Federal agencies have launched the Fiscal Year 2026 funding competitions for two key education initiatives aimed at supporting educators and school leadership. The Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program will provide grants to reward effective teaching and principal performance, while the Innovative Approaches program will back creative strategies to improve student outcomes. Both initiatives seek proposals that align with broader efforts to strengthen K-12 education through evidence-based practices. Applications are now open for eligible schools and organizations seeking to participate in these competitive funding opportunities.
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 ...