Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V)

The Perkins V 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 1, 2020
  • Application Closes: May 1, 2020
  • Annual Performance Report Opens: Sept. 1, annually
  • Annual Performance Report Closes: Oct. 15 at 11:59 p.m. 

All applications must be submitted online via Amplifund.

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, WebEx, or ITV).

All of the forms listed here are required and must be submitted with your online application as attachments. 

Statement of Assurances Form Secondary Supplemental Budget Form

The Secondary Supplemental Budget form will be emailed directly from MDE to the secondary consortia contacts and posted here.

Consortium Consolidated Equipment Inventory Form

  • No template is provided for the Consortium Consolidated Equipment Inventory; use a local form/document (Refer to Perkins IV Operational Handbook, page 76 for required information).

Use the resources below to help you develop your local comprehensive needs assessment.

CLNA Guide

  • Perkins V Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment (CLNA) Guide (Accessible version) .pdf
  • Perkins V Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment (CLNA) Guide (Non-Accessible version for visual users) .pdf

CLNA Framework

Presentation and handouts from the CLNA Meeting July 31, 2019 at Normandale

If you have questions about specific questions in the grant application, contact:

For Postsecondary:
For Secondary and Secondary Supplemental Budget Forms:
For all questions about Programs of Study-Career Pathways:
If you need assistance completing the application online, submitting the application, or technology questions, contact:

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The Minnesota State Board of Trustees is the sole state agency authorized to receive and disburse the Carl D. Perkins federal funds and to supervise the administration of the state career and technical education (CTE) program through Minnesota State under a state plan developed jointly with the Minnesota Department of Education pursuant to Minnesota Statute § 136F.79 and the Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-270).