{ "as_of": "2026-10-23", "as_of_text": "23 October 2026", "grain": "One row per program on DESE’s “Current Grants” list, as DESE listed them on 23 October 2026, with the eligibility, purpose and funding quoted from each program’s own page. DESE publishes only the current list; the copies this site keeps each week, when anything changes, are the only history of it.", "groups": [ { "id": "open-districts", "note": "DESE’s eligibility text opens these to public school districts. Conditions, where there are any, are in the text on each card.", "rows": [ { "basis": "opens with school districts as eligible (“open to public schools districts”)", "contact": "sarah.falvey@mass.gov", "due": "2026-10-26", "due