Federal & state funding

Funding Sources for Renzulli Learning

Renzulli Learning is an eligible, evidence-aligned use of the funding streams below. Many districts combine two or more. Each source has different eligibility, so the right fit depends on your student population and goals.

Funding SourceWhat It FundsHow Renzulli Learning Qualifies
Title I, Part AImproving academic achievement in schools with high percentages of students from low-income families.Personalized enrichment and strength-based instruction that raise achievement; research shows reading and achievement gains for at-risk and low-income students.
Title II, Part AProfessional development for teachers and school leaders.The free Renzulli Certified Educator course and platform training build teacher capacity in differentiation and strength-based instruction.
Title IIISupplemental services for English learners and immigrant students.The Renzulli Profiler works in 20+ languages, and ELLA delivers personalized bilingual enrichment for emergent bilingual students.
Title IV, Part A (SSAE)Well-rounded education, safe and healthy students, and the effective use of technology. STEM, college and career counseling, and CTE are documented uses.A web-based platform that develops critical thinking, creativity, and durable skills, and supports the well-rounded education and technology priorities of the grant.
Perkins VCareer exploration, career and technical education, and preparing students, including special populations, for careers.Interest-based career exploration, project-based learning, and durable-skill development that align directly to Perkins V career readiness priorities.
Gifted & Talented AllocationsState and local funding for gifted identification and programming.Multiple-measure identification and enrichment built on the Schoolwide Enrichment Model, aligned to gifted standards in all 50 states.
State-Specific GrantsState literacy, enrichment, career readiness, and school improvement grants.Renzulli Learning aligns to state Portrait of a Graduate, career readiness, and MTSS frameworks. We will help you map it to your state's grant criteria.

Note on ESSER/ARP: the one-time federal COVID-relief funds (ESSER and ARP) have reached their obligation and liquidation deadlines and are no longer available for new purchases. Districts previously using those funds are transitioning to the Title programs, Perkins V, gifted allocations, and state and local funding shown above.

New: assessment & testing budgets

Fund Renzulli Learning From Your Assessment Budget

Here is a funding avenue that is new for Renzulli Learning. Districts maintain dedicated assessment and testing budgets, the line that pays for cognitive, creativity, and identification instruments. Because Renzulli Learning includes validated assessments, it now qualifies as an eligible use of those funds.

The Cebeci Test of Creativity is a validated assessment. The CTC is a patented instrument (US Patent 12,087,176) with established psychometrics that measures creative potential, and it can be administered in a student's home language. As a recognized, validated assessment, it is exactly the kind of instrument an assessment budget is meant to fund.
It serves as an additional, second measure for identification. Most gifted and talented policies require multiple measures. The CTC provides a validated second measure of creativity that complements cognitive and achievement tests, so it fits squarely within an identification and assessment budget.
More assessments, one budget line. Beyond the CTC, Renzulli Learning includes the Renzulli Profiler, the Executive Function Assessment, the Leadership Assessment, and the Critical Thinking Assessment. A single assessment-budget purchase delivers a full suite of validated, strength-based measures.
The assessment comes with the platform, at no premium. Unlike buying a standalone test, funding Renzulli Learning from your assessment budget also delivers the enrichment, project-based learning, and Total Talent Portfolio that develop and document what the assessments reveal. More value from the same line item.

Want to explore using your assessment budget? Talk to us and we will help you make the case.

Gifted & talented funding

Fund Your Gifted & Talented Program

Gifted education is where Renzulli Learning began, and where it remains strongest. The platform is the digital realization of the Schoolwide Enrichment Model, so it is a natural, defensible use of the funding your gifted program already receives, and of federal funds that support advanced and underserved learners.

Gifted and talented state and local allocations. Most states fund gifted identification and programming. Renzulli Learning delivers multiple-measure identification and enrichment that fits pull-out, cluster grouping, enrichment clusters, and schoolwide models.
Title I, for gifted and high-potential students in underserved schools. Where gifted services support students in Title I schools, including finding talent that traditional identification misses, Title I can support strength-based enrichment for those learners.
Build the case with your state's requirements. Our Gifted & Talented Alignment by State pages show exactly how Renzulli Learning meets each state's identification and programming mandates, the documentation that helps justify a funding request.

See G&T alignment and mandates by your state ›

Title I funding for underserved students

Fund Enrichment for Underserved Students With Title I

Title I, Part A is one of the most powerful ways to bring Renzulli Learning to the students who need it most. Talent is distributed equally across income levels; opportunity is not. Renzulli Learning gives students in high-poverty schools access to the strength-based enrichment historically reserved for a few.

It raises achievement, the purpose of Title I. Research on Renzulli Learning found significant gains in reading comprehension and fluency for at-risk and low-income students, exactly the academic outcomes Title I funds are meant to produce.
It finds and develops overlooked talent. The Renzulli Profiler works in 20+ languages and identifies strengths beyond test scores, surfacing the potential of underserved and English-learner students whom traditional measures miss.
It serves the whole special-populations basket. One platform reaches economically disadvantaged, English-learner, twice-exceptional, and other special populations a Title I school serves, at one per-student price.
New: Portrait of a Graduate funding

Fund Your Portrait of a Graduate Program With Renzulli Learning

Districts across the country have adopted a Portrait of a Graduate, a set of durable competencies every student should develop, and many have dedicated budgets to bring them to life. Renzulli Learning is now built to be exactly that vehicle, which makes it a strong, defensible use of Portrait of a Graduate and career readiness funding.

