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President's Message

Welcome to NAFEPA. Our mission is to support the leadership and management of federal education in America’s schools.  To be the trusted leader and resource for Federal Programs that support each student’s success is our vision. It is my privilege to serve as NAFEPA President as we prepare to face the challenges and embrace the opportunities that lay ahead. 

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) has provided many opportunities for flexibility in the implementation of federal programs.  NAFEPA provides support to our 3,000+ members through The Connection newsletter, videos, conference and member’s benefits through our NAFEPA partners in an effort to maximize and strengthen the impact of federal programming in districts across America. 

Thank you on behalf of NAFEPA for visiting our website.  I look forward to hearing from you or better yet seeing you at our spring conference in March.

Sincerely,
Kimberly Glass
NAFEPA President

NAFEPA 2020 Scholarship Recipients 

• John Pfaff Scholarship (field of Education) – Mai Lee (Minnesota)
• Elizabeth Pinkerton Scholarship (field of Education) – Teresa Ryan (Delaware)
• Iva McCants Scholarship – Alyssa Aldana (California)
• Stanley McFarland Scholarship – Vaidehi Phirke (Texas)

2021 Scholarship Information

The National Association of Federal Education Program Administrators (NAFEPA) offers four scholarships annually.  The scholarships are named in honor of Iva McCants, Stanley McFarland, John Pfaff and Elizabeth Pinkerton.  All of these individuals contributed their time and talents to move NAFEPA forward as a professional organization. Please click here to learn more about the individual scholarships.

Students must be nominated from a state that has a representative on the NAFEPA Board of Directors.  Please click here for the list of current NAFEPA state representatives.

Students interested in being nominated for one of the scholarships must contact the state representative on the NAFEPA Board of Directors to get the criteria and process for their state nomination to the national scholarship committee. The state representative will be able to provide the student with information including process and time lines.

Completed scholarship application packets must be submitted to the state representative. Scholarship applications sent directly to the NAFEPA national office from individual students will not be eligible.

Member Benefits

-On the first Wednesday of each month the NAFEPA Connection newsletter by national policy experts David Deschryver and Doug Mesecar is provided to all members with 3-4 short articles focused on federal education grant administration issues, the latest information on the ESEA - the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), as well as other national policy trends and relevant federal regulatory and funding updates;

--On the third Wednesday of each month a short NAFEPA Connection video featuring David and Doug is provided to all members discussing the same types of federal and national topics as the newsletter.