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Teacher Quality Partnership Program

Grant Type
Discretionary grant
Office
ALN
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Contact
Mia Howerton
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
(202) 219-1740
Eligibility
Consortia
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs)
Local Educational Agencies (LEAs)
Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs)
State Educational Agencies (SEAs)
Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs)
Application Deadline
Application Status
Closed

The U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced a Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for the Teacher Quality Partnership program in the Federal Register on April 4, 2024. This TQP NIA will close on June 3, 2024. The Department plans to award approximately $25 million to eligible partnerships to support high-quality teacher preparation and professional development for prospective teachers and school leaders.

An eligible applicant must be an "eligible partnership" as defined in section 200(6) of the HEA. The eligible partnership means an entity that--

Must include each of the following:

  1. A high-need local educational agency;
  2. A high-need school or consortium of high-need schools served by the high-need local educational agency, or, as applicable, a high-need early childhood education program
  3. A partner institution;
  4. A school, department, or program of education within such partner institution, which may include an existing teacher professional development program with proven outcomes within a four-year institution of higher education that provides intensive and sustained collaboration between faculty and local educational agencies consistent with the requirements of this title;
  5. A school or department of arts and sciences within such partner institution; and
  6. An eligible partnership may include any of the following--
    1. The Governor of the State;
    2. The State educational agency;
    3. The State board of education;
    4. The State agency for higher education;
    5. A business;
    6. A public or private nonprofit educational organization;
    7. An educational service agency;
    8. A teacher organization;
    9. A high-performing local education agency, or a consortium of such local educational agencies, that can serve as a resource to the partnership;
    10. A charter school (as defined in section 5210 of the ESEA);
    11. A school or department within the partner institution that focuses on psychology and human development;
    12. A school or department within the partner institution with comparable expertise in the disciplines of teaching, learning, and child and adolescent development; or
    13. An entity operating a program that provides alternative routes to State certification of teachers.

Please Note: Changes in the law that affects eligibility

On July 1, 2009, the President signed into law H.R. 1777 which makes corrections and other changes to the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. Included in this Act are technical corrections to the Teacher Quality Partnership Grant Program. The technical corrections include the following:

  • Allowing 5th year initial licensing programs to be eligible to apply along with pre-baccalaureate programs under the Pre-Baccalaureate Program Absolute Priority #1; and
  • Extending the requirement to acquire a master's degree from one-year to 18 months after beginning the Teaching Residency Program (Absolute Priority #2).

Included in the charts below are the new TQP awards made in each fiscal year since FY 2016.

TQP Evaluations MS Excel (42 KB)

We will post fully accessible versions of the program Abstracts, redacted program narratives, and Technical Review Forms as soon as these documents become available. 

Award YearGrantee NameGrant DurationYear 1 AwardTotal Expected 5-year FundingCityStateTotal ScoreProject AbstractRedacted Project NarrativeRedacted Technical Review Forms

FY 2024 Grantees
2024UC Monterey Bay5 years$969,626$5,747,655SeasideCA111.00PDF
(12 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(205 KB)
2024Midland Community Development Corp.5 years$1,063,306$8,017,306ColumbiaSC111.00PDF
(103 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(211 KB)
2024Cal State LA5 years$1,244,567$6,684,176Los AngelesCA108.67PDF
(21 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(213 KB)
2024High Point University5 years$1,623,356$7,975,521High PointNC108.33PDF
(14 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(213 KB)
2024Chico State5 years$1,319,018$8,502,340ChicoCA108.33PDF
(15 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(205 KB)
2024Reach University5 years$1,787,561$9,923,193OaklandCA107.67PDF
(107 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(213 KB)
2024UNC Charlotte5 years$233,882$2,158,238CharlotteNC107.67PDF
(108 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(205 KB)
2024Cal Poly5 years$663,992$4,676,106San Luis ObispoCA107.00PDF
(16 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(206 KB)
2024Virginia Commonwealth University5 years$1,547,589$8,680,173RichmondVA106.67PDF
(66 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(217 KB)
2024Tulare County Board of ED5 years$1,999,586$9,913,020VisaliaCA106.67PDF
(97 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(215 KB)
2024University of Minnesota5 years$299,858$2,3691,400MinneapolisMN105.67PDF
(93 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(216 KB)
2024Towson University5 years$849,659$5,153,884TowsonMD105.67PDF
(66 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(206 KB)
2024Isle of Wight School Board5 years$1,393,837$8,510,029SmithfieldVA105.67PDF
(63 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(217 KB)
2024Miami-Dade SB5 years$1,514,883$9,258,547MiamiFL104.33PDF
(94 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(211 KB)
2024University of Louisiana at Lafayette5 years$572,246$3,067,134LafayetteLA104.00PDF
(14 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(209 KB)
2024Southwest Center for Educator Excellence5 years$845,649$4,237,200Webb CityMO103.00PDF
(62 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(204 KB)
2024Southern University at New Orleans5 years$680,306$8,017,522New OrleansLA102.33PDF
(65 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(216 KB)
2024Sacred Heart University5 years$130,943$3,380,649FairfieldCT102.00PDF
(66 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(206 KB)
2024CUNY Lehman College5 years$1,185,163$8,407,872New YorkNY101.67Coming SoonComing SoonPDF
(215 KB)
2024Georgia State University5 years$1,579,637$7,988,347AtlantaGA101.67Coming SoonComing SoonPDF
(213 KB)
Year awardedGranteeDuration (Years)Year 1 Award Frontload AwardTotal Expected FundingCityStateScoreAbstractsApplicationReviewer Comments

