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NCDPI Announces 2026 Digital Learning Initiative Instructional Innovation Grant RFP | NC DPI Last week, the State Board of Education approved the Instructional Innovation Grant which will benefit North Carolina public schools’ Digital Learning Initiative (DLI).
This competitive grant opportunity is designed to support North Carolina Public School Units (PSUs) in advancing innovative digital teaching and learning through high quality professional learning and purposeful instructional technology integration. Up to $1.
2 million in grants funded by the General Assembly through the state’s Digital Learning Initiative will be available to school districts, charter schools, lab schools and regional schools during the 2026-27 school year.
Over the past nine years, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s (NCDPI) Digital Teaching and Learning Division has committed more than $10 million dollars in similar grants to help schools and districts develop and strengthen digital-age learning initiatives. Following the Board’s approval, NCDPI is seeking proposals for grants in two categories: professional learning and innovative technologies.
All North Carolina districts, charter schools and regional schools are eligible to apply. The window for the request for proposals for the grants opened April 2, 2026 and will close June 18, 2026 at 5 p. m.
Pathway 1: Professional Learning This pathway supports high-quality professional learning aligned to the North Carolina Digital Learning Plan and the ISTE-aligned Digital Learning Competencies. Proposed initiatives should build educator capacity and lead to meaningful improvements in classroom practice and student learning experiences.
Pathway 2: Innovative Technologies This pathway supports the purposeful integration of innovative instructional technologies that strengthen student learning experiences and outcomes. Proposals must include a professional learning plan and a clear sustainability strategy. Hardware and software purchases are allowable only when embedded within an approved instructional innovation initiative.
Infrastructure-only proposals are not eligible. Up to 10 grants will be awarded based on application quality and available funds. Traditional public school districts may apply for up to $50,000 .
Charter, laboratory, and regional schools may apply for up to $20,000 . The grant period will begin in Fall 2026 and conclude in Spring 2027 .
RFP Release Date: April 2, 2026 Webinar Series Begins: April 13, 2026 Application Deadline: June 18, 2026, by 5:00 PM ET Selections Announced: August 6, 2026 Program Implementation: August 2026 to June 2027 All application materials must be submitted electronically using the designated Google Form . Applicants are encouraged to first create a forced copy of the application template and complete all required components before submission.
Only one application per PSU may be submitted. To support applicants throughout the grant window, NCDPI will offer a series of informational webinars and office hours (outlined below). Webinars will be recorded and made available on the DLI Grants website.
PSUs may also request face-to-face support or 1:1 virtual meetings by emailing Lindsey. Sipe@dpi. nc.
gov . Application materials and additional grant information are available at go. ncdpi.
gov/DLIRFP26 . Grant Overview and Support Sessions for PSUs April 13, 2026 | 10-11 a. m.
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Public school units in North Carolina, including traditional public school districts, charter schools, regional schools, and lab schools. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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2026 Digital Learning Initiative Instructional Innovation Grant is a grant from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction that funds innovative digital teaching and learning programs in North Carolina public schools. The competitive grant supports two pathways: professional learning aligned to the NC Digital Learning Plan, and purposeful integration of innovative instructional technologies. Up to $1.2 million is available, with awards of up to $50,000 for public school districts and up to $20,000 for charter, laboratory, and regional schools. Applications are due June 18, 2026, with up to 10 grants to be awarded. Eligible applicants are North Carolina public school districts, charter schools, laboratory schools, and regional schools.
The 2026 Digital Learning Initiative Instructional Innovation Grant RFP is a competitive grant from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction that funds innovative digital teaching and learning in North Carolina public schools. Up to $1.2 million is available for the 2026-27 school year, with traditional public school districts eligible for up to $50,000 and charter, laboratory, and regional schools eligible for up to $20,000. Two funding pathways are available: Pathway 1 supports high-quality professional learning aligned to the NC Digital Learning Plan, and Pathway 2 supports purposeful integration of innovative instructional technologies with an accompanying professional learning plan. Up to 10 grants will be awarded. All NC districts, charter schools, and regional schools are eligible to apply. The application deadline is June 18, 2026.
Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education & Human Resources (IUSE: EHR) Program is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). This program promotes novel, creative, and transformative approaches to generating and using new knowledge about STEM teaching and learning to improve STEM education for undergraduate students. It supports projects that bring recent advances in STEM knowledge into undergraduate education, adapt, improve, and incorporate evidence-based practices, and lay the groundwork for institutional improvement in STEM education. Professional development for instructors to ensure adoption of new and effective pedagogical techniques is a potential topic of interest.
The National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program (NLG-L) supports projects that address critical needs of the library and archives fields and have the potential to advance practice and strengthen library and archival services for the American public. Successful proposals will generate results such as new models, tools, research findings, services, practices, and/or alliances that can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend and leverage the benefits of federal investment. Applications to IMLS should both advance knowledge and understanding and ensure that the federal investment made generates benefits to society. Specifically, the goals for this program are to generate projects of far-reaching impact that: • Build the workforce and institutional capacity for managing the national information infrastructure and serving the information and education needs of the public. • Build the capacity of libraries and archives to lead and contribute to efforts that improve community well-being and strengthen civic engagement. • Improve the ability of libraries and archives to provide broad access to and use of information and collections with emphasis on collaboration to avoid duplication and maximize reach. • Strengthen the ability of libraries to provide services to affected communities in the event of an emergency or disaster. • Strengthen the ability of libraries, archives, and museums to work collaboratively for the benefit of the communities they serve. Throughout its work, IMLS places importance on diversity, equity, and inclusion. This may be reflected in an IMLS-funded project in a wide range of ways, including efforts to serve individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; individuals with disabilities; individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills; individuals having difficulty using a library or museum; and underserved urban and rural communities, including children from families with incomes below the poverty line. Application Process: The application process for the NLG-L program has two phases; applicants must begin by applying for Phase I. For Phase I, all applicants must submit Preliminary Proposals by the September 20th deadline listed for this Notice of Funding Opportunity. For Phase II, only selected applicants will be invited to submit Full Proposals, and only those Invited Full Proposals will be considered for funding. Invited Full Proposals will be due March 20, 2024. Funding Opportunity Number: NLG-LIBRARIES-FY24. Assistance Listing: 45.312. Funding Instrument: G. Category: AR,HU. Award Amount: $50K – $1M per award.
The California Department of Education (CDE) Early Education Division is making approximately .7 million available to expand California State Preschool Program (CSPP) services statewide, appropriated under the 2021 Budget Act. Eligible applicants are local educational agencies (LEAs), including school districts, county offices of education, community college districts, and direct-funded charter schools—both current CSPP contractors and new applicants. Funding supports full-day/full-year or part-day/part-year preschool services for income-eligible children beginning in FY 2024–25. Awards are allocated by county based on Local Planning Council priority areas and application scores, with redistribution provisions if county allocations are underutilized.