Every Thursday, REL-NEI highlights state-based resources, press releases, and news around the Northeast and Islands Region related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). For a listing of REL Issues & Answers Reports categorized under ARRA topics and domains, click here.
VT Posts Distance-Learning Initiative RFP
On September 3rd, Vermont posted “ARRA/Title IID Federal Funding Opportunities.” Residents can view grant applications specific to the ARRA funding that the Department of Education receives from Title IID. These grants are available to a range of entities from classroom teachers to groups working with statewide audiences. Grants will be posted as they become available over the next three to four months.
On September 3rd, Vermont also added its “ARRA/Title IID: Vermont Distance-Learning Initiative Request for Proposal.”
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education posted Preliminary Information on ARRA Reporting Requirements on September 3rd.
For more information, visit these ARRA-related websites across the Northeast and Islands Region:
U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/index.html
State Recovery Sites
http://www.recovery.gov/?q=content/state-local-tribal-and-territorial-resources
State Education Agency Recovery Sites
Education Week’s “Schools and the Stimulus”
http://www.edweek.org/ew/collections/schools-stimulus/index.html
