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The °µÍø½ûÇø Colleges and Universities (°µÍø½ûÇø) Board of Trustees is the eligible agency authorized to receive and disburse federal funds and to supervise the administration of the state Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. This is accomplished through the °µÍø½ûÇø System Office under a state plan developed jointly with the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) pursuant to Minnesota Statute § 136F.79 and the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21^st Century Act (). The System Office negotiates the level of responsibility for the administration, operation, and supervision of this Act at the secondary level with MDE’s Career and College Success Division, except for those responsibilities specifically reserved to °µÍø½ûÇø by section 121(a) of the Act.

As the eligible agency, °µÍø½ûÇø administers the Perkins V Federal Grant through a formula/non-competitive grant process in accordance with the federally approved state plan. °µÍø½ûÇø and MDE staff are responsible for distributing and managing the federal grant to recipients. Grantees for these federal funds are consortia consisting of °µÍø½ûÇø community and technical colleges and Minnesota public school districts.

Primary Administrative Contact

Karl Ohrn
System Director for Career and Technical Education/State Director
Academic Affairs Division
°µÍø½ûÇø (Sole State Agency)
karl.ohrn@minnstate.edu