# Teacher and School Leader Incentive Grants (formerly the Teacher Incentive Fund) (84.374)

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Teacher and School Leader Incentive Grants (formerly the Teacher Incentive Fund) is run by Department of Education. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $462 million in 60 grants, about $7.7 million per award.

## Objectives

To help eligible entities develop, implement, improve, or expand human capital management systems or performance-based compensation systems for teachers, principals, or other school leaders in schools (and especially those in high-need schools) served by the grantees.
NOTE: The program was authorized by P.L. 114-95, the ESEA, as reauthorized by the Every Student Succeeds Act. The provisions listed here reflect the requirements in that legislation, and are applicable to awards made with FY 2017 and subsequent year funds.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $175 million | 36 |
| 2022 | $146 million | 28 |
| 2023 | $102 million | 42 |
| 2024 | $36.6 million | 27 |
| 2025 | $1.8 million | 3 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Harmony Public Schools | Texas | $27.6 million |
| National Institute for Excellence in Teaching | California | $25.8 million |
| Lansing School District | Michigan | $25.0 million |
| Midlands Community Development Corporation | South Carolina | $21.3 million |
| Board of Education City of Chicago | Illinois | $20.0 million |
| Community Training & Assistance Center Inc | Massachusetts | $16.8 million |
| Iredell-Statesville Schools | North Carolina | $16.8 million |
| The School Board of Broward County, Florida | Florida | $16.4 million |
| Three Rivers Education Foundation Inc | New Mexico | $15.6 million |
| AR Public School Resource Center | Arkansas | $15.5 million |
| County of Rowan | North Carolina | $15.2 million |
| Voorhees University | South Carolina | $14.7 million |
| School Board of Miami-Dade County | Florida | $14.3 million |
| New Schools for New Orleans, Inc. | Louisiana | $14.1 million |
| Insight Education Group, Inc. | California | $13.3 million |
| Natchitoches Parish School District | Louisiana | $12.8 million |
| District of Columbia Public Schools | District of Columbia | $12.3 million |
| South Bend Community School Corp | Indiana | $12.2 million |
| Ypsilanti Community Schools | Michigan | $12.0 million |
| Region 18 Education Service Center | Texas | $11.9 million |