Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP)

The Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP) provides grants to local educational agencies, school districts and community-based organizations to initiate, expand, or enhance physical education programs that help students in Kindergarten through 12th grade meet their state standards for physical education..

NASPE Tips for Winning a PEP Grant*

Writing a winning grant proposal is both an art and science. Requirements for federal grants tend to be more complex and time-consuming that many other grants. NASPE is providing information to support your efforts to win a PEP. These tips are meant to help you fully understand the call for applications and respond to it in the most compelling way.

• Basic Information about PEP
• Recommended Timeline and Steps for Meeting the April 12 Deadline
• Key Things To Do
• Important Things to Avoid
• List of Resources

PEP Grant Professional Development Packages

AAHPERD professional development opportunities take the guess-work out of planning for PEP-funded physical education program improvements.  Learn More-->

*Please keep in mind that PEP is a grant program of the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) not NASPE.  Our tips are based on careful review of the FY2013 PEP grant call for applications and the Federal Register Notice of Final Priorities, Requirements, and Definitions (February 26, 2013) and on our experience with writing and winning federal grants (over $13 million) as well as serving as a federal grant reviewer. 

NASPE has no information about the PEP grant program other than what is published in the Federal Register and call for applications, no authority over the PEP grant program, and no influence over the review/scoring/selection process.  The call for applications provides definitive information about the grant program.