BCPS Awarded $53.8 Million Grant From The U.S. Department of Education — Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) is honored to be the only school district in Florida – and the only large urban District in the nation – to receive a new Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant funding totals $53,808,909 and will be paid over five years. BCPS was selected for the competitive grant from applications from school districts across the country. Recognition of the TIF grant award and TIF grant proposal development team by the Broward County School Board on Oct. 18, 2016.