Description
The U.S. Department of Labor is soliciting applications for the Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) program, which aims to increase the number of highly effective educators by supporting evidence-based practices. Eligible applicants include institutions of higher education, national nonprofit entities, the Bureau of Indian Education, and partnerships consisting of these entities and for-profit organizations. The program provides funding for up to 36 months, with estimated awards ranging from $1 million to $6 million per project year. The application deadline is June 1, 2026.
• Eligible applicants must provide at least 25% of the total cost of the project from non-Federal sources.
• The program involves supplement-not-supplant funding requirements.
• Applicants must submit a logic model, letter or documentation showing ability and intent to meet the program's statutory matching funds requirement, and high-need school documentation as appendices to the Other Attachments form.
• The SEED program competition peer reviewers will take into account the feasibility of each applicant's use of funds when scoring and ranking applications.