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Ready to Learn Program (RTL) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Ready to Learn Program supports the development of educational television and digital media targeted at preschool and early elementary school children and their families. This program is part of a partnership between the U.
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Ready to Learn Programming (84. 295A) | U.S. Department of Education Ready to Learn Programming (84.
295A) Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) Estimated Total Grant Funding Expected Number Of Awards 07/08/2026 - 11:59 PM EDT Applicant Info and Eligibility Ready to Learn Programming supports the development of educational television and digital media targeted at preschool and early elementary school children and their families.
Its general goal is to promote early learning and school readiness, with a particular interest in reaching low-income children. In addition to creating television and other media products, the program supports activities intended to promote national distribution of the programming, effective educational uses of the programming, community-based outreach, and research on educational effectiveness.
The RTL Programming competition is typically held every five years. FY 2026 Ready to Learn (RTL) Programming Competition Announcement On May 8, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Ready to Learn Programming competition. Interested in becoming a Peer Reviewer?
Journal of Children and Media Publishes Special Section on Ready to Learn Television The latest issue of The Journal of Children and Media (Volume 10, Issue 2) includes a special section entitled "Transmedia in the Service of Education" that collects six papers by grantees and evaluators of the U.S. Department of Education's Ready to Learn Television program from 2010-2015.
In this special section, guest edited by Shalom Fisch, the authors describe their experiences using television and interactive digital media to teach math skills to young children, ages 2-8. These papers can be found in the issue's "commentaries" section and are available for free download during the month of April 2016. Included in the chart below is the amount of funding per fiscal year since FY 2009.
Fiscal Year (FY) Appropriation for new and continuation awards FY 2026 $31,000,000 FY 2024 $31,000,000 FY 2023 $31,000,000 FY 2022 $30,500,000 FY 2021 $29,500,000 FY 2020 $27,741,000 FY 2019 $25,741,000 FY 2018 $27,737,822 FY 2017 $27,736,300 FY 2016 $25,741,000 FY 2015 $25,501,095 Legislation SEC. 4643. [20 U.S.C.
7293] READY TO LEARN PROGRAMMING. AWARDS TO PROMOTE SCHOOL READINESS THROUGH READY TO LEARN PROGRAMMING. — IN GENERAL.
—Awards made to eligible entities described in paragraph (3) to fulfill the purpose described in section 4641(a)(2) shall— be known as ''Ready to Learn Programming awards''; and develop, produce, and distribute accessible educational and instructional video programming for preschool and elementary school children and their parents in order to facilitate student academic achievement; facilitate the development, directly or through contracts with producers of children's and family educational television programming, of educational programming for preschool and elementary school children, and the accompanying support materials and services that promote the effective use of such programming; facilitate the development of programming and digital content containing Ready-to-Learn programming and resources for parents and caregivers that is specially designed for nationwide distribution over public television stations' digital broadcasting channels and the Internet; contract with entities (such as public telecommunications entities) so that programming developed under this section is disseminated and distributed to the widest possible audience appropriate to be served by the programming, and through the use of the most appropriate distribution technologies; and develop and disseminate education and training materials, including interactive programs and programs adaptable to distance learning technologies, that are designed— to promote school readiness; and to promote the effective use of materials developed under clauses (ii) and (iii) among parents, family members, teachers, principals and other school leaders, Head Start providers, providers of family literacy services, child care providers, early childhood educators, elementary school teachers, public libraries, and after-school program personnel caring for preschool and elementary school children.
AVAILABILITY. —In awarding or entering into grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under this section, the Secretary shall ensure that eligible entities described in paragraph (3) make programming widely available, with support materials as appropriate, to young children, parents, child care workers, Head Start providers, and providers of family literacy services to increase the effective use of such programming.
ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.
—To be eligible to receive a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section, an entity shall be a public telecommunications entity that is able to demonstrate each of the following: 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.
A capacity to contract with the producers of children's television programming for the purpose of developing educational television programming of high quality. 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.