It operationalizes the portrait, not just names it. The platform assesses the durable skills your portrait defines, develops them through enrichment and project-based learning, and documents growth in the Total Talent Portfolio. That assess-develop-document cycle is what Portrait of a Graduate budgets are meant to fund.
It fits Title IV, Part A. Title IV-A funds well-rounded education and the effective use of technology, exactly the categories a Portrait of a Graduate platform falls under. This is one of the most flexible and common sources for durable-skills programming.
It fits Perkins V for career readiness. Where your portrait connects to career readiness, Perkins V is a strong, reliable source. Renzulli Learning's interest-based career exploration and durable-skill development align directly to Perkins V priorities.
It produces the evidence funders want. The Total Talent Portfolio documents each student's durable-skill growth over time, the outcome data that shows a Portrait of a Graduate initiative is working, and that justifies continued funding.
Build the case with your state's frameworks. Our Career Readiness & Durable Skills Alignment by State pages show how Renzulli Learning maps to your state's Portrait of a Graduate and career readiness requirements, the documentation that strengthens a funding request.

Not sure which source fits your Portrait of a Graduate initiative? Talk to us and we will help you map Renzulli Learning to the right budget.

Community & grassroots funding

Grassroots Funding: PTOs, Donations, and Grants

Not every district waits on a federal allocation. Some of our schools are funded entirely by their communities, and at $15 per student per year, Renzulli Learning is well within reach of grassroots support.

Parent-Teacher Organizations (PTO/PTA). Many schools fund Renzulli Learning directly through their PTO or PTA. It is a tangible, whole-school benefit that parents can see, an enrichment platform every child uses, which makes it an easy program for a parent organization to rally behind.
Donations and sponsorships. Local businesses, education foundations, and individual donors often sponsor enrichment for a school or classroom. A per-student price makes it simple to fund a grade, a classroom, or a whole building.
Foundation and private grants. Community foundations and national education grants frequently fund strength-based enrichment, gifted programming, and career readiness, exactly what Renzulli Learning delivers. We can help you frame an application.
Crowdfunding for classrooms. Teacher crowdfunding platforms, such as DonorsChoose, let individual teachers raise funds for classroom tools. A single classroom license is an approachable, fundable request.

However your community wants to fund it, we will help you put together what you need, from a simple quote to a grant-ready description.

Procurement

Documents for Your Procurement Process

If you are evaluating Renzulli Learning for your school or district, these documents support your procurement and funding paperwork. Contact us to request any of them:

W-9

Taxpayer Identification Number, for setting up Renzulli Learning as a vendor.

Sole Source Letter

Documentation supporting a sole-source procurement where applicable.

SAM.gov Unique Entity ID

Our federal System for Award Management (SAM) Unique Entity Identifier.

VPAT Accessibility Report

Voluntary Product Accessibility Template, our accessibility conformance report.

We will help

Need Help Finding Funding?

Finding and aligning funding can be the hardest part of adopting a new platform. It does not have to be. Our team will work with you to identify the federal, state, and program funding that fits your school or district, and help you complete the paperwork to use it. At $15 per student per year, Renzulli Learning is designed to fit the budgets you already have.

Contact us at +1 (203) 680-8301 or [email protected] for personalized assistance with U.S. government and other funding options.

Frequently asked questions

Funding: Common Questions

Districts commonly fund Renzulli Learning through Title I, Part A; Title II, Part A; Title III; Title IV, Part A (SSAE grants); Perkins V; gifted and talented state allocations; and state-specific grants. The right source depends on your student population and goals, and many districts combine several.
Yes, and this is new for Renzulli Learning. Because the platform includes validated assessments, including the Cebeci Test of Creativity (US Patent 12,087,176), a patented instrument with established psychometrics that serves as an additional, second measure for gifted identification, it qualifies as an eligible use of a district's assessment and testing budget. That single purchase also delivers the Profiler, Executive Function, Leadership, and Critical Thinking assessments, plus the enrichment and portfolio that develop and document what they reveal.
Yes. Because Renzulli Learning assesses, develops, and documents the durable skills that Portrait of a Graduate frameworks and state career readiness standards require, it is an eligible use of Title IV, Part A (well-rounded education and effective use of technology) and Perkins V (career exploration and CTE). Title I and gifted allocations may also apply depending on your program design.
No. ESSER and ARP were one-time federal COVID-relief funds. The obligation and liquidation deadlines have passed, and no new ESSER funding rounds are active. Districts are returning to Title programs, Perkins V, gifted allocations, and state and local funding, which is where Renzulli Learning is now most commonly funded.
Yes. We provide the documents districts commonly need for procurement, including a W-9, a Sole Source Letter, a SAM.gov Unique Entity ID, and a VPAT accessibility conformance report. Contact us and we will help you identify funding and complete your paperwork.

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