Information about the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) at the U.S. Department of Education.

This program awards discretionary grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Alaska Native entities or Bureau-funded schools to support career and technical education (CTE) programs that lead to one-year certificates or two-year degrees.

The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) which amended the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins IV) was signed into law on July 31, 2018.

Explore resources targeted to support faculty and staff.

The functions of the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Colleges include serving as the principal policy advisor to the Secretary of Education on community college issues; providing guidance to Department program directors who manage

In our Research section you'll find information that focuses on community college issues such as work force development, and community college completion.

This is not an exhaustive list of applicable grants and is subject to change. Please regularly check the Federal Register for updates.

This program provides grants to states to fund local programs of adult education and literacy services, including workplace literacy services, family literacy services, and English literacy and civics education programs.

Policy Memoranda related to adult education

Resources page for Adult Education and Literacy grants.