Program Office: Teacher and Student Development Programs Service

CFDA Number: 84.381A; 84.381B
Program Type: Discretionary/Competitive Grants
Also Known As: Teachers for a Competitive Tomorrow (TCT)

The purpose of the TCT initiative is:

1. to develop and implement programs to provide integrated courses of study in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or critical foreign languages, and teacher education, that lead to a baccalaureate degree in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or a critical foreign language, with concurrent teacher certification;
2. to develop and implement two- or three-year part-time master's degree programs in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or critical foreign language education for teachers in order to enhance the teachers' content knowledge and pedagogical skills; and
3. to develop programs for professionals in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or critical foreign language education that lead to a master's degree in teaching that results in teacher certification.

The TCT initiative includes two types of discretionary grant programs. One deals with baccalaureate degree programs, the other applies to master's degree programs.

Programs for Baccalaureate Degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or Critical Foreign Languages, with Concurrent Teacher Certification (TCT-B)(CFDA #84.381A )

TCT-B grants are designed to enable grantees to develop and implement programs to provide courses of study in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM fields) or critical foreign languages that are integrated with teacher education. Graduates of these programs will receive baccalaureate degrees in STEM fields or critical foreign languages, concurrent with teacher certification

Programs for Masters Degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or Critical Foreign Languages, with Concurrent Teacher Certification (TCT-M) (CFDA #84.381B)

TCT-M grants are designed to enable grantees to develop and implement:

• Two- or three-year part-time master's degree programs in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM fields) or critical foreign languages for teachers in order to enhance the teacher's content knowledge and teaching skills, or
• One-year programs for professionals in STEM and foreign language fields that lead to a master's degree in teaching that results in teaching certification.