Financial Literacy Planning and Implementation Grant

The purpose of this competitive grant program is to provide funding to support districts in the selection and/or development of materials, curriculum, professional development and in-person or virtual experiential learning related to financial literacy. Districts may propose to collaborate with vendor(s) to support this work.

Priorities

Grants will support professional learning and the development and or/selection of materials and curriculum that equip teachers to fully and effectively implement the personal financial literacy standards. The intended outcomes of this grant are for districts to deepen their understanding of the standards, adopt high-quality standards-aligned curricular materials, and provide meaningful learning experiences for students relating to financial literacy.

DESE seeks funding proposals that:

• Align materials, curriculum, professional development, and experiential learning opportunities to the concepts outlined in Chapter 438 of the Acts of 2018 and/or the Standards for Personal Financial Literacy, such as: earning and spending income; online commerce; the rights and responsibilities of renting or buying a home; saving money; using credit, credit card debt, and making investments; balancing a checkbook; state and federal taxes; and protecting and insuring assets.
  
• Utilize existing, quality instructional materials. A non-exhaustive list of instructional resources is available at At a Glance: Personal Financial Literacy 
• Increase equitable access to financial literacy education for all students.
• Lead to sustainable improvements in financial literacy programming.

LEAs will be given competitive priority in scoring for each of the following eligibilities:

• Districts and schools in chronically underperforming status
  
• LEAs with greater than 40% of the student population qualifying as economically disadvantaged
• Funding proposals that develop financial literacy knowledge and skills across multiple grade bands (i.e., more than one of the following: K–3, 4–6, 7–8, 9–10, 11–12)

• Curriculum Development
• Curriculum Implementation and Professional Development
• Financial Literacy Experiential Learning

For additional information about eligible activities and expenses, see the Full Grant Text RFP link. 

Estimated Total Program Funding: