As mentioned in the December 12, 2025 press release, the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education is excited to announce the official launch of the Connecting Talent to Opportunity Challenge on January 13, 2026.

Payment Management System Training for OCTAE Grantees

GrantSolutions Training for OCTAE Grantees

On August 26, 2025, from 2:30-5:30 p.m. ET, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) will conduct Tribal Consultation on Fiscal Year 2026 grantmaking priorities for the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) and Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE).

Public Comment Deadline for Perkins Consolidated Annual Report Guide

Public Comment Deadline for Perkins State Plan Guide

This webinar, hosted by the Dual Enrollment for Adult Learners (DEAL) project, will share information about an upcoming technical assistance opportunity to support the development of Ability to Benefit (ATB) alternate state processes and increase the overall usage of ATB to support the dual enrollment of adult learners in postsecondary education. The webinar will provide a short overview of ATB, describe the technical assistance opportunity, review the application process, and answer questions from participants.

State Plan Portal FY25 Training - Session #2 The Division of Academic and Technical Education (DATE) will host a training session for the State Plan Perkins Web Portal on Wednesday, April 2 at 11:00 AM ET. This training session is designed to support the States in the submission of State Plan and Budgets for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. This is a repeat of the session held on April 1, 2025. A meeting invite was sent out to Perkins Portal users. For any questions contact perkins-help@aemcorp.com.

State Plan Portal FY25 Training - Session #1 The Division of Academic and Technical Education (DATE) will host a training session for the State Plan Perkins Web Portal on Tuesday, April 1 at 2:00pm ET. This training session is designed to support the States in the submission of State Plan and Budgets for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. A meeting invite was sent out to Perkins Portal users. For any questions contact perkins-help@aemcorp.com.

The Department has now posted a notice in the Federal Register seeking public comments on our response to comments received during the 60-day period on the information collection request (ICR) for the Perkins Consolidated Annual Report (OMB Control Number 1830-0569). This current notice provides the public with another 30-day period to provide comments.