FY 2023 Grantees (Slate Funded)
2023SUNY Buffalo5$397,567$4,73,691AmherstNY93.67PDF
(74 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(284 KB)
2023Georgia State University5$1,777,924$9,306,229AtlantaGA93PDF
(75 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(273 KB)
2023College of New Jersey5$342,910$1,797,750EwingIN106PDF
(87 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(317 KB)
2023Clemson University5$234,961$2,390,906ClemsonSC106PDF
(74 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(267 KB)
2023Cook County School District5$772,695$3,805,539SummitIL104.67PDF
(91 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(306 KB)
2023UCLA5$899,669$8,044,648Los AngelesCA92.33PDF
(71 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(276 KB)
2023Marian University of5$693,607$3,499,999IndianapolisIN87.67PDF
(88 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(274 KB)
2023Massachusetts Amherst5$262,933$2,296,329AmherstMA103PDF
(83 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(289 KB)
2023Dallas College5$544,559$3,844,820DallasTX102.67PDF
(87 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(239 KB)
2023American University5$215,169$1,854,352WashingtonDC100PDF
(97 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(263 KB)
2023Florida International University5$798,346$3,975,234MiamiFL101.67PDF
(67 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(290 KB)
2023Cal State LA University Auxiliary Services, Inc.5$953,693$7,469,325Los AngelesCA96.67PDF
(74 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(272 KB)
2023Lindsay Unified School District5$1,719,230$9,719,230LindsayCA96.33PDF
(75 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(268 KB)
2023Pacific University5$126,951$633,359Forest GroveOR100PDF
(72 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(274 KB)
2023University of Houston5$224,651$3,356,160HoustonTX93.67PDF
(73 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(272 KB)
2023University of Wisconsin5$431,954$3,285,709MadisonWI93.67PDF
(86 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(243 KB)
2023Center for Collaborative Education5$1,497,502$7,487,510BostonMA98.67PDF
(70 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(268 KB)
2023University of South Carolina5$548,034$4,719,035ColumbiaSC93PDF
(74 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(272 KB)
2023University of Southern Mississippi5$78,352$1,184,430HattiesburgMS97.33PDF
(85 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(264 KB)
2023University of Arkansas5$91,495$525,013FayettevilleAR97PDF
(84 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(287 KB)
2023Kansas State University5$242,682$1,303,909ManhattanKS95.33PDF
(88 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(281 KB)
2023University of Iowa5$157,982$1,261,718Iowa CityIA92.67PDF
(91 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(288 KB)
2023Boston Public Schools5$651,837$5,898,695BostonMA87.67PDF
(141 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(263 KB)
2023Saint Leo University, Inc5$115,555$1,186,935St. LeoFL90.67PDF
(68 KB)
Coming SoonPDF
(219 KB)

FY 2022 Grantees
2022Board of Education City of Chicago5$1,132,557$4,207,764ChicagoIL111PDF
(106 KB)
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(962 KB)
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(422 KB)
2022Coppin State University5$1,107,998$4,111,319BaltimoreMD111PDF
(111 KB)
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(2 MB)
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(427 KB)
2022Frostburg State University5$827,708$3,587,710FrostburgMD111PDF
(111 KB)
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(441 KB)
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(417 KB)
2022University of Texas at El Paso5$546,928$1,801,659El PasoTX111PDF
(113 KB)
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(1 MB)
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(424 KB)
2022University of South Carolina5$1,151,454$5,110,596ColumbiaSC109PDF
(105 KB)
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(946 KB)
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(418 KB)
2022Georgia Gwinnett College5$358,595$4,139,286LawrencevilleGA108PDF
(112 KB)
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(1 MB)
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(432 KB)
2022Southeastern Louisiana University5$904,709$4,699,780HammondLA108PDF
(108 KB)
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(947 KB)
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(413 KB)
2022University of Colorado Denver5$1,584,442$6,865,070DenverCO107.67PDF
(113 KB)
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(968 KB)
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(415 KB)
2022Reach Institute for School Leadership, dba Reach University5$1,353,196$8,737,238OaklandCA107PDF
(115 KB)
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(2 MB)
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(423 KB)
2022Columbia College5$588,692$3,475,435ColumbiaSC111PDF
(116 KB)
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(106 KB)
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(411 KB)
2022Winston Salem State University5$713,002$5,159,666Winston SalemNC110.33PDF
(113 KB)
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(106 KB)
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(412 KB)
2022University of Cincinnati5$673,912$2,273,615CincinnatiOH109.33PDF
(117 KB)
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(106 KB)
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(404 KB)
2022DePaul University5$1,370,041$5,369,855ChicagoIL108PDF
(109 KB)
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(106 KB)
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(410 KB)
2022National University5$1,195,778$6,508,149San DiegoCA108PDF
(115 KB)
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(106 KB)
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(411 KB)
2022UNC Charlotte5$559,406$2,206,380CharlotteNC107.67PDF
(108 KB)
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(106 KB)
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(418 KB)
2022Center for Strategic Leadership and Organizational Coherence5$1,999,201$9,951,818CambridgeMA109.33PDF
(109 KB)
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(106 KB)
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(422 KB)
2022University of North Florida5$1,011,537$7,023,252JacksonvilleFL109.33PDF
(111 KB)
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(106 KB)
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(419 KB)
2022High Point University5$2,369,120$9,786,041High PointNC110.33PDF
(112 KB)
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(1 MB)
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(422 KB)
2022East Carolina University5$871,815$4,865,815GreenvilleNC108.33PDF
(111 KB)
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(106 KB)
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(418 KB)
2022Three Rivers Education Foundation5$2,155,388$9,471,368FarmingtonNM108.33PDF
(140 KB)
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(106 KB)
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(413 KB)
2022Prairie View A&M University5$721,863$6,152,432Prairie ViewTX107.67PDF
(121 KB)
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(106 KB)
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(414 KB)
2022Alder Graduate School5$1,318,254$7,199,921Redwood CityCA107.33PDF
(109 KB)
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(106 KB)
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(417 KB)

