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Ready To Learn Programming

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

ED-GRANT-26-055

HHS-OESE

General Information

$31,000,000
Est. Program Funding:
July 8, 2026
Closing Date:
3
Expected No. of Awards
N/a
Award Ceiling

Opportunity Number:
ED-GRANT-26-055

Owning Agency:
HHS-OESE

Opportunity Category:
Discretionary (D)

Synopsis

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. 

Response Date Jul 08, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Posting Date May 11, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Archive Date Aug 07, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Award Ceiling N/a
Award Floor N/a
Cost Sharing No

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info on Eligibility: To receive funding under this competition, an entity must be a public telecommunications entity that is able to demonstrate—(a) A capacity for the development and national distribution of educational and instructional television programming of high quality that is accessible by a large majority of disadvantaged preschool and elementary school children; (b) A capacity to contract with the producers of children’s television programming for the purpose of developing educational television programming of high quality;(c) A capacity, consistent with the entity’s mission and nonprofit nature, to negotiate such contracts in a manner that returns to the entity an appropriate share of any ancillary income from sales of any program-related products; and (d) A capacity to localize programming and materials to meet specific State and local needs and to provide educational outreach at the local level. Note: If two or more public telecommunications entities wish to form a consortium and jointly submit a single application, they must follow the procedures for group applications described in 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129.

Additional Information

Agency Name Jennifer F Todd Grantor
Link to Additional Information: View Details
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: GrantSolutions Help Desk
Phone: 202-550-1658

CFDA Program(s)

  • 84.295: Ready-To-Learn Television
   

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