Supporting Effective Educator Development 84.423A
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The U.S. Department of Labor, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, is seeking grant applications for the Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) program to increase the number of highly effective educators. The competition funds projects that use evidence-based practices to prepare, develop, or strengthen educators’ skills in ways that improve student outcomes and can be developed, expanded, evaluated, and shared as models. Eligible applicants include institutions of higher education, national nonprofit entities, the Bureau of Indian Education, or qualifying partnerships with for-profit entities, and the program includes a 25% non-federal cost share. Applications are due June 1, 2026 by 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time, with an estimated $90 million available and individual awards expected to range from $1 million to $6 million over a project period of up to 36 months; the contact listed is Orman Feres at orman.feres@ed.gov.
Eligible Applicants
To receive funds under this program, an applicant must be:An institution of higher education (IHE) that provides course materials or resources that are evidence-based in increasing academic achievement, graduation rates, or rates of postsecondary education matriculation;A national nonprofit entity with a demonstrated record of raising student academic achievement, graduation rates, and rates of higher education attendance, matriculation, or completion, or of effectiveness in providing preparation and professional development activities and programs for teachers, principals, or other school leaders;The Bureau of Indian Education; orA partnership consisting of--One or more entities described in paragraph (a) or (b); andA for-profit entity.Note: If you are a nonprofit organization, under 34 CFR 75.51, you may demonstrate your nonprofit status by any of the following means: (1) proof that the Internal Revenue Service currently recognizes the applicant as an organization to which contributions are tax deductible under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (2) a statement from a State taxing body or the State attorney general certifying that the organization is a nonprofit organization operating within the State and that no part of its net earnings may lawfully benefit any private shareholder or individual; (3) a certified copy of the applicant"s certificate of incorporation or similar document if it clearly establishes the nonprofit status of the applicant; or (4) any item described above if that item applies to a State or national parent organization, together with a statement by the State or parent organization that the applicant is a local nonprofit affiliate.