FY 2020 Grantees
2020Voorhees College5$1,499,773$6,412,172DenmarkSC106PDF
(87 KB)
PDF (2 MB)PDF (218 KB)
2020Alder Graduate School of Education5$1,128,177$6,745,745Redwood CityCA104.66PDF
(123 KB)
PDF  (2 MB)PDF (207 KB)
2020Texas A&M University5$1,377,819$6,657,837College StationTX103.66PDF
(83 KB)
PDF (1 MB)PDF (213 KB)
2020Montclair State University5$505,668$3,692,915MontclairNJ103PDF
(48 KB)
PDF (2 MB)PDF (204 KB)
2020University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill5$266,965$2,426,834Chapel HillNC103PDF
(97 KB)
PDF (2 MB)PDF (205 KB)
 2020California Polytechnical Foundation5$134,288$2,165,033San Luis ObispoCA101.66PDF
(78 KB)
PDF (1 MB)PDF (208 KB)
2020University of West Alabama5$944,888$6,649,854LivingstonAL100.66PDF
(80 KB)
PDF (1 MB)PDF (210 KB)
2020Three Rivers Education5$1,492,688$7,481,810FarmingtonNM100PDF
(91 KB)
PDF (361 KB)PDF (214 KB)
 2020University of St. Thomas5$49,069$2,804,102St. PaulMN97.66PDF
(78 KB)
PDF (3 MB)PDF (204 KB)
2020Western Michigan University5$436,471$4,897,560KalamazooMI97PDF
(76 KB)
PDF (775 KB)PDF (206 KB)

