About

Digital Literacy Now is a new competitive grant created by the Massachusetts State Legislature in FY2020 to establish and promote digital literacy and computer science education in public schools for grades kindergarten through grade 12.

The grant’s goal is to establish and promote rigorous, engaging, inclusive and standards aligned digital literacy and computer science education in partnership with the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents (M.A.S.S),

In FY2020, approximately $590,000 was made available through the state Digital Literacy Now Grants line item 7010-1202. Funding will continue to be contingent upon availability. All dollar amounts listed are estimated/approximate and are subject to change. If more funding becomes available it will be distributed under the same guidelines that appear in the state grant’s Request for Proposal document.

Grant Goals

Initially, the grant will focus on public school middle grades (6-8). Through this grant, District Teams of district administrators, school leaders, and educators will engage in an in-depth, facilitated process to develop a Digital Literacy and Computer Science (DLCS) implementation plan for their District’s middle grades, select curriculum, and complete teacher and coach curriculum Professional Development (PD).

The grant supports the creation of new programs and/or expanding existing programs to serve more students most underserved (including but not limited to students designated as economically disadvantaged, English language learners, special education, underrepresented minorities, and living in rural areas).