The Perkins V Federal Grant for Career and Technical Education (CTE) provides funds for approved Career and Technical Education programs. In Minnesota, funds are distributed on the basis of state-approved career and technical education programs and appropriate teacher licensure. Programs are administered under Minnesota Rules Chapter 3505 and the federal Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V).
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) approves Career and Technical Education Programs (CTE) that meet teacher licensing and other criteria. These programs are eligible to access federal Perkins V funds. Districts that accept these federal dollars must report enrollment and student proficiency for CTE courses and programs to the department.
Important Dates
- Application Opens: March 15, 2022
- Application Closes: May 9, 2022 (Adjusted for the FY23 application)
- Annual Performance Report Opens: Sept. 1
- Annual Performance Report
Closes: Oct. 1 at 4:30 p.m.
Each consortium will give a joint presentation on their proposal local application to a panel of Minnesota State and MDE staff. (Presentation options: 90 minute face-to-face, Virtual/Online).
Perkins Local Application on Amplifund
All applications are submitted online using Amplifund, our federal grant management system.
- To start your Perkins Local Application, use this special Amplifund application link. or, if you prefer, you may use this link: https://www.gotomygrants.com/Public/Opportunities/Details/f24b4a02-9bbc-42b1-9966-386a5544efcd. They both take you to the same place.
- To log into Amplifund to look at your past year's applications, log in to the Amplifund Applicant Portal www.gotomygrants.com.
Instructions for Completing Your Application in Amplifund
- Amplifund User Guide: Completing Your Application Instructions (Revised for 2022) .pdf
- Watch the Video Instructions
- Watch the Recorded Webinar held on March 24 which includes FAQs.
Presenters: Karl Ohrn, Michelle Kamenov, Yingfah Thao, and Robb Lowe
All of the forms listed here are required and must be submitted with your Perkins local application as attachments.
Consortium Membership List
- Consortium Membership List (.doc)
S-R POS – Funding POS spreadsheet
Statement of Assurances Form- Statement of Assurances (.PDF)
- Statement of Assurances (.DOC)
Improvement Plan Template
Consortium Consolidated Equipment Inventory Form
- No template is provided for the Consortium Consolidated Equipment Inventory; use a local form/document (Refer to Perkins V Operational Handbook, page 34 for required information).
- Perkins Local Application Questions (Revised 3/14/2022) (.doc)
- General Guidance on Perkins V Local Uses of Funds (.pdf)
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Presentation 3-24-2022 (909 KB .pdf)
Webinar Recording 3-24-2022 (1 hr.)
If you would like to view earlier local applications, annual performance reports, or if you can't find a plan listed here, contact Jared Reise at (651) 201-1711 or jared.reise@minnstate.edu to make a request.
For postsecondary programs: To determine whether programs offered by a college are Perkins-eligible, refer to the college’s official academic program inventory. All campus and system office employees should be able to run a current program inventory through EPM 11. Information and a link to the Program Inventory tool can be found on the Academic Programs webpage under the section called Academic Programs Login Information. You must use Microsoft Internet Explorer as your web browser in order to use EPM 11.
If you have trouble running the inventory or questions, contact Sheri Hutchinson, Academic Program Director, Minnesota State system office at Sheri.Hutchinson@minnstate.edu or (651) 201-1685.
- Academic Program Inventory bookmarked by Institution .pdf (updated 8/12/2020)
- CTE Program Inventory bookmarked by Institution .pdf (updated 8/12/2020)
Because some have encountered issues running the inventory off-site/off-campus, we exported a copy of the academic program inventory for reference. Note these files were exported on 8/12/2020. If additional changes were made to the inventory after this date, those changes are not reflected in the following PDF files. You will need to run a current academic program inventory for your institution or work with someone at your institution (IR or someone in academic affairs) to run an inventory for you for the most up-to-date information.
For secondary programs: Refer to the MDE website under the program approval page for a listing of all approved programs.
Use the resources below to help you develop your local comprehensive needs assessment.
CLNA Guide
- Minnesota's Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment (CLNA) Guide 2019 .pdf
- Minnesota's Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment (CLNA) Guide 2019 ADA Compliant Version .pdf
CLNA Framework
- Perkins V Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment (CLNA) Reporting Framework Revised 2/2022 for format issues only (Accessible version) .doc
- Perkins V Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment (CLNA) Reporting Framework Revised 2/2022 (Non-Accessible version for visual users) .doc
Annual Performance Report
- APR Questions for 2021 (.doc)
Use this document to capture your responses before submitting them in Amplifund. - Step-by-Step instructions for completing your 2021 APR in Amplifund (.pdf)
This report covers the first-year of a two-year application. You are reporting on the grant months July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021. - Video Instructions
- APR Sample Responses (283 KB .pdf)
If you have questions about the local application, contact our staff:
- Karl Ohrn, Minnesota State, at karl.ohrn@minnstate.edu or 651-201-1686
- Michelle Kamenov, Minnesota Department of Education, at michelle.kamenov@state.mn.us or 651-582-5434
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