Ready To Learn Programming
Status: Forecasted
Posted date: May 11, 2026
Archive date: August 7, 2026
Close date: July 8, 2026
Opportunity ID: 362348
Opportunity number: ED-GRANT-26-055
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Agency name: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Agency code: HHS-OESE
Award floor: $0
Award ceiling: $0
Cost sharing required: No
Funding Instrument Types
- Grant
Category of Funding Activity
- Education
Eligible Applicants
- Others
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
- agency_code:hhs_oese
- category_of_funding_activity:education
- cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
- eligible_applicants:others
- funding_instrument_type:grant
- opportunity_category:discretionary
- status:forecasted
Description: RTL is designed to: (1) promote school readiness and academic achievement through the development and dissemination of accessible instructional programming for preschool and elementary school children and their families; (2) develop and disseminate programming and digital content containing Ready to Learn programming that is specially designed for nationwide distribution over public television stations’ digital broadcasting channels and the Internet; and (3) Produce educational outreach materials and programs that are designed to deepen and extend the effectiveness of the educational television and interactive. RTL accomplishes this by providing grants to support the creation of nationally distributed educational media content that meets the highest standards of educational quality. RTL television and digital media products focus on developmentally appropriate curriculum frameworks that align with widely accepted learning standards.