A capacity to localize programming and materials to meet specific State and local needs and to provide educational outreach at the local level.
COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES - An entity receiving a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section shall consult with the Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services— to maximize the use of high-quality educational programming by preschool and elementary school children, and make such programming widely available to Federally funded programs serving such populations; and to coordinate activities with Federal programs that have major training components for early childhood development, including programs under the Head Start Act (42COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.
—An entity receiving a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section shall consult with the Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services— U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) and State training activities funded under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
9858 et seq.) , regarding the availability and utilization of materials developed under paragraph (1)(B)(v) to enhance parent and child care provider skills in early childhood development and education. APPLICATIONS.
—To be eligible to receive a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under subsection (a), an entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may reasonably require.
The application shall include— a description of the activities to be carried out under this section; a list of the types of entities with which such entity will enter into contracts under subsection (a)(1)(B)(iv); a description of the activities the entity will undertake widely to disseminate the content developed under this section; and a description of how the entity will comply with subsection (a)(2). REPORTS AND EVALUATIONS.
— ANNUAL REPORT TO SECRETARY. —An entity receiving a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an annual report.
The report shall describe the program activities undertaken with funds received under the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, including each of the following: The programming that has been developed, directly or indirectly, by the eligible entity, and the target population of the programming.
The support and training materials that have been developed to accompany the programming, and the method by which the materials are distributed to consumers and users of the programming. The means by which programming developed under this section has been distributed, including the distance learning technologies that have been utilized to make programming available, and the geographic distribution achieved through such technologies.
The initiatives undertaken by the entity to develop public-private partnerships to secure non-Federal support for the development, distribution, and broadcast of educational and instructional programming. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
—The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives a biannual report that includes the following: A summary of the activities assisted under subsection (a).
A description of the education and training materials made available under subsection (a)(1)(B)(v), the manner in which outreach has been conducted to inform parents and child care providers of the availability of such materials, and the manner in which such materials have been distributed in accordance with such subsection. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
—An entity that receives a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section may use up to 5 percent of the amount received under the grant, contract, or agreement for the normal and customary expenses of administering the grant, contract, or agreement. FUNDING RULE.
—Not less than 60 percent of the amount used by the Secretary to carry out this section for each fiscal year shall be used to carry out activities under clauses (ii) through (iv) of subsection (a)(1)(B). Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) Only public telecommunications entities may apply.
As defined in the ANI, a public telecommunications entity means any enterprise which (a) is a public broadcast station or a noncommercial telecommunications entity; and (b) disseminates public telecommunications services to the public. Please consult the Application Instructions for additional eligibility requirements.
On May 8, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Ready to Learn Programming competition.
View the Call for Peer Reviewers Timeline for the FY 2026 Ready to Learn Programming Competition Applications Open: May 8, 2026 Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: June 8, 2026 Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 8, 2026 Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 6, 2026 Application Materials for the Ready to Learn Programming Competition Ready to Learn applicants will apply using Grants.
gov. Please consult the instructions in the FY 2026 Ready to Learn Application Package. Notice of Intent to Apply Applicants are strongly encouraged to notify the Departments of intent to apply for funding under the Ready to Learn (RTL) Programming competition.
Please note that an entity that submits a notice of intent to apply is not obligated to apply for an RTL grant, nor is it bound to the information provided in its notice of intent to apply. The requested deadline for the Notice of Intent to Apply is June 8, 2026. Applicants may send an e-mail to ReadytoLearn@ed.
gov indicating the name of the public telecommunications entity that intends to apply and the names of the key partners in the proposed project. Pre-Application Informational Materials Ready to Learn staff have prepared these materials to help potential applicants understand: The Application Notice and Instructions and Application Package View the FY 26 pre-application webinar slides .
If you have additional questions, please send an e-mail to ReadytoLearn@ed. gov . However, Ready to Learn staff cannot answer questions that are particular to a specific application.
