Closed · DOL-OESE-33844 · CFDA 84.374 · Discretionary

Teacher and School Leader Incentive Fund 84.374A

Federal grant opportunity posted by Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, cataloged on Grants.gov.

Varies
Award range
Closed
Status
June 9, 2026
Close date
20
Expected awards

The verdict

Teacher and School Leader Incentive Fund 84.374A is a closed discretionary listing from Office of Elementary and Secondary Education that offered Varies by applicant across 20 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 10 other opportunities from Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Varies
award range
Closed
application status
20
expected awards
84.374
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on June 9, 2026. CFDA 84.374 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was Varies by applicant.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed June 9, 2026

Posted Apr 8 Closes Jun 9

Est. Total Funding

$60,000,000

Expected Awards

20

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The Employment and Training Administration at the U.S. Department of Labor (Labor) is soliciting applications in support of the administration of the Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program (TSL) program on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The purpose of the TSL program is to assist States, local educational agencies (LEAs), and nonprofit organizations to develop, implement, improve, or expand comprehensive performance-based compensation systems (PBCS) or human capital management systems (HCMS) for teachers, principals, or other school leaders (especially for teachers, principals, or other school leaders in high-need schools) who raise student growth and academic achievement, support workforce readiness, and close the achievement gap between high- and low-performing students. In addition, a portion of TSL funds may be used to study the effectiveness, fairness, quality, consistency, and reliability of PBCS or HCMS for educators.Grant application reviewers will award competitive preference points to projects or proposals that will be carried out by State educational agencies grantees. This priority aligns to the Administration"s efforts to ensure Federal education dollars empower states to best meet their teachers" and students" needs. Applicants can also receive competitive preference points for projects or proposals that are designed to advance meaningful learning, including high-quality and proven interventions that will directly benefit student learning outcomes.

Market-open applicant set · includes for-profit door

The eligibility set for Teacher and School Leader Incentive Fund 84.3… includes a for-profit door among 7 printed types (State governments; City or township governments; Independent school districts; Federally recognized tribal governments; +3 more). Competitive traffic can include commercial applicants alongside other listed classes. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Employment, Labor and Training (ELT). Inside Office of Elementary and Secondary Education's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 00
State governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 05
Independent school districts
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 22
For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Cynthia Hunter Cynthia.Hunter@ed.gov

What to do next

Teacher and School Leader Incentive Fund 84.3… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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