Education and Workforce Innovation Commission (EWIC) Grants
- Education and Workforce Innovation Program fund (EWIF)
- Career and Technical Education 6th and 7th Grade Expansion Grant
Legislation
https://www.dpi.nc.gov/media/7249/open
- § 115C-64.15. North Carolina Education and Workforce Innovation Commission
- § 115C-64.16. The Education and Workforce Innovation Program
- § 115C-64.17. The Career and Technical Education Grade Expansion Program
Grant cycle timeline for both EWIC grants
- 2019-2020 – 2020-2021
- 2021-22 – 2022-2023 (current)
- 2023-2024 – TBD (future, beginning Fall of 2023)
Factors for consideration by EWIC Commission in 2022:
- Duration of grant cycle (two years, three years, etc.)
- Amount of funds for EWIF grant (the current maximum is $60,000)
- Allowing folks outside of the EWIC Commission to serve on the Application Scoring Committee
- Visiting schools and districts that currently receive the grants
- Looking for what is working well and what might need EWIC Commission assistance, etc.
- Finalize both EWIC applications after a deep dive into the applications by the Application Revision Committee and the EWIC Commission reconvening after site visits
Tentative Schedule for Application Planning for Upcoming Grant Cycle
(Please do not edit the schedule in any way.)
March 2022 |
Application Revision Committee meeting |
March - April 2022 |
Application Revision Committee meeting (meeting tentative based on need) |
Spring 2022
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Education and Workforce Innovation Commission Meeting to Cover the following:
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Spring or Late Summer 2022 |
EWIC Commissioners to visit schools (virtually if necessary) to see what is working for local programs, determine areas for improvement, and discover ways the EWIC Commission can further assist grantees and potential grantees in the application process |
Summer 2022 |
Jacqueline Wyatt to work with HMB team (company responsible for building the applications in the CCIP system) to implement changes approved by EWIC Commission |
September 1, 2022 |
Both applications to be released to the public |
October 31, 2022 |
Both applications due date (by 5:00 pm) |
November - December 2022 |
Application Scoring Committee to score applications |
January 2023 |
Education and Workforce Innovation Commission to meet to vote on applications. The Grade Expansion applications must go before the NC State Board of Education as recommendation for approval. |
February 2023 |
Jacqueline Wyatt to present Grade Expansion grant applications to NC State Board of Education for Approval as an Action on First Reading item. |
February 2023 |
Jacqueline Wyatt to work with the Financial Services team at NCDPI to ensure funding is allocated accordingly for the 2023-2024 grant year. |
Fall 2023 |
Beginning of 2023-24 grant cycle (remainder of grant cycle to be determined by the EWIC Commission in 2022) |
Education and Workforce Innovation Commission thoughts and suggested edits to the Education and Workforce Innovation Program Fund grant application
These suggestions are to be taken into account by the Application Revision Committee.
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Application Page Number and Question (Please copy and paste) |
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Education and Workforce Innovation Commission thoughts and suggested edits to the Career and Technical Education 6th and 7th Grade Expansion grant application
These suggestions are to be taken into account by the Application Revision Committee.
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