Q: Will the slides or recording be posted for this technical assistance session?
A: The Office of Grants Management will either post a PDF or video link.

Q: Do districts need to submit a budget of $40,000 or can we submit for less and more awards would be granted?
A: The total funding available for this program is $1,100,000. Forty awards will be made. Twenty awards of up to $40,000 will be made to LEAs developing and implementing a new advanced computer science course. Twenty awards of up to $15,000 will be made to LEAs developing and implementing a new introductory computer science course. (See page 5-6 of NGO for details).

Q: Does the Cybersecurity, AI course, and/or college articulation fall under the 20 awards up to $40,000 new advanced computer science course or the 20 awards up to $15,000 for implementing introductory computer science course? How do we designate between advanced and introductory for cybersecurity, AI, and/or college articulation courses?
A: LEAs that offer a high school program of study, not related to the Career Technical Education (CTE) Information Technology career cluster are eligible to apply for this program. The high school may also offer a CTE program in the Technology Career Cluster; however, the new course may not be part of the CTE program.

Eligible Applicants may request funding for only one of the following options:

• LEAs with one or more high schools that currently teach a computer science course may apply for up to $40,000 to develop and implement one or more new advanced computer science courses that meet one of the following criteria:
  1. The course is a College Board approved Advanced Placement Computer Science A course.
  2. The course is a College Board approved Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles course.
  3. The course is a course in Cybersecurity or Artificial Intelligence (AI).
  4. The course is eligible for credit in computer science through an articulation agreement with a postsecondary institution.
• LEAs with one or more high schools that do not currently teach a computer science course may apply for up to $15,000 to develop and implement one or more new introductory computer science courses, building the high school's capacity to offer advanced computer science courses in subsequent years.

Q: Does the planning period begin 3/1 or 6/1?
A: The planning period for this grant is expected to run from 6/1 to 7/31 and implementation should begin on 8/1.

Q: Can a district with multiple high schools receive more than one grant?
Q: I was wondering can 2 high schools in the same district go for the grant? Would they have to share the funding, or would they both be eligible?
A: Page 5 of the NGO document specifies that:

Eligible Local Educational Agencies (LEA) / Applicants may request funding for only one of the following options:

Option 1

LEAs with one or more high schools that currently teach a computer science course may apply for up to $40,000 to develop and implement one or more new advanced computer science courses that meet one of the following criteria:

1. The course is a College Board approved Advanced Placement Computer Science A course.
2. The course is a College Board approved Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles course.
3. The course is a course in Cybersecurity or Artificial Intelligence (AI).
4. The course is eligible for credit in computer science through an articulation agreement with a postsecondary institution.

Option 2

LEAs with one or more high schools that do not currently teach a computer science course may apply for up to $15,000 to develop and implement one or more new introductory computer science courses, building the high school's capacity to offer advanced computer science courses in subsequent years.

Awards will be made at the LEA level, regardless of the quantity of high schools within the LEA.