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The 8(g) Competitive Grant Program

Access current guidelines, forms, and other information pertaining to the 8(g) Competitive Grant Program using the links below.



Congratulations to the winners of the 2008-2009 8(g) Competitive Grants. Access the list of grant award winners by clicking on the link below.
2008-2009 8(g) Competitive Grant Awards  PDF

Please use the link below to access the 2007-2008 8(g) End of Year Report form for Competitive and Block Grant projects. End of year reports are due in the BESE office on or before July 31, 2008.
2007-2008 8(g) Competitive and Block End of Year Report Form  Word


The 8(g) Student Enhancement Block Grant Program

Access current guidelines, forms, and other information pertaining to the 8(g) Student Enhancement Block Grant Program using the links below.

The 2008-2009 8(g) Block Grant Guidelines were approved by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on April 17, 2008, and are now available to the public. Use the links below to access the main guidelines as well as Attachment A for Prekindergarten projects and Attachment B for Remediation projects.



2008-2009 8(g) Student Enhancement Block Grant Guidelines  Word
2008-2009 8(g) Block Attachment A (Prekindergarten)  Word
2008-2009 8(g) Block Attachment B (Remediation)  Word

Please use the link below to access the 2007-2008 8(g) End of Year Report form for Block and Competitive Grant projects. End of year reports are due in the BESE office on or before July 31, 2008.

2007-2008 8(g) Competitive and Block End of Year Report Form  Word


8(g) Workshops and Events

Access flyers, registration forms, and information for workshops/meetings hosted by the 8(g) Office.


In January, the BESE–8(g) Office hosted workshops to assist with writing 2008-2009 competitive grant proposals. At the workshops, the staff discussed the submission procedures, the focus areas, the project components, and the scoring rubric. To better serve all regions of the state, the same workshop was held in North, Central, South and Southeast Louisiana. The following link will give you access to the workshop presentation.
2008-2009 8(g) Competitive Grant Workshop Presentation  PDF

In September 2007, the BESE - 8(g) Office hosted fall workshops to help project administrators manage their 2007-2008 Block and Competitive Grants. Discussion topics included reimbursement requests, budget revisions, project evaluations, and end of year reports. Click on the link below to access the PowerPoint presentation used at the workshops.
2007-2008 8(g) Fall Workshop: Managing 8(g) Block and Competitive Grants  PDF


Workshops held in Baton Rouge will be located in the Claiborne Building, Capitol Park, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Directions to the Claiborne Building, Baton Rouge, LA  PDF


General 8(g) Forms, Documents, and Information

Access forms, documents, and information pertaining to all 8(g) grant programs using the links below.

2007-2008 8(g) Budget Revision Forms (competitive and block projects)  Word
2007-2008 8(g) Reimbursement Request Form (competitive and block projects)  Word
2007-2008 8(g) Project Administrator Change Request Form  Word

Read more about the Competitive, Student Enhancement Block, and Statewide grants funded by 8(g) in 2007-2008.

2007-2008 8(g) Program Directory  PDF


Any agency which is not a public education agency that may be interested in requesting 8(g) funds from BESE must complete a Pervasively Sectarian Status Questionnaire to determine its sectarian status and certify under oath that its responses are true and correct.

8(g) Sectarian Status Questionnaire  Word

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