Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs

1. AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE INFORMATION

• Submission of Fiscal Year 2007 Annual Audit Reports to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (Posted 12/28/07):  

• Approved Indirect Costs Rates for Entities Other Than School Districts
  05/05/2008 - FY2009   ||   FY2008   ||   FY2007   ||   FY2006

• Indirect Cost Rates Application for NON-LEAs: FY2009

2. SCHOOL BUSINESS SERVICES INFORMATION

• New FY'08 Grants draw procedures demonstration

• For End-of-Year Reporting - Grants Received by Districts:   2007 ||  2006 ||  2005 ||  2004

• Indirect Cost Rates for School Districts by District: FY2007

• FY08 Foundation Reserve ("Pothole") Program - Application Instructions (7/16/2007)

• FY2000 Restricted Indirect Cost Rates

3. IMPORTANT NOTICES REGARDING FY2009 GRANTS

FOR SUPERINTENDENTS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES

• Notices will be posted here as they become available.

4. Notification of Competitive Grant Awards

• FY 2009:   Notification Date  ||   Alphabetical Order  ||   Fund Codes
  

  FY2009 Competitive Grant Awards will be posted here as they become available.



• FY 2008:   Notification Date  ||   Alphabetical Order  ||   Fund Codes
  
  

  04/29/2008

  Notification of FY2008 Competitive Grant Awards Fund Code: 323-B   409 Approved at the April 29, 2008 meeting of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.

5. FY2009 REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS

To all interested parties:

The Department recommends that interested parties view regularly the following links to FY2009 Requests for Proposals. Entitlement/Allocation, Competitive, Continuation, and Other Non-Competitive RFPs will be posted at these links as they become available.

6. IMPORTANT NOTICES REGARDING FY2008 GRANTS

FOR SUPERINTENDENTS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES

7. FY2008 REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS

To all interested parties:

The Department recommends that interested parties view regularly the following links to FY2008 Requests for Proposals. Entitlement/Allocation, Competitive, Continuation, and Other Non-Competitive RFPs will be posted at these links as they become available.

Commissioner's Memorandum
Important Information for Superintendents  

FY2008 NCLB ENTITLEMENT/ALLOCATION GRANT PROGRAMS
NCLB Grant Application and Budget Workbook

140	Title II, Part A - Improving Educator Quality
160	Title II, Part D - Enhancing Education Through Technology
180	Title III - English Language Acquisition and Academic Achievement Program for Limited English Proficient Students
302	Title V - Innovative Programs
305	Title I, Part A
331	Title IV, Part A - Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities

RECOMMENDED DUE DATE: A rolling submission period has been established for FY2008 Federal No Child Left Behind, Special Education, and Perkins Entitlement/ Allocation proposals. In order to be reasonably assured that funds will be available by the beginning of the school year, proposals should be submitted by FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2007.

Note: Continuation and other non-competitive grant program Requests for Proposals are not included in this entitlement/allocation package.

Continuation Grant Programs

Fund Codes: 340/345 and Program Options 1-4 / 359 / 285/563 / 287 / 538 / 342 / 668

8. Grants for Schools: Getting Them and Using Them

• Grants Management Forms

• A Procedural Manual

9. RFPs Archives:

• 2008  2007  2006  For a copy of earlier years' RFPs, please email hyang@doe.mass.edu

• District Allocation Amounts for Federal Entitlement/Allocation Grant Programs:
  2008 ||  2007 ||  2006 ||  2005