Funded FY 2019 Applications
2019Ohio University5$494,914$4,113,957AthensOH106.67PDF
(137 KB)
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(437 KB)
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(195 KB)
2019Three Rivers Education Foundation, Inc.5$1,366,225$6,779,999FarmingtonNM105PDF
(133 KB)
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(259 KB)
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(189 KB)
2019Research Foundation of CUNY on behalf of Lehman College5$697,486$5,416,270BronxNY104.33PDF
(141 KB)
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(1 MB)
PDF
(216 KB)
2019The CSU, Chico Research Foundation5$1,027,195$6,893,403ChicoCA104PDF
(130 KB)
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(1 MB)
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(202 KB)
2019University of North Florida5$138,562$1,661,741JacksonvilleFL103.33PDF
(137 KB)
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(9 MB)
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(208 KB)
2019California State University, Dominguez Hills Foundation5$1,028,844$6,621,168Dominguez HillsCA101.67PDF
(135 KB)
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(474 KB)
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(201 KB)
2019Fresno Unified School District5$744,878$4,654,080FresnoCA103PDF
(141 KB)
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(921 KB)
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(213 KB)
2019Bowie State University5$1,282,532$6,841,112BowieMD100.67PDF
(130 KB)
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(378 KB)
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(187 KB)
2019Wayne State University5$169,123$1,111,126DetroitMI99.33PDF
(112KB)
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(508 KB)
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(196 KB)
2019Purdue University5$538,864$5,072,651West LafayetteIN99.33PDF
(165 KB)
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(666 KB)
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(222 KB)
2019Marian University5$134,914$3,066,000IndianapolisIN98.33PDF
(111 KB)
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(390 KB)
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(182 KB)
2019Board of Control for the Southern Regional Education Board5$530,507$5,390,443AtlantaGA98PDF
(137 KB)
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(527 KB)
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2019South Bend Community School Corporation5$1,105,535$5,489,309South BendIN97PDF
(115 KB)
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(395 KB)
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(188 KB)
2019American Museum of Natural History5$280,530$5,393,025New YorkNY96.33PDF
(112 KB)
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(340 KB)
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(204 KB)
2019Howard University5$120,698$984,796WashingtonDC95.33PDF
(113 KB)
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(771 KB)
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(211 KB)
2019Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc.5$749,343$6,654,641AtlantaGA95PDF
(115 KB)
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(562 KB)
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(186 KB)
2019Winthrop University5$694,345$3,861,745Rock HillSC94.67PDF
(144 KB)
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(428 KB)
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(191 KB)
2019Frostburg State University5$577,979$4,069,491FrostburgMD94PDF
(113 KB)
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(871 KB)
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(193 KB)
2019Southwest Center for Educational Excellence5$749,626$3,692,790WebcityMO93.33PDF
(116 KB)
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(187 KB)
2019University of South Carolina5$667,732$4,612,301ColumbiaSC93.33PDF
(110 KB)
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(848 KB)
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(221 KB)
2019University of North Carolina at Charlotte5$182,534$1,841,789CharlotteNC93PDF
(137 KB)
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(1 MB)
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(310 KB)
2019Tulare County Office of Education5$1,259,565$6,580,979VisaliaCA92.67PDF
(115 KB)
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(1 MB)
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(210 KB)
2019The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois5$663,904$3,799,797ChicagoIL92.33PDF
(115 KB)
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(3 MB)
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(200 KB)
2019Cooperative Educational Services5$300,000$1,299,532AlbuquerqueNM91.33PDF
(135 KB)
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(166 KB)
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(185 KB)
2019Montana State University5$579,031$3,118,069BozemanMT90.67PDF
(112 KB)
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(311 KB)
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(198 KB)
2019The Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles5$1,494,943$7,493,437Los AngelesCA88.33PDF
(130 KB)
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(345 KB)
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(200 KB)
2019Teachers College, Columbia University5$548,035$5,985,870New YorkNY87.67PDF
(114 KB)
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(574 KB)
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(212 KB)
2019Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of5$417,623$2,310,639PhiladelphiaPA86.67PDF
(135 KB)
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(430 KB)
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(190 KB)
2019Claremont Graduate University5$47,790$3,355,582ClaremontCA83PDF
(159 KB)
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(4 MB)
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(196 KB)
2019University Corporation at Monterey Bay5$842,478$4,849,320Monterey BayCA80.33PDF
(139 KB)
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(451 KB)
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(188 KB)
2019The University of North Carolina at Greensboro5$958,386$6,146,445GreensboroNC80PDF
(139 KB)
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(363 KB)
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(213 KB)

Funded FY 2018 Applications
2018Pfeiffer University5$877,077$4,340,037MisenheimerNC108PDF
(402 KB)
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(525 KB)
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(200 KB)
2018The Orchard Foundation5$672,356$4,482,635AlexandriaLS103.33PDF
(328KB)
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(839 KB)
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(182 KB)
2018The Board of Regents of University of Wisconsin System5$642,979$2,552,003MadisonWS103.33PDF
(323 KB)
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(682 KB)
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(185 KB)
2018AZ Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University5$854,474$4,771,763TempeAZ103PDF
(323 KB)
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(1 MB)
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(187 KB)
2018Fresno Unified School District5$744,878$4,654,080FresnoCA103PDF
(324 KB)
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(1 MB)
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(187 KB)
2018University Enterprises, Inc. (on behalf of CSU Sacramento)5$688,152$3,512,726Sacramentoca102.33PDF
(325 KB)
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(885 KB)
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(176 KB)
2018High Point University5$306,864$3,628,613High PointNC101.67PDF
(323 KB)
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(567 KB)
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(187 KB)
2018California Polytechnic State University5$722,155td>$4,086,698San Luis ObispoCA101.33PDF
(326 KB)
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(443 KB)
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(187 KB)
2018California State University Bakersfield5$854,647$4,435,637BakersfieldCA101.33PDF
(324 KB)
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(619 KB)
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(189 KB)
2018Broward College5$506,841$2,490,033Fort LauderdaleFL101PDF
(330 KB)
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(645 KB)
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(188 KB)
2018Research Foundation for SUNY on behalf of University of Buffalo5$237,931$2,695,461BuffaloNY100.33PDF
(324 KB)
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(2 MB)
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(174 KB)
2018ISD 625, St Paul Public Schools5$538,521$2,688,660Saint PaulMN99PDF
(304 KB)
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(742 KB)
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(162 KB)
2018Three Rivers Education Foundation5$782,868$4,780,130San JuanNM98.67PDF
(321 KB)
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(682 KB)
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(185 KB)
2018Kansas State University5$318,068$1,625,819ManhattanKS98.33PDF
(323 KB)
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(447 KB)
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(174 KB)
2018East Tennessee State University5$93,655$665,887Johnson CityTN96.67PDF
(324 KB)
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(992 KB)
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(193 KB)
2018Bowling Green State University5$507,955$2,667,817Bowling GreenOH96.67PDF
(320 KB)
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(1 MB)
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(179 KB)
2018The University of Central Florida Board of Trustees5$596,895$3,001,406OrlandoFL97PDF
(408 KB)
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(840 KB)
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(176 KB)

