Federal agencies have announced the opening of grant competitions for two key education initiatives under the Fiscal Year 2026 funding cycle. The Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program will provide funding aimed at improving teacher effectiveness and school leadership through evidence-based strategies. Separately, the Innovative Approaches to ... competition will support creative solutions in education, though specific focus areas have not been detailed. Applications for both programs are now being accepted, targeting educators, administrators, and organizations seeking to implement new approaches in K-12 schools.


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 ...