What is this grant opportunity?

This is a federal funding opportunity titled "Ready To Learn Programming", offered by Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. It is associated with CFDA program 84.295. Description: RTL is designed to: (1) promote school readiness and academic achievement through the development and dissemination of accessible instructional programming for preschool and elementary sc...

Is this opportunity still open?

No, this opportunity is closed. It closed on July 8, 2026. Check the parent program page for future funding cycles.

How much funding is available?

The award range for this opportunity is Varies by applicant. Total estimated funding: $31,000,000. Expected number of awards: 3.

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Closed · ED-GRANT-26-055 · CFDA 84.295 · Discretionary

Ready To Learn Programming

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

Varies
Award range: Closed
Status: July 8, 2026
Close date: 3
Expected awards

Compiled by PlainGrants · August 10, 2026

The verdict

Ready To Learn Programming is a closed discretionary listing from Office of Elementary and Secondary Education that offered Varies by applicant across 3 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 2 other opportunities from Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Varies
award range: Closed
application status: 3
expected awards: 84.295
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on July 8, 2026. Watch CFDA 84.295 (Ready to Learn Television) for the next funding cycle. 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 July 8, 2026

Posted May 11 Closes Jul 8

Est. Total Funding

$31,000,000

Expected Awards

Instrument

Grant

Description

Description: RTL is designed to: (1) promote school readiness and academic achievement through the development and dissemination of accessible instructional programming for preschool and elementary school children and their families; (2) develop and disseminate programming and digital content containing Ready to Learn programming that is specially designed for nationwide distribution over public television stations’ digital broadcasting channels and the Internet; and (3) Produce educational outreach materials and programs that are designed to deepen and extend the effectiveness of the educational television and interactive. RTL accomplishes this by providing grants to support the creation of nationally distributed educational media content that meets the highest standards of educational quality. RTL television and digital media products focus on developmentally appropriate curriculum frameworks that align with widely accepted learning standards.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · ED-GRANT-26-055

Grants.gov marks Ready To Learn Programming with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Education (ED). 1 other Office of Elementary and Secondary Education listings share this eligibility-code string (33% of 3).

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.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 84.295

Ready to Learn Television

U.S. Department of Education

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Agency Contact

Tammy Proctor Supervisory Education Prog. Spec. Phone 202-260-7803

What to do next

Ready To Learn Programming is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

Parent CFDA 84.295 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
Ready to Learn Television indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education lists 2 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants

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