Education Department Finalizes Grant Priority for Patriotic Education
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This notice creates a new priority and related definitions that the U.S. Department of Education can use when awarding discretionary grants. The priority focuses on promoting patriotic education and may be applied in full or in part to current or future grant competitions. Schools, education nonprofits, state education agencies, and other grant applicants should watch future Department grant notices to see whether this priority is included. If it is, applicants may need to design programs, evidence, and project narratives around the Department’s patriotic education goals. The priority takes effect on June 22, 2026.
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Key Changes
- Adds a new Department of Education discretionary grant priority focused on patriotic education
- Allows the Secretary of Education to apply the full priority or selected parts in grant competitions
- Creates related definitions for use in current and future authorized grant programs