Multi Disciplinary Resource

Comprehensive Centers Program

Website: www.ed.gov/programs/newccp/index.html

Contact Information:
Name: U.S. Department of Education

Primary Function of Organization:
Arts Education, Education, Funding, Professional Development

Likely groups interested in this resource:
Arts Educators, Community Organization Administrators, Educators

This program awards discretionary grants to establish comprehensive technical assistance centers to help low-performing schools and districts close achievement gaps and meet the goals of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Section 203 of Title II of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 (TA Act) authorizes the Department to establish not fewer than 20 comprehensive technical assistance centers to provide technical assistance to States to benefit school districts and schools, especially those in need of improvement.