Specifications include, but are not limited to: The purpose of these grants is to create a teacher pipeline within the state and increase teacher diversity to better reflect the student population. Pending budget approval and availability of funds, the Tennessee Department of Education (the Department) is offering twenty (20) grants of $100,000 each ($2 million total) from Tennessee’s state reservation from Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act allocations to fund tuition costs to form new, or to expand existing, state-recognized Grow Your Own (GYO)3 Partnerships. The purpose of these grants is to encourage innovative partnerships between Educator Preparation Providers (EPPs)4 and Local Education Agencies (LEAs) to provide innovative, no cost pathways to the teaching profession by increasing EPP enrollment and the supply of qualified teachers