August 15, 2023

Dear Colleagues:

On behalf of the U. S. Department of Education’s Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE), I am pleased to announce the posting this morning of a notice inviting applications (NIA) for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2023 for the Perkins Innovation and Modernization (PIM) Grant Program for Career-Connected High Schools.  Through this competition, the Department seeks to award just over $24 million in grant funds for projects that will build capacity among secondary education, postsecondary education, and workforce development systems to expand access to career-connected high school programs for more students.  As described in the NIA, career-connected high schools are those that offer systematic postsecondary counseling and career advising, dual or concurrent enrollment, work-based learning, and programs that offer opportunities to earn an industry-recognized credential.

The link to the Federal Register Notice is available here.  Applications for FY 2023 PIM grant funds must be submitted through Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov) no later than October 13, 2023.

Please stay tuned to the Perkins Collaborative Resource Network (PCRN) where we will be posting detailed instructions for completing the application package, a recorded pre-application Webinar walking through the NIA, and answers to frequently asked questions about the competition process.  If you have questions regarding the competition process, please send an email to PIMgrants@ed.gov. 

Finally, we ask that you widely share the NIA within your State to encourage eligible applicants to apply.  And, as always, thank you for commitment to improving the quality of student learning in schools across this country.

Best –

Sharon Lee Miller

Director, Division of Academic and Technical Education