Funded FY 2016 Applications
2016Coppin State University5$1,349,502$3,623,
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BaltimoreMD113.33MS Word
(420 KB)
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(1 MB)
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(147 KB)
2016North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T)5$849,682$3,608,
715
GreensboroNC107.33MS Word
(420 KB)
PDF
(555 KB)
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(150 KB)
2016University of New Hampshire5$1,245,710$4,337,
943
DurhamNH108MS Word
(420 KB)
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(2 MB)
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(152 KB)
2016University of West Alabama5$1,703,802$3,049,
215
LivingstonAL109.33MS Word
(420 KB)
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(396 KB)
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(160 KB)

 

 

What's New

The U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced a Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for the Teacher Quality Partnership program in the Federal Register on April 4, 2024. This TQP NIA will close on June 3, 2024. The Department plans to award approximately $25 million to eligible partnerships to support high-quality teacher preparation and professional development for prospective teachers and school leaders.

TQP funds teacher preparation programs at the undergraduate or "fifth-year" level (Pre-Baccalaureate Models); and teaching residency programs for individuals new to teaching with strong academic and professional backgrounds (Residency Models). This Notice Inviting Applications also includes two Leadership priorities.

The Pre-Baccalaureate Model requires that an eligible partnership carry out an effective pre-baccalaureate teacher preparation program or a fifth-year initial licensing program that reforms all or an identified part of the institutions of higher education's teacher preparation program.

The Residency Model calls for the recruitment and training of diverse candidates who can meet the needs of partner high need districts and provide compensation to residents in exchange for a three-year teaching commitment which helps to promote teacher retention.

Additionally, the Leadership priorities provide an opportunity for applicants to carry out an effective school leadership program that will prepare individuals enrolled or preparing to enroll in those programs for careers as superintendents, principals, early childhood education program directors, or other school leaders (including individuals preparing to work in local educational agencies located in rural areas who may perform multiple duties in addition to the role of a school leader).

This competition also includes four competitive priorities. These competitive priorities are: Increasing Educator Diversity, Supporting a Diverse Educator Workforce and Professional Growth to Strengthen Student Learning, Meeting Student Social, Emotional, and Academic Needs, and Promoting Equity in Student Access to Educational Resources and Opportunities. In addition, the notice includes two invitational priorities: Partnership Grants for the Establishment of Grow Your Own Programs and Registered Apprenticeship Programs for K-12 Teachers and Supporting Early Elementary Educators and School Leaders.

The Department recognizes the value of supporting educators and is committed to providing resources and opportunities that advance innovations and improvements for the educator pipeline. If you have any questions about the TQP competition, please send your questions to TQPartnership@ed.gov.

We appreciate your interest in the Teacher Quality Partnership program.

FY 2024 TQP grant competition resources can be found on the Application Information section.

FY 2024 Peer Reviewers

If you are interested in serving as a non-federal peer reviewer in the upcoming TQP peer review, please review the call for peer reviewers below and submit your resume to TQPartnership@ed.gov by May 17, 2024.

TQP Call for Peer Reviewers Flyer

 

 

 

Funding

Included in the chart below is the appropriations amount for program funding per fiscal year since FY 2014.

Fiscal Year (FY)Appropriations for new and continuation awards
FY 2024$70,000,000
FY 2023$70,000,000
FY 2022$70,000,000
FY 2021$50,092,000
FY 2020$50,000,000
FY 2019$43,092,000
FY 2018$43,092,000
FY 2017$43,092,000
FY 2016$43,092,000
FY 2015$40,592,000
FY 2014$40,592,000

Legislation

The Teacher Quality Partnership program statute is contained in Title II of the Higher Education Act, as amended on August 14, 2008, by the Higher Education Opportunity Act (Public Law 110-315) (HEA). Definitions for the program (including those for components of an eligible partnership) are contained in section 200 of the HEA, as amended, while the program authority itself is in Title II, Part A of that Act (section 201 - 204) PDF (2.35 MB)

 

 

Most Recent FY 2024 TQP Competition

Applicant Information

The Effective Educator Development Programs Division is excited to announce that on April 4, 2024 the U.S. Department of Education published in the Federal Register a Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for the Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) grant program. This TQP FY 2024 grant competition has an estimated $25,000,000 and anticipates making approximately 15-17 new awards contingent upon the availability of funds and quality of applications. The Federal Register contains the complete FY 2024 TQP Notice Inviting Applications (NIA). The FY 2024 TQP grant competition will close on June 3, 2024.

Frequently Asked Questions

Please review the FY 2024 TQP FAQ document HERE. Additionally, applicants should review the EED Division Match FAQ document HERE. If you do not find the answer to your question(s) within these two FAQ documents, please email your question(s) to the TQP program inbox at TQPartnership@ed.gov.

