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Senate Education Committee raises CTE equipment grant cap to $75,000, shortens look-back to two years
Summary
On Feb. 14 the Senate Education Committee approved House Bill 17, increasing the per-award cap for career and technical education equipment grants from $50,000 to $75,000 and shortening the eligibility look-back period from five years to two years. The committee said the change responds to rising equipment costs and aims to broaden
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Senate Education Committee on Feb. 14 voted unanimously to approve House Bill 17, which raises the per-award cap for Career and Technical Education (CTE) equipment grants from $50,000 to $75,000 and shortens the eligibility look-back period for prior expenditures from five years to two years.
Wanda Maloney, chief policy officer at the Wyoming Department of Education, told the committee the change does not increase total program funding but reallocates per-award availability. "If you look at the wording, you'll notice on page 2, line 1, it would change the amount allocated from $50,000 to $75,000," Maloney said. She said the overall annual pool for CTE grants related to equipment is about $500,000.
Why it matters: School districts told committee members that the cost of…
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