Specifications include, but are not limited to: The FY25 Non-Profit Workforce Professional Development Grant should encompass the following: • Activities that support and expand efforts to recruit, train, and retain quality educators for Mississippi districts in the areas of workforce development and economics education. • The incorporation of high-quality professional development for licensure endorsement for Career and Technical Education teachers in area of workforce development or academic endorsement for Mississippi teachers in the area of economic education. • Opportunities for observation and assessment with educators involved in the specific pathway related to workforce development or economics education. • Participation on a curriculum development committee to provide valuable insight to professional growth as related to relevant research in the specific pathway related to workforce development or economics education. • The pairing of experienced, successful educators with colleagues who are less experienced.