Governor Phil Murphy • Lt. Governor Tahesha Way

Reading Intervention for Secondary Engagement (RISE) - Competitive

  

Division: Teaching and Learning Services

Office: Learning Equity and Academic Recovery (LEAR)

View Published NGO Document (Microsoft Word)

   

Purpose:

The Reading Intervention for Secondary Engagement (RISE) grant opportunity is specifically designed to support Local Education Agencies (LEAs) in implementing innovative, evidence-based literacy interventions for students on the secondary level in grades 6–12. Priority will be given to grants that utilize strategies from the Institute of Education Sciences guide to Providing Reading Intervention for Students in Grades 4-9 and focus on sustaining practices beyond adopting an online platform.

The Department anticipates the RISE grant to result in the following outcomes: 

  • Support for the identification and remediation of reading difficulties among secondary students;
  • Promotion and adoption of research-based instructional practices and high-quality literacy materials;
  • Development of innovative, sustainable literacy programs specifically designed for students who are not reading at grade level proficiency;
  • Increased capacity for educators to deliver impactful, differentiated instruction to struggling readers across content areas; and
  • Establish and utilize a system for ongoing monitoring of intervention fidelity and student outcomes to ensure that reading supports are implemented as intended and lead to measurable improvements in student literacy performance.

The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) has established a one-year grant program. This grant program is open to. LEAs who have 40% or more free and reduced lunch and service students in grades 6-12. Award tiers of $20,000, $30,000, and $50,000 have been established based on enrollment. Please see Appendix A of the NGO for a list of eligible LEAs and maximum award amounts.

Based on the availability of Federal Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant funds, this grant program will begin September 30, 2025, and will end on August 31, 2026. 

   

Eligible Agencies: See Appendix A of the NGO for a list of eligible LEAs

Grant Type: Competitive

Number of Award(s) Anticipated: 50

Total Amount Available: $1,000,000

Application Due Date: 8/21/2025