Grants and Federal Programs

Mission

To increase district grant and federal funding in order to address the needs of the five year Strategic Plan for the Linden Public Schools. Our goal is to maximize resources available for the Linden Public Schools in order to increase educational opportunities and ensure accountability of those resources.

Jennifer Smith

Director of Elementary Language Arts, Federal Programs and Early Childhood

Academy of Excellence
170 Hussa Street
Linden, NJ 07036
Phone: 908-587-2417 x8027
jmsmith@lindenps.org

Lisa Van Dam

Administrative Assistant of Federal Funds / Coach

Administration Building
2 East Gibbons St
Linden, NJ 07036
Phone: 908-486-2800 x8967
lvandam@lindenps.org

Fernanda Freire

Secretary of the Director of Grants and Federal Funding

Academy of Excellence
170 Hussa Street
Linden, NJ 07036
Phone: 908-587-2417 x8013
ffreire@lindenps.org

Funding Sources

ESEA Consolidated

TITLE I-A
TITLE I SIA Part A
TITLE II
TITLE III
TITLE IV Part A

Esser Funding

ESSER I
ESSER II
Learning Accelerated
Mental Health
ESSER III
Accelerated Learning and Coaching Education Grant
Evidenced Based Summer Learning and Enrichment Grant
Evidenced Based Comprehensive Beyond the School Day Grant
NJ Tiered Mental Health Grant

Formula Grants

ARP Safe Return Plan
21st Century Community Learning Center
Middle Grades Career Awareness and Exploration Grant
IDEA Grant
School Security Grant
Project Lead the Way (Secondary)
Project Lead the Way Engineering Grant
Project Lead the Way Computer Science Grant
Mark Schonwetter Holocaust Education Foundation Grant
NJ Workforce Registry Hiring and Retention Bonus Grant