ESEA TITLE IV, PART F, SUBPART 4, SECTION 4643: Ready to Learn Programming

Funding

$27.7M, awarded competitively

Eligibility

Public telecommunications entities.

Sample Use of Funds

Activities could include:

• Developing, producing, and distributing accessible educational and instructional video programming for preschool and elementary school children and their parents in order to facilitate student academic achievement;
• Facilitating the development, directly or through contracts with producers of children’s and family educational television programming, of educational programming for preschool and elementary school children, and the accompanying support materials and services that promote the effective use of such programming;
• Facilitating the development of programming and digital content containing Ready-to-Learn programming and resources for parents and caregivers that is specially designed for nationwide distribution over public television stations’ digital broadcasting channels and the Internet;
• Developing and disseminating education and training materials, including interactive programs and programs adaptable to distance learning technologies, that are designed to promote school readiness.

This grant has an extensive list of uses of funds. View the complete ESSA Federal Funding Guide below for the full list.

Key Provision: Emphasis on Low-Income Children

The program’s general goal is to promote early learning and school readiness, with a particular interest in reaching low-income children.

For more information, contact Tom Zembar at 202.822.7109 or [email protected]

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