Competition Timeline

  • TQP Application Publish Date: April 4, 2024
  • Deadline for Intent to Apply: May 6, 2024 (Email: TQPartnership@ed.gov SUBJECT: Intent to Apply FY 2024)
  • Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 3, 2024 (11:59:59 p.m. Washington, DC time)

Pre-Application Informational Webinars

For the FY 2024 TQP Competition, we are providing four PDF pre-application slide decks for your review. These slide decks are designed to provide technical assistance and guidance to perspective applicants. However, they do not supersede the TQP NIA published on April 4, 2024.

These pre-application slides may be downloaded to your personal computer for unlimited access as your draft and prepare your TQP application for submission. Upon downloading the slide decks, please open them using the latest version of Adobe. Pertinent information is included within the slides; however, there are a few notes included for further context. The latest version of Adobe will allow you to review those additional notes.

Slide Deck 1: Program Purpose, Overview, and Requirements (HERE)

Slide Deck 2: Program Priorities (HERE)

Slide Deck 3: Selection Criteria and Scoring, Performance Measures, and Application Process (HERE)

Slide Deck 4: Allowable, Allocable, and Reasonable Program Costs and Budget Information (HERE)

TQP Live Webinar - May 3, 2024

TQP Live Webinar - May 17, 2024

Indirect Cost Rate Information

The TQP program uses a training indirect cost rate. This limits indirect cost reimbursement to an entity's actual indirect costs, as determined in its negotiated indirect cost rate agreement, or eight percent of a modified total direct cost base, whichever amount is less.

However, applicants must keep in mind that TQP follows a 2% Administrative Cost Cap which may supersede the 8% training indirect cost rate. Administrative cost must be calculated and monitored first so the 2% is not exceeded due to the regulatory requirement. This is indicated in Slide Deck #4.

Please review the following on-demand training related to indirect costs: https://www2.ed.gov/rms-training/indirect-cost-fy-21/story.html

Electronic Applicant Submission

Applications must be submitted electronically through the Grants.gov system at http://www.grants.gov

  • Applicants are encouraged to download the TQP Application Instructions Package and review it in its entirety. It contains information and instructions that will be helpful to complete the TQP application. Please note this application instructions package is the same package found in http://www.grants.gov.
  • The TQP Application Instructions Package should be used as guidance only and applicants should always refer to the TQP NIA published in the Federal Register on April 4, 2024 for official application instructions.
  • TQP Application Instructions Package: HERE *updated April 26, 2024

Required Application Forms

These ED required forms are in the electronic application package in Grants.gov. Below is a list of the required forms that must be completed and submitted at the time of application. Electronic versions of each form can be found here.

  • ED Form 424 — Application for Federal Education Assistance (Form and Instructions)
  • ED Grant Application Form for Project Objectives and Performance Measures Information — 1894-0017
  • gov Lobbying Form
  • Standard Form LLL — Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (optional)
  • Required Response to Section 427 of GEPA

Required TQP Program Checklists

Required EED Applicant/Grantee Budget Worksheet This EED Applicant/Grantee Budget Worksheet is REQUIRED and replaces the ED 524 Budget Form for the TQP program. Applicants are strongly encouraged to review the document instructions as well as solicit help from their budget office when completing the worksheet. The worksheet must be submitted at the time of application. If this worksheet is not submitted at the time of application, the application may be considered incomplete and ineligible for review. This budget worksheet must be completed and uploaded into the Budget Narrative Attachment section of your TQP application.

NOTE: When you submit your application electronically, you must upload any narrative sections and all other attachments to your application as files in either Portable Document Format (PDF) or Microsoft Word. Although applicants have the option of uploading any narrative sections and all other attachments to their application in either PDF or Microsoft Word, we recommend applicants submit all documents as read-only flattened PDFs, meaning any fillable PDF files must be saved and submitted as non-fillable PDF files and not as interactive or fillable PDF files, to better ensure applications are processed in a more timely, accurate, and efficient manner.

Previous Competition

FY 2022 TQP Competition

The Effective Educator Development Programs Division is excited to announce that on February 25, 2022 the U.S. Department of Education published in the Federal Register a Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for the Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) grant program. This TQP FY 2022 grant competition has an estimated $35,000,000 and anticipates making approximately 25-30 new awards contingent upon the availability of funds and quality of applications. The Federal Register contains the complete FY 2022 TQP Notice Inviting Applications (NIA). The FY 2022 TQP grant competition will close on April 26, 2022

Please review the FY 2022 TQP FAQ document attached HERE. Additionally, applicants should review the EED Division Match/Cost Share FAQ document attached HERE. If you do not find the answer to your question(s) within these two FAQ documents, please email your question(s) to the TQP program inbox at TQPartnership@ed.gov. Please be mindful not to wait until the last minute to email your questions.

