New Jersey Department of Education

Perkins V

Collaboration, Innovation, and Equity

On July 31, 2018, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) was signed into law. It went into effect on July 1, 2019. This law reauthorized the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins IV).

Perkins V is a federal education program that invests in secondary and postsecondary career and technical education (CTE) programs in all 50 states and the territories. It is dedicated to increasing learner access to high-quality CTE programs of study with a focus on program improvement; alignment across grades 5-12, postsecondary and workforce; and economic development. Perkins V is critical to ensuring programs meet the ever-changing needs of learners and employers.

Perkins Allocations

Secondary Allocations
2023
2024
2025
Postsecondary Allocations
2023
2024
2025

Perkins CTE Performance Data

Based on Perkins V Section 113(b)(3)(i-iii), the following information is the actual level of performance from the latest Consolidated Annual Report (CAR). The CAR is an annual report that an eligible agency prepares and submits to The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE).

Perkins State Wide Performance Data Definitions

2023 Perkins State Wide Performance Data Secondary

2022 Perkins State Wide Performance Data Postsecondary

Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment

A new requirement for local eligible recipients to receive financial assistance from the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, is to conduct a conduct a comprehensive local needs assessment (CLNA) and to update it at least every two years. The CLNA should be completed by collaborating and engaging with district and other valued stakeholders. It will guide the local Perkins application and direct future spending decisions.

Additional Perkins V Resources

Perkins Grant Program Officers


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