Grants

This page gives information about grants available to Colorado educators and about grants that the Colorado Department of Education has received for the advancement of gifted programming and to better prepare educators for working with gifted students.

Through this federal grant, the Colorado Department of Education will reimburse high schools/districts for Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) exam fees for low income students.

EXAM YEAR 2012

**The deadline for submitting applications for the ESCAPE AP or IB Fee Reduction Program has passed. We cannot accept any new requests.

Please Note: The grant is contingent upon receipt of a federal grant award (ESCAPE funds) for the 2012 AP and IB exams. Should the event arise that adequate grant resources are not provided, funds will be evenly distributed to districts who've applied and submitted all paperwork correctly and by specified dates. The following schools submitted applications for the 2012 exams.

AP Exam Schools
IB Exam Schools

ESCAPE Documents for exam year 2012

Escape Guidance Document, FY 2011-2012 (PDF)

Due October 28, 2011 AP Application to Participate (PDF)
IB Application to Participate (PDF)

Due April 30, 2012 IB Coordinator's Assurance Checklist and Information Forms (PDF)

Due June 8, 2012 AP Coordinator's Assurance Checklist
and Copy of College Board Invoice (PDF)

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ESCAPE: Eliminating Student Costs for Advanced Placement Exams CLOSED FOR 2011-
WE CANNOT ACCEPT ANY NEW REQUESTS

Schools Approved for AP 2011 Colorado Exam Fee Reduction

Take Five: Unfolding Gifted Programming

This Jacob K. Javits federal grant provides the funding for the development of eight professional development modules for educators working with gifted students, and the implementation of U-STARS to increase the identification of gifted students in low-income and/or high minority schools.