Who is eligible to compete and apply for the EETT C grant?
School districts, county offices of education, and direct-funded charter schools that serve students in grades four through eight; and have the highest number or percentage of children from families with an income level that is below the poverty line as established by the federal Director of the Office of Management and Budget. In addition to the poverty threshold, the LEA must also: Operate one or more schools identified for program improvement or corrective action under Section 1116 of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110), OR Have a substantial need for assistance in acquiring and using technology, defined as having an average greater than 10:1 student-to-computer ratio for the schools serving grades four through eight or has less than 50 percent of its classrooms connected to the Internet in schools serving grades four through eight.