  • TQP Application Publish Date: February 25, 2022
  • Intent to Apply: March 28, 2022 (Email Intents to Apply to TQPartnership@ed.gov SUBJECT: Intent to Apply FY 22)
  • Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 26, 2022 (11:59:59 p.m. Eastern time)

For the FY 2022 TQP Competition, we have provided four pre-recorded pre-application Webinars designed to provide technical assistance to perspective applicants. Webinars may download to your personal devices for unlimited access as your draft and prepare to submit your TQP application. (We will upload webinars within two weeks of the NIA publish date.)

HEA Section 203(d) states an eligible partnership that receives a TQP grant may not use more than two percent of the funds provided to administer the grant.  All TQP grantees are required to comply with this 2% Admin Cost Cap.  Please review the slide deck to better understand this requirement and how to apply it to your TQP grant.

In addition to the webinars above, be sure to view our series of discretionary grant competition videos. These videos are designed to be a companion to the Pre-Application webinars and other competition resources. They cover important topics across the discretionary grant competition timeline such as how to approach the planning process, application preparation and submission, logic model development, application review, and how awards are made and announced.

Applications must be submitted electronically through the Grants.gov system at http://www.grants.gov

  • Applicants are encouraged to download the TQP Application Instructions Package and review it in its entirety. It contains information and instructions that will be helpful to you and you prepare to submit your TQP application. Please note this application instructions package is the same package found in http://www.grants.gov.
  • The TQP Application Instructions Package should be used as guidance only and applicants should always refer to the TQP NIA published in the Federal Register on February 25, 2022 for official application instructions.
  • TQP Application Instructions Package: HERE

These ED required forms are in the electronic application package in Grants.gov. Below is a list of the required forms that must be completed and submitted at the time of application. Electronic versions of each form can be found here.

  • ED Form 424 — Application for Federal Education Assistance (Form and Instructions)
  • ED Grant Application Form for Project Objectives and Performance Measures Information — 1894-0017
  • gov Lobbying Form
  • Standard Form LLL — Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (optional)
  • Required Response to Section 427 of GEPA

These TQP program checklists are now REQUIRED and must be submitted at the time of application. If these checklists are not submitted, the application may be considered incomplete and ineligible for review. These checklists are fillable PDF documents and must be completed and uploaded into Appendix A of the Other Narrative Attachment section of your TQP application. Please use the versions included below.

Required EED Applicant/Grantee Budget Worksheet This EED Applicant/Grantee Budget Worksheet is REQUIRED and replaces the ED 524 Budget Form for the TQP program. Applicants are strongly encouraged to review the document instructions as well as solicit help from their budget office when completing the worksheet. The worksheet must be submitted at the time of application. If this worksheet is not submitted at the time of application, the application may be considered incomplete and ineligible for review. This budget worksheet must be completed and uploaded into the Budget Narrative Attachment section of your TQP application.

NOTE:  When you submit your application electronically, you must upload any narrative sections and all other attachments to your application as files in either Portable Document Format (PDF) or Microsoft Word.  Although applicants have the option of uploading any narrative sections and all other attachments to their application in either PDF or Microsoft Word, we recommend applicants submit all documents as read-only flattened PDFs, meaning any fillable PDF files must be saved and submitted as non-fillable PDF files and not as interactive or fillable PDF files, to better ensure applications are processed in a more timely, accurate, and efficient manner. 

 

FY 2020 Competition

The Effective Educator Development Programs Division is excited to announce that on May 18, 2020 the U.S. Department of Education published in the Federal Register a Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for the Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) grant program. This TQP FY 2020 grant competition has an estimated $9,000,000 and anticipates making approximately 12-15 new awards. The Federal Register contains the complete FY 2020 TQP Notice Inviting Applications (NIA). The FY 2020 TQP grant competition will close on July 2, 2020Please review the FY 2020 TQP FAQ document attached HERE. Additionally,  applicants should review the EED Division Match/Cost Share FAQ document attached HERE. If you do not find the answer to your question(s) within these two  FAQ documents, please email your question(s) to the TQP program inbox at TQPartnership@ed.gov. Please be mindful not to wait until the last minute to email your questions.
TQP Application Publish Date: May 18, 2020

  • Intent to Apply: June 17, 2020 (Email Intents to Apply to TQPartnership@ed.gov SUBJECT: Intent to Apply FY 19)
  • Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 2, 2020 (11:59:59 p.m. Eastern time)

For the FY 2020 TQP Competition, we have provided four pre-recorded pre-application Webinars designed to provide technical assistance to perspective applicants. Webinars may download to your personal devices for unlimited access as your draft and prepare to submit your TQP application. (We will upload webinars as soon as they are available.)

In addition to the webinars above, be sure to view our series of discretionary grant competition videos. These videos are designed to be a companion to the Pre-Application webinars and other competition resources. They cover important topics across the discretionary grant competition timeline such as how to approach the planning process, application preparation and submission, logic model development, application review, and how awards are made and announced.

