Topical Heading
Career and Technical Education
Program Title
Pacific Career Education Improvement Program
CFDA # (or ED #)
84.048B
Administering Office
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE)
Who May Apply (by category)
Nonprofit Organizations
Who May Apply (specifically)
The secretary of education makes an award to the Pacific Regional Educational Laboratory (PREL), a nonprofit
organization, which in turn makes subgrants to eligible entities.
Type of Assistance (by category)
Formula Grants
Type of Assistance (specifically)
Formula grant/set-aside
Appropriations
Fiscal Year 2005 $1,508,663
Fiscal Year 2006 $1,484,775
Fiscal Year 2007 $16,019
Note: Under the act's reauthorization (see Legislative Citation), 2007 is the last year PREL is eligible to receive
funding. Reduced funding in 2007 reflects a change in the formula.
Fiscal Year 2007 Awards Information
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
Number of Continuation Awards Anticipated: 1
Number of Continuation Awards: 0
Legislative Citation
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, Sec. 115(b)(1); 20 U.S.C. 2325, as amended by P.L.
109-270
Program Regulations
EDGAR
Program Description
PREL provides program improvement assistance to Guam, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands. In FY 2005 and 2006, PREL provided assistance to the Republic of Palau. However, in
FY 2007 the Republic of Palau receives funding directly from the U.S. Department of Education.
Types of Projects
Projects provide direct education services including teacher and counselor training and retraining and curriculum
development. Also, PREL provides assistance to improve career education and training programs in secondary
schools and institutions of higher education (IHEs).
Education Level (by category)
Adult, Postsecondary, Secondary
Subject Index
Career Development, Teacher Education, Technical Education, Career and Technical Education
Contact Information
Name Laura Messenger
E-mail Address Laura.Messenger@ed.gov
Mailing Address U.S. Department of Education, OVAE
Division of Academic and Technical Education
Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building
400 Maryland Ave. S.W., Rm. 11028, PCP
Washington, DC 20202-7242
Telephone 202-245-7840
Toll-free Telephone 1-800-872-5327 or 1-800-USA-LEARN
Fax 202-245-7170
Links to Related Web Sites
http://www.ed.gov/programs/pveip/index.html
http://www.prel.org/programs/rel/rel.asp