The Georgia Department of Education has opened the Rural Teaching Apprenticeship Grant Round 3, a current state-administered opportunity supporting the development and expansion of registered teaching apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships in rural Georgia.
Funding and period
GaDOE states that a maximum of $378,890 is available for the grant period of January 1, 2027 through June 30, 2028, with awards of up to $31,500 per eligible LEA or RESA. Funding is based on the number of apprentices and pre-apprentices an applicant plans to support, demonstrated need, and alignment with the purpose of the Rural Teaching Apprenticeship Grant.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants include rural Georgia local educational agencies and Regional Educational Service Agencies, plus school districts located in a county with a total population of less than 60,000. The program is intended to help create and sustain registered teaching apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship pathways that address educator shortages.
Allowable program focus
The official current announcement identifies instruction, mentorship, and supportive services needed to develop or expand registered teaching apprenticeship programs as the core funding purpose. Atlas is not inferring additional allowable or prohibited costs beyond the current published GaDOE language.
Deadline and verification hold
The current official GaDOE announcement states an application deadline of October 15, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.. The announcement does not state the deadline time zone. The public grant-opportunities page referenced by GaDOE does not expose, in the accessible official content reviewed in this run, the complete Round 3 application package, match or cost-share terms, required forms and attachments, submission method, or amendment history. Atlas therefore is keeping the opportunity in Draft and is not qualifying an applicant for ORIGINAL outreach until those material terms are authoritatively verified.
Atlas assessment
Atlas Opportunity Score: 78/100. This is a legitimate, newly announced Georgia education-workforce opportunity with a clear applicant class, total funding pool, per-applicant ceiling, program period, and fixed deadline. The score is constrained by the relatively small maximum award and the unresolved application-package details and deadline time zone. N9+ Fit: 0/100. QC Healthcare Fit: 0/100. This is an educator-pipeline grant and should not be forced into a healthcare technology use case.
Official source: Georgia Department of Education – September 18, 2026 Superintendent Digest.