The Carl D. Perkins Excellence in Access and Opportunity Program (PEAOP) supports high quality, evidence-based programs to increase equitable access to Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs and equitable opportunities for success for new and current students with documented barriers to attainment of high value credentials.
Goal: Foster high-caliber, evidence-supported initiatives designed to enhance equitable access to CTE programs and ensure fair opportunities for success for both new and existing students facing documented barriers to obtaining valuable CTE credentials.
PEAOP is supported by Perkins State Leadership Funds.
The PEAOP grant program incorporates evidence-based grant design features. Categorizations of various evidence-based levels are also detailed in the 2023-24 PEAOP RFA. For more information about the Texas Evidence-Based Grant Making Model, see the webinar link below.