Federal education and labor agencies have launched the annual competitions for two key funding programs aimed at supporting educators and school leadership. The Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program will again offer grants to reward effective teaching and principal performance, while the Innovative Approaches initiative will back creative strategies to improve student outcomes. Schools and organizations interested in applying must submit proposals by the upcoming deadlines, with awards expected to strengthen workforce development and instructional quality nationwide. Details on eligibility and priority areas are now available through the respective departments’ official notices.


Today, the U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Labor (DOL) issued the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 competitions for the Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program and the Innovative Approaches to ...