Dear Colleagues,

The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE), announced the posting of the Native Hawaiian Career and Technical Education Program (NHCTEP) notice inviting applications for new awards, in the June 27, 2018, Federal Register.

The Federal Register Notice is available at: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/06/27/2018-13856/applications-for-new-awards-native-hawaiian-career-and-technical-education-program-nhctep. Also, the Federal Register Notice and Application Package is available at: https://www.grants.gov. The deadline for the transmittal of applications is July 27, 2018.

The following entities are eligible to apply for funding:

(a) Community-based organizations primarily serving and representing Native Hawaiians. For purposes of the NHCTEP, a community-based organization means a public or private organization that provides career and technical education, or related services, to individuals in the Native Hawaiian community.
(b) A community-based organization may apply individually or as part of a consortium with one or more eligible community-based organizations. (Eligible applicants seeking to apply for funds as a consortium must meet the requirements in 34 CFR 75.127-75.129.)

Also, on July 12, 2018, the Department will host a Pre-Application Teleconference, designed to help interested applicants with the NHCTEP Application Process. For your reference throughout the application process, information can be found on the following page of the Perkins Collaborative Resource Network (PCRN) website at https://cte.ed.gov/grants/native-hawaiian-career-and-technical-education-program. Details regarding the Pre-Application Teleconference will be posted on the PCRN website before the July 12, 2018 teleconference.

If you have questions regarding the 2018 NHCTEP grant opportunity, submit them to NHCTEPgrant@ed.gov

Best –
Sharon Lee Miller, Director
Division of Academic and Technical Education