MCASP Grant (Military Connected)

The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA):

• Operates 181 schools which are located in 7 states, 14 countries and 2 US territories
• Serves about 78,000 PreK-12 students, the majority of which are military dependents
• Over 90% (1.2 million) of the school-aged children of military families in the US attend public schools not administered by the DoDEA
• In 2008, the National Defense Authorization Act authorized the DoDEA to share resources with public schools that educate military-connected students
• Authorized to provide grants to schools that meet criteria guidelines and who have approved plans for spending the grant money
  • In 2018, Awarded $29M in grants to 36 military-connected public school districts across 20 state