PrepareRI Grants

PrepareRI offers grants to help launch new programs that increase students' access to
high-quality career pathways. You can learn more about our specific grant programs below.
This page will be updated as new grant opportunities become available.

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• Grants for Schools

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Grant Applications

CAREER EXPLORATION GRANT RECIPIENTS

For the 2019 Career Exploration Application Grant cycle, RIDE received applications from 21 schools, requesting a total $102,029.71. A total of 18 schools have been selected to be funded for the career exploration grant. The total amount being given to funded schools is $87,029.71. Schools will be developing tools and resources that integrate career exploration into school day coursework which can be shared statewide. The winning schools include: Paul Cuffee Middle School, Birchwood Middle School, Martin Middle School, North Smithfield Middle School, Dr. E.A. Ricci Middle School, Kickemuit Middle School, Gaudet Middle School, Exeter-West Greenwich Junior High, Thompson Middle School, Calcutt Middle School, Chariho Middle School, Deering Middle School, Slater Middle School, Goff Middle School, Jenks Middle School, Gallagher Middle School, East Bay Educational Collaborative, and Ponaganset Middle School.

Career Exploration grants are intended to accelerate the integration of career exploration activities with existing learning experiences in middle school (grades 6-8). RIDE will award grants on a competitive basis to local educational agencies (LEAs) for new or existing middle school career exploration activities in an effort to create a portfolio of career exploration models that are integrated into core content areas, which are developed and/or adapted in partnership with industry representatives.

Learn more about Career Exploration Grants. For questions, please email onna.holland@ride.ri.gov.

CTE INNOVATION & EQUITY GRANTS

In June 2018, RIDE awarded nearly $1.2 million in CTE Innovation and Equity Grants. The CTE Equity Grants will be used by new and existing career education programs to help expand access for historically underserved students. The eight recipient schools are spread out across the state and will each receive roughly $150,000 in funding over two years, starting in the 2018-2019 school year. This is the first year of the CTE Equity Grant program, and it proved very popular: RIDE received applications from 26 school districts, accounting for $3.1 million in requests for the available funds.

Learn more about the 2018 CTE Equity Grant winners.

View the RIDE press release or other press coverage about the grants.

WORK-BASED LEARNING & COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS

The Governor's Workforce Board (GWB) released a Grant Solicitation for Real Skills for Youth partnerships with applications due on Friday, February 1st, 2019 at 4:00pm. The purpose of this Grant Solicitation is for qualified organizations to form strategic partnerships to develop and implement high-quality, paid, work-based learning experiences, and college and career readiness programming for youth in Summer 2019 and academic year 2019-20. The Real Skills for Youth program, started in 2018, builds off the long-standing Summer Youth Employment program to enhance and scale work-based learning opportunities for youth, and more tightly connect work-based learning to year-round career readiness programming, by supporting partnerships among schools, youth-serving organizations, industry, and others. A list of FAQs is posted on the GWB website, as well as slides from the Pre-Proposal conference. 

WORK-BASED LEARNING & COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS

The Governor's Workforce Board (GWB) released a Grant Solicitation for Real Skills for Youth partnerships with applications due on Friday, February 1st, 2019 at 4:00pm. The purpose of this Grant Solicitation is for qualified organizations to form strategic partnerships to develop and implement high-quality, paid, work-based learning experiences, and college and career readiness programming for youth in Summer 2019 and academic year 2019-20. The Real Skills for Youth program, started in 2018, builds off the long-standing Summer Youth Employment program to enhance and scale work-based learning opportunities for youth, and more tightly connect work-based learning to year-round career readiness programming, by supporting partnerships among schools, youth-serving organizations, industry, and others. A list of FAQs is posted on the GWB website, as well as slides from the Pre-Proposal conference.