Notice2026-09308
Notice Announcing Teacher Quality Partnership Program Competition
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Published
May 11, 2026
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Education Department
Abstract
The Employment and Training Administration at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is soliciting applications in support of the administration of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Teacher Quality Partnership Program (TQP), Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.336S, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education (ED).
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 90 (Monday, May 11, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25562-25563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09308]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice Announcing Teacher Quality Partnership Program Competition
AGENCY: Department of Education, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Employment and Training Administration at the U.S.
Department of Labor (DOL) is soliciting applications in support of the
administration of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Teacher Quality Partnership
Program (TQP), Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.336S, on behalf of
the U.S. Department of Education (ED).
DATES: Complete proposals must be submitted electronically through the
<a href="http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a> ``APPLY'' function by 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern time, June 23,
2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mia Howerton. Telephone: (202) 219-
0147. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#317c58501f795e465443455e5f7154551f565e47"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2c61454d0264435b495e5843426c4948024b435a">[email protected]</span></a> or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#de8a8f8ebfacaab0bbacadb6b7ae9ebbbaf0b9b1a8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="efbbbebf8e9d9b818a9d9c87869faf8a8bc1888099">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the TQP program is to improve
student achievement; improve the quality of prospective and new
teachers by improving teacher preparation and enhancing professional
development; hold teacher preparation programs at institutions of
higher education (IHEs) accountable for preparing teachers who meet
applicable State certification and licensure requirements; and recruit
highly qualified individuals into the teaching force. The TQP program
also supports the use of Registered Apprenticeship as a high-quality,
work-based learning pathway for preparing and credentialing new
teachers based on demonstrated skill and merit, particularly in high-
need schools and subject areas experiencing teacher shortages.
The TQP program supports ``eligible partnerships'' that pair a
high-need local educational agency (LEA), a high-need school served by
the LEA, or a high-need early childhood education (ECE) program with a
partner institution that includes a school, department, or program of
education within such partner institution, and a school or department
of arts and sciences within such partner institution. Such partnerships
may also include certain other entities described below. Under section
202(d) and (e) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA),
(20 U.S.C. 1022a(d) and (e)), these partnerships must implement either
(a) teacher preparation programs at the pre-baccalaureate or ``fifth-
year'' level that include specific reforms in IHEs' existing teacher
preparation programs; or (b) teacher residency programs for individuals
who are recent graduates with strong academic backgrounds or are mid-
career professionals from outside the field of education. The FY 2026
competition includes priorities, selection criteria, and requirements.
The absolute priorities are: Partnership Grants for the Preparation of
Teachers, Partnership Grants for the Establishment of Effective
Teaching Residency Programs, Partnership Grants for the Development of
Leadership Programs in Conjunction with the Preparation of a Pre-
Baccalaureate Model for Teachers, Partnership Grants for the
Development of Leadership Programs in Conjunction with the
Establishment of an Effective Teaching Residency Program, and Returning
Education to the States. The competitive preference priorities are:
Career Pathways and Workforce Readiness, Promoting Evidence-Based
Literacy, and Meaningful Learning Opportunities for Students.
Maximum Award: We will not make an award exceeding $2,000,000 to
any applicant per 12-month budget period.
Eligible Applicant: An eligible applicant must be an ``eligible
partnership'' as defined in section 200(6) of the HEA, 20 U.S.C 1022a.
The term ``eligible partnership'' means an entity that--
(a) Must include--
(i) A high-need LEA;
(ii)(A) A high-need school or a consortium of high-need schools
served by the high-need LEA; or
(B) As applicable, a high-need ECE program;
(iii) A partner institution;
(iv) A school, department, or program of education within such
partner institution, which may include an existing teacher professional
development program with proven outcomes within a four-year IHE that
provides intensive and sustained collaboration between faculty and LEAs
consistent with the requirements of title II of the HEA; and
(v) A school or department of arts and sciences within such partner
institution; and
(b) May include any of the following:
(i) The Governor of the State.
(ii) The State educational agency.
(iii) The State board of education.
(iv) The State agency for higher education.
(v) A business.
(vi) A public or private nonprofit educational organization.
(vii) An educational service agency.
(viii) A teacher organization.
(ix) A high-performing LEA, or a consortium of such LEAs, that can
serve as a resource to the partnership.
(x) A charter school.
(xi) A school or department within the partner institution that
focuses on psychology and human development.
(xii) A school or department within the partner institution with
comparable expertise in the disciplines of teaching, learning, and
child and adolescent development.
(xiii) An entity operating a program that provides alternative
routes to State certification of teachers.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1021-1022c.
To Apply: The complete funding opportunity announcement and all
information needed to apply, including the priorities and program
requirements, are available on ED's website at <a href="https://www.ed.gov/grants-and-programs/teacher-preparation-grants/teacher-quality-partnership-program">https://www.ed.gov/grants-and-programs/teacher-preparation-grants/teacher-quality-partnership-program</a>, on DOL's website at <a href="http://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/grants/apply/find-opportunities">www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/grants/apply/find-opportunities</a>, and on <a href="http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a> at <a href="https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362300">https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362300</a>. The application notice and
instructions on <a href="http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a> is the official document governing the grant
competition.
Accessible Format: On request to the program contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities
can obtain this document in an accessible format.
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Note: Henry Maklakiewicz signs this notice in furtherance of
DOL's role in providing support to ED.
Kirsten Baesler,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education,
Department of Education.
Henry Maklakiewicz,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2026-09308 Filed 5-8-26; 8:45 am]
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