

Regulations

2021 Notice of Final Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria

2011 Notice of Final Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria

Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR)

Eligibility

An eligible entity must be one of the following:

1. An institution of higher education, as defined in section 102 of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1002);
2. An Indian Tribe or Tribal organization, as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304); or
3. One or more nonprofit entities working in formal partnership with not less than one of the following entities:
   1. A high-need LEA.
   2. An institution of higher education, as defined in section 102 of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1002).
   3. The office of a chief elected official of a unit of local government.
   4. An Indian Tribe or Tribal organization, as defined under section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).

All potential applicants should refer to the program statute, Notice of Final Priorities, Notice Inviting Applications, Application Package, and website for further eligibility requirements and information pertaining to the Promise Neighborhoods Program.