Applications must be submitted electronically through the Grants.gov system at http://www.grants.gov

  • Applicants are encouraged to download the TQP Application Instructions Package and review it in its entirety. It contains information and instructions that will be helpful to you and you prepare to submit your TQP application. Please note this application instructions package is the same package found in http://www.grants.gov.
  • The TQP Application Instructions Package should be used as guidance only and applicants should always refer to the TQP NIA published in the Federal Register on May 18, 2020 for official application instructions.
  • TQP Application Instructions Package: HERE

These ED required forms are in the electronic application package in Grants.gov. Below is a list of the required forms that must be completed and submitted at the time of application. Electronic versions of each form can be found here.

  • ED Form 424 — Application for Federal Education Assistance (Form and Instructions)
  • ED Grant Application Form for Project Objectives and Performance Measures Information — 1894-0017
  • Grants.gov Lobbying Form
  • Standard Form LLL — Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
  • Required Response to Section 427 of GEPA

These TQP program checklists are now REQUIRED and must be submitted at the time of application. If these checklists are not submitted, the application may be considered incomplete and ineligible for review. These checklists are fillable PDF documents and must be completed an uploaded into Appendix A of the Other Narrative Attachment section of your TQP application.

Updated 6/29/20:  New Required TQP program checklists have been updated here to fix a duplication error when entering page numbers. Please use the versions included below.

Required EED Applicant/Grantee Budget Worksheet

This EED Applicant/Grantee Budget Worksheet is REQUIRED and replaces the ED 524 Budget Form for the TQP program. Applicants are strongly encouraged to review the document instructions as well as solicit help from their budget office when completing the worksheet.

The worksheet must be submitted at the time of application. If this worksheet is not submitted at the time of application, the application may be considered incomplete and ineligible for review. This budget worksheet must be completed and uploaded into the Budget Narrative Attachment section of your TQP application.


FY 2019 Competition

The Effective Educator Development Programs Division is excited to announce that on April 3, 2019, the U.S. Department of Education published in the Federal Register a Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for the Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) grant program. This TQP FY 19 grant competition has an estimated $37,000,000 and anticipates making approximately 20 new awards. The Federal Register contains the complete FY 2019 TQP Notice Inviting Applications (NIA). The FY 2019 TQP grant competition will close on May 20, 2019 Please review the FY 2019 TQP FAQ document attached here. If you do not find the answer to your question(s) within the TQP FAQ document, please email your question(s) to the TQP program inbox at TQPartnership@ed.gov Please be mindful not to wait until the last minute to email your questions.email your question(s) to the TQP program

  • TQP Application Publish Date: April 3, 2019
  • Intent to Apply: May 1, 2019 (Email Intents to Apply to TQPartnership@ed.gov SUBJECT: Intent to Apply FY 19)
  • Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 20, 2019 (11:59:59 p.m. Eastern time)
  • Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 17, 2019

TQP Informational Webinars:
For the FY 19 TQP Competition, we have provided three pre-recorded Informational Webinars designed to provide technical assistance to perspective applicants. You may download these webinars and refer to them as needed as you prepare to submit your TQP application.

Please Note: Most of these forms are already in the electronic application package in Grants.gov. Below is a list of the required forms that must be completed, links to the electronic version of each form can be found here.

 

FY 2018 Competitions

The Teacher Quality Programs Division is excited to announce that on Friday, May 11, 2018, the U.S. Department of Education published in the Federal Register a Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for the Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) grant program. This TQP FY 18 grant competition has an estimated $14,000,000 and anticipates making 20 new awards. The Federal Register contains the complete FY 2018 TQP Notice Inviting Applications (NIA).

  • Posted in the Federal Register on May 11, 2018     PDF     HTML
  • NOTE: The FY 2018 TQP grant competition will close on June 26, 2018.

Please review the FY 2018 TQP FAQ document attached below. Please also review the slides on the Administrative Cost Cap as you will need to consider this information we preparing your budget narrative. If you do not find the answer to your question within the TQP FAQ document, please email your questions to the TQP program inbox at TQPartnership@ed.gov. Please be mindful not to wait until the last minute to email any questions you may have. 
 

TQP Application Publish Date: May 11, 2018

  • Intent to Apply: June 11, 2018   (Email Intents to Apply to TQPartnership@ed.gov SUBJECT: Intent to Apply FY 18)
  • Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 26, 2018 (4:30:00 p.m. Washington, D.C. time)
  • Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 24, 2018

TQP Informational Webinars:

For the FY 18 TQP Competition, we have provided three pre-recorded Informational Webinars designed to provide technical assistance to perspective applicants. You may download these webinars and refer to them as needed as you prepare to submit your TQP application.

TQP Application Package:
Application Package Instructions     PDF (813 KB)

  • Applicants are encouraged to download the TQP Application Package and review it in its entirety. It contains information and instructions that will be helpful to you and you prepare to submit your TQP application. Please note this is an electronic copy of the application package instructions for you to download and use as a guide only.
  • The TQP Application Package should be used as guidance only and applicants should always refer to the office TQP NIA published in the Federal Register for official application instructions.

Please Note: most of these forms are already in the electronic application packet in Grants.gov. Here is a list of the required forms that must be completed, links to the electronic version of each form can be found here.

 

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