Approved Scopes of Work and Budgets The U.S. Department of Education has approved Rhode Island's Race to the Top state and LEA scopes of work, which translate the initiatives described in our grant application into more specific project plans for the four years of the grant. See the following for more information: Rhode Island's Race to the Top grant application Letter from U.S. Department of Education approving Rhode Island's scopes of work Letter from U.S. Department of Education approving Rhode Island's requested amendments to the Race to the Top plan Rhode Island's Race to the Top state scope of work and budget Rhode Island's Race to the Top LEA scopes of work and budgets