CLSD
Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant
Arizona has been awarded a 5-year $20,000,000 federal Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) grant. The Arizona CLSD project is a competitive grant that proposes to improve child literacy skills and instructional capacity on the science of reading. This grant project aims to strengthen collaboration, improve efficiency and drive innovation to accelerate language and literacy outcomes.
The focus will be children birth to grade 12 in high-needs schools and qualified opportunity zones serving Arizona's most disadvantaged students. CLSD is a substantial investment that will award up to 25 qualified schools and/or early childhood programs who have demonstrated readiness and the ability to implement.
*For screen reader compatible version of the timeline below please see pages 16-24 in the CLSD AZ Project Narrative Document.
The CLSD grant funding application opens in Grants Management
2/22/2021 and closes on 4/2/2021
CLSD AZ Project Narrative Document | CLSD Timeline | Guidance Document
The CLSD grant funding application opens in Grants Management
2/22/2021 and closes on 4/2/2021
For questions, email [email protected] or visit the virtual office hours listed below.
Laura Lee, ECE Program Specialist | CLSD Project Manager
Virtual Office Hours: Wednesday & Fridays 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
Lori Masseur, M.Ed | ECE Director | Head Start State Collaboration Director
Virtual Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 7:30 am - 8:30 am
How to Apply to the CLSD Flow Chart | Accessible version (updated 2/8/21)
CLSD Funding by Age Bands | CLSD Grant Awards Accessible Version
User Roles and User Access Administration
Eligibility Lists
CLSD Webinars
Please click on the image for a pdf version of the below model.
*For screen reader compatible version of the above information please see page 9 in the CLSD AZ Project Narrative Document.
Early Childhood | Elementary Education | Secondary Education |
|---|---|---|
Not less than 15% of grant funds must be used for state and local programs and activities pertaining to children from birth through kindergarten entry. | Not less than 40% of grant funds must be used for state and local programs and activities, allocated equitably among the grades of kindergarten through grade five. | Not less than 40% of grant funds must be used for state and local programs and activities, allocated equitably among grades six through twelve. |
For this competition, State Education Agencies are required to prioritize subgrant applications that meet the higher evidence levels of strong or moderate evidence included in the definition of “evidence-based”.
Videos
- Understanding the ESSA Tiers of Evidence Video and handout
- Reading a study
- Using the WWC to Identify ESSA Evidence Ratings
- Examining Language and LIteracy: Evidence-Based Practices
- Got Evidence - Some Questions and Answers about Evidence-Based Practices in Early Childhood
Tools
- Assessing the body of evidence for a particular intervention
- Evaluating evidence to align with current needs/wants/context
Evidence-Based Resources
- CLSD Literacy State Development information
- Using the WWC to Find ESSA Tiers of Evidence
- Evidence-Based Resource Websites (ESSA)
- Selecting Evidence-Based Practices for Low-Performing Schools
- Aligning Evidence-based Clearinghouses with the ESSA Tiers of Evidence
- Evidence for ESSA
- IRIS Center Peabody College Vanderbilt
- CLSD Program Resources: Evidence-Based Practices
- What Works Clearinghouse
- Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
Virtual Office Hours: Wednesday & Fridays 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
Contact Information: Laura Lee, Early Childhood | CLSDG inbox
