This funding opportunity supports States, local educational agencies, and nonprofits to develop, implement, or expand comprehensive performance-based compensation or human capital management systems for teachers, principals, and school leaders, especially in high-need schools. It also funds research on the effectiveness and fairness of these systems. Projects led by State educational agencies and those advancing meaningful learning with proven interventions receive competitive preference points.
Eligible applicants include city or township governments, independent school districts, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions), for-profit organizations (excluding small businesses), and state governments. A
