Timeline

Most recent competition for Programs for Master's Degrees: FY 2010
Applications available: June 30, 2010
Deadline for transmittal of applications: July 30, 2010

Federal Register Notices

• Programs for Master's Degrees, CFDA Number 84.381B
  Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for FY 2010 dated June 30, 2010 | PDF

Current Application

Please note that the FY 2010 competition for the Teachers for a Competitive Tomorrow Program is closed. The archived applications below should be used for reference only.

Below are the "Application Instructions" documents that were published in e-Grants for the FY 2010 competition. The forms required to complete this package are not available in this document. Those forms are only available in e-Grants while an application is available for submission. For your reference, the Department has provided a forms library. Some of the forms referenced in this document may be found in the forms library.

• FY 2010 Application Package (archived) - Programs for Masters Degrees: MS Word (432K) | PDF (309K)

Tips and Assistance

The Programs for Master's Degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or Critical Foreign Language Education (TCT-M) is a discretionary grant program that was authorized by the America COMPETES Act in August of 2007.

Program requirements: Grantees are required to:

• Promote effective teaching skills so that program participants become more effective science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or critical foreign language teachers;
• Prepare teachers to assume leadership roles in their schools;
• Provide high-quality research, laboratory, or internship experiences that are integrated with coursework;
• Provide student teaching or other clinical classroom experiences;
• Include strategies for improving student literacy;
• Align the content knowledge in the master's degree programs with challenging student academic achievement standards and challenging academic content standards established by the State in which the program is conducted;
• Encourage participation of individuals who are members of groups underrepresented in teaching of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or critical foreign languages; members of the Armed Forces transitioning to civilian life; and teachers teaching in schools determined by the partnership to be most in need;
• Offer tuition assistance, based on need, as appropriate;
• Create opportunities for enhanced and ongoing professional development; and
• Evaluate and report on the impact of the program.

Period of Grant: Not to exceed five years.

Matching Requirement: Each eligible recipient that receives a grant under this part shall provide, from non-Federal sources, an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount of the grant (which may be provided in cash or in-kind) to carry out the activities supported by the grant.

Supplement Not Supplant Provision: Grant funds provided under this part shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, other Federal or State funds.

Application Contact

Andrea Baird
Teachers for a Competitive Tomorrow
U.S. Department of Education
1990 K Street, N.W., Room 6143
Washington, DC 20006-8525
Telephone: (202) 502-7797

If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll free, at 1-800-877-8339

Express Mail Delivery* Only:

Andrea Baird
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.
Teachers for a Competitive Tomorrow
K Street Location, Room 6143
Washington DC 20202-8525
Telephone: (202) 502-7797

* Effective April 8, 2011 all express mail packages must be sent to a central U. S. Department of Education location for security screening and tracking before transfer to other headquarters buildings. Please direct express mail packages being delivered to program by UPS, FedEx, DHL, and similar carriers to the express mail address indicated.

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