CPB-PBS Ready To Learn Initiative 2015-2020 CPB-PBS Ready To Learn Initiative 2015-2020 Portal in PBS Learning Media Molly of Denali Collection: Features teaching resources for educators and home connections for families, in English and Spanish Elinor Wonders Why Collection: Features teaching resources for educators and home connections for families, in English and Spanish Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That Collection: Features teaching resources for educators and home connections for families, in English and Spanish Ready Jet Go Collection: Features teaching resources for educators and home connections for families, in English and Spanish The Ruff Ruffman Show Collection: Features teaching resources for educators and home connections for families, in English and Spanish PBS KIDS ScratchJr Collection : Features Educator Coding Workshop, Lesson Plans, Supplemental Resources CPB-PBS Ready To Learn Initiative 2020-2025 CPB-PBS Ready To Learn Initiative 2020-2025 : Joint CPB-PBS Announcement of New RTL Grant from U.S. Department of Education CPB-PBS Ready to Learn Brochure 2023-2024 Information and Resources for Parents Information and Resources for Educators Included below is information regarding the new awards made in each fiscal year since FY 2010.
Fiscal Year (FY) Number of new awards FY 2020 2 FY 2015 2 FY 2020 Grantee Project Title Duration (Years) Year 1 Funding Total Expected Funding City State Score Files Twin Cities Public Television Mashopolis: Leveraging Today's Educational Media to Build Tomorrow's Workforce 5 $3,124,542 $37,407,818 Saint Paul MN 90.
67 Abstract Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) with Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Learn Together: Connecting Children's Media and Learning Environments to Build Key Skills for Success 5 $20,066,050 $105,109,615 Washington DC 95.
0 Abstract Grantee Project Title Duration (Years) Year 1 Funding Total Expected Funding City State Score Files Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) with Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Content, Community, and Collaboration: Advancing Children's Learning Through Personalized Media Experiences 5 $19,081,483 $99,111,409 Washington DC 87.
83 Application Twin Cities Public Television Superhero School: Harnessing the Power of Science, Literacy, and Media 5 $6,419,612 $36,765,832 Saint Paul MN 89. 33 Application Ready to Learn Programming supports the development of educational television and digital media targeted at preschool and early elementary school children and their families.
Its general goal is to promote early learning and school readiness, with a particular interest in reaching low-income children. In addition to creating television and other media products, the program supports activities intended to promote national distribution of the programming, effective educational uses of the programming, community-based outreach, and research on educational effectiveness.
The RTL Programming competition is typically held every five years. FY 2026 Ready to Learn (RTL) Programming Competition Announcement On May 8, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Ready to Learn Programming competition. Interested in becoming a Peer Reviewer?
Journal of Children and Media Publishes Special Section on Ready to Learn Television The latest issue of The Journal of Children and Media (Volume 10, Issue 2) includes a special section entitled "Transmedia in the Service of Education" that collects six papers by grantees and evaluators of the U.S. Department of Education's Ready to Learn Television program from 2010-2015.
In this special section, guest edited by Shalom Fisch, the authors describe their experiences using television and interactive digital media to teach math skills to young children, ages 2-8. These papers can be found in the issue's "commentaries" section and are available for free download during the month of April 2016. Included in the chart below is the amount of funding per fiscal year since FY 2009.
Fiscal Year (FY) Appropriation for new and continuation awards FY 2026 $31,000,000 FY 2024 $31,000,000 FY 2023 $31,000,000 FY 2022 $30,500,000 FY 2021 $29,500,000 FY 2020 $27,741,000 FY 2019 $25,741,000 FY 2018 $27,737,822 FY 2017 $27,736,300 FY 2016 $25,741,000 FY 2015 $25,501,095 Legislation SEC. 4643. [20 U.S.C.
7293] READY TO LEARN PROGRAMMING. AWARDS TO PROMOTE SCHOOL READINESS THROUGH READY TO LEARN PROGRAMMING. — IN GENERAL.
—Awards made to eligible entities described in paragraph (3) to fulfill the purpose described in section 4641(a)(2) shall— be known as ''Ready to Learn Programming awards''; and develop, produce, and distribute accessible educational and instructional video programming for preschool and elementary school children and their parents in order to facilitate student academic achievement; facilitate the development, directly or through contracts with producers of children's and family educational television programming, of educational programming for preschool and elementary school children, and the accompanying support materials and services that promote the effective use of such programming; facilitate the development of programming and digital content containing Ready-to-Learn programming and resources for parents and caregivers that is specially designed for nationwide distribution over public television stations' digital broadcasting channels and the Internet; contract with entities (such as public telecommunications entities) so that programming developed under this section is disseminated and distributed to the widest possible audience appropriate to be served by the programming, and through the use of the most appropriate distribution technologies; and develop and disseminate education and training materials, including interactive programs and programs adaptable to distance learning technologies, that are designed— to promote school readiness; and to promote the effective use of materials developed under clauses (ii) and (iii) among parents, family members, teachers, principals and other school leaders, Head Start providers, providers of family literacy services, child care providers, early childhood educators, elementary school teachers, public libraries, and after-school program personnel caring for preschool and elementary school children.
AVAILABILITY. —In awarding or entering into grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under this section, the Secretary shall ensure that eligible entities described in paragraph (3) make programming widely available, with support materials as appropriate, to young children, parents, child care workers, Head Start providers, and providers of family literacy services to increase the effective use of such programming.
ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.
—To be eligible to receive a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section, an entity shall be a public telecommunications entity that is able to demonstrate each of the following: 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.
A capacity to contract with the producers of children's television programming for the purpose of developing educational television programming of high quality. 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.
A capacity to localize programming and materials to meet specific State and local needs and to provide educational outreach at the local level.
COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES - An entity receiving a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section shall consult with the Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services— to maximize the use of high-quality educational programming by preschool and elementary school children, and make such programming widely available to Federally funded programs serving such populations; and to coordinate activities with Federal programs that have major training components for early childhood development, including programs under the Head Start Act (42COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.
—An entity receiving a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section shall consult with the Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services— U.S.C. 9831 et seq.) and State training activities funded under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
9858 et seq.) , regarding the availability and utilization of materials developed under paragraph (1)(B)(v) to enhance parent and child care provider skills in early childhood development and education. APPLICATIONS.
—To be eligible to receive a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under subsection (a), an entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may reasonably require.
The application shall include— a description of the activities to be carried out under this section; a list of the types of entities with which such entity will enter into contracts under subsection (a)(1)(B)(iv); a description of the activities the entity will undertake widely to disseminate the content developed under this section; and a description of how the entity will comply with subsection (a)(2). REPORTS AND EVALUATIONS.
— ANNUAL REPORT TO SECRETARY. —An entity receiving a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an annual report.
The report shall describe the program activities undertaken with funds received under the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, including each of the following: The programming that has been developed, directly or indirectly, by the eligible entity, and the target population of the programming.
The support and training materials that have been developed to accompany the programming, and the method by which the materials are distributed to consumers and users of the programming. The means by which programming developed under this section has been distributed, including the distance learning technologies that have been utilized to make programming available, and the geographic distribution achieved through such technologies.
The initiatives undertaken by the entity to develop public-private partnerships to secure non-Federal support for the development, distribution, and broadcast of educational and instructional programming. REPORT TO CONGRESS.
—The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives a biannual report that includes the following: A summary of the activities assisted under subsection (a).
A description of the education and training materials made available under subsection (a)(1)(B)(v), the manner in which outreach has been conducted to inform parents and child care providers of the availability of such materials, and the manner in which such materials have been distributed in accordance with such subsection. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
—An entity that receives a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section may use up to 5 percent of the amount received under the grant, contract, or agreement for the normal and customary expenses of administering the grant, contract, or agreement. FUNDING RULE.
—Not less than 60 percent of the amount used by the Secretary to carry out this section for each fiscal year shall be used to carry out activities under clauses (ii) through (iv) of subsection (a)(1)(B). Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) Applicant Info and Eligibility Only public telecommunications entities may apply.
As defined in the ANI, a public telecommunications entity means any enterprise which (a) is a public broadcast station or a noncommercial telecommunications entity; and (b) disseminates public telecommunications services to the public. Please consult the Application Instructions for additional eligibility requirements.
On May 8, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Ready to Learn Programming competition.
View the Call for Peer Reviewers Timeline for the FY 2026 Ready to Learn Programming Competition Applications Open: May 8, 2026 Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: June 8, 2026 Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 8, 2026 Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 6, 2026 Application Materials for the Ready to Learn Programming Competition Ready to Learn applicants will apply using Grants.
gov. Please consult the instructions in the FY 2026 Ready to Learn Application Package. Notice of Intent to Apply Applicants are strongly encouraged to notify the Departments of intent to apply for funding under the Ready to Learn (RTL) Programming competition.
Please note that an entity that submits a notice of intent to apply is not obligated to apply for an RTL grant, nor is it bound to the information provided in its notice of intent to apply. The requested deadline for the Notice of Intent to Apply is June 8, 2026. Applicants may send an e-mail to ReadytoLearn@ed.
gov indicating the name of the public telecommunications entity that intends to apply and the names of the key partners in the proposed project. Pre-Application Informational Materials Ready to Learn staff have prepared these materials to help potential applicants understand: The Application Notice and Instructions and Application Package View the FY 26 pre-application webinar slides .
If you have additional questions, please send an e-mail to ReadytoLearn@ed. gov . However, Ready to Learn staff cannot answer questions that are particular to a specific application.
CPB-PBS Ready To Learn Initiative 2015-2020 CPB-PBS Ready To Learn Initiative 2015-2020 Portal in PBS Learning Media Molly of Denali Collection: Features teaching resources for educators and home connections for families, in English and Spanish Elinor Wonders Why Collection: Features teaching resources for educators and home connections for families, in English and Spanish Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That Collection: Features teaching resources for educators and home connections for families, in English and Spanish Ready Jet Go Collection: Features teaching resources for educators and home connections for families, in English and Spanish The Ruff Ruffman Show Collection: Features teaching resources for educators and home connections for families, in English and Spanish PBS KIDS ScratchJr Collection : Features Educator Coding Workshop, Lesson Plans, Supplemental Resources CPB-PBS Ready To Learn Initiative 2020-2025 CPB-PBS Ready To Learn Initiative 2020-2025 : Joint CPB-PBS Announcement of New RTL Grant from U.S. Department of Education CPB-PBS Ready to Learn Brochure 2023-2024 Information and Resources for Parents Information and Resources for Educators Included below is information regarding the new awards made in each fiscal year since FY 2010.
Fiscal Year (FY) Number of new awards FY 2020 2 FY 2015 2 FY 2020 Grantee Project Title Duration (Years) Year 1 Funding Total Expected Funding City State Score Files Twin Cities Public Television Mashopolis: Leveraging Today's Educational Media to Build Tomorrow's Workforce 5 $3,124,542 $37,407,818 Saint Paul MN 90.
67 Abstract Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) with Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Learn Together: Connecting Children's Media and Learning Environments to Build Key Skills for Success 5 $20,066,050 $105,109,615 Washington DC 95.
0 Abstract Grantee Project Title Duration (Years) Year 1 Funding Total Expected Funding City State Score Files Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) with Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Content, Community, and Collaboration: Advancing Children's Learning Through Personalized Media Experiences 5 $19,081,483 $99,111,409 Washington DC 87.
83 Application Twin Cities Public Television Superhero School: Harnessing the Power of Science, Literacy, and Media 5 $6,419,612 $36,765,832 Saint Paul MN 89. 33 Application Grant Applicants / Grantees Ready-To-Learn Television ED & HHS Announce First Grant Competitions Under New Partnership On May 8, 2026 ED and HHS announced the FY2026 competitions for the Ready to Learn program and the Promise Neighborhoods program.
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) Page Last Reviewed: July 9, 2026
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Ready to Learn Program (RTL) is funded by U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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