Excellence in Economic Education

Posted by on June 06, 2011

Excellence in Economic Education

what is it?

Congress first authorized the Excellence in Economic Education (EEE) Act (20 USC 7267) as a part of the landmark No Child Left Behind Act, and appropriated $1.5 million for EEE in the Fiscal Year 2004. The EEE program promotes economic and financial literacy among all students in kindergarten through grade 12 through the award of one grant to a national nonprofit education organization that has as its primary purpose the improvement of student understanding of personal finance and economics. This organization in turn must allocate three quarters of EEE funding to State and local education organizations to carry out the purposes of the program.

In June 2004, following a competitive application process, the Council for Economic Education (CEE) was awarded the first-ever grant for carrying out the goals of the EEE. One year later, in another competitive application process, CEE was awarded a five-year grant (subject to annual Congressional appropriation), and thus designated for a multi-year period by the U. S. Department of Education as the agency to administer and implement this significant outreach program. Funds were subsequently appropriated by Congress on an annual basis in years 2005-2009

Once again in 2010, CEE was awarded another five-year grant (subject to annual Congressional appropriation) through a third competitive application process.

2011 Excellence in Economic Education Funding Opportunities

The Council for Economic Education (CEE) is pleased to announce a new round of funding for projects during 2011-12, and is soliciting applications from qualified organizations. The application deadline is June 10, 2011.

http://www.councilforeconed.org/ea/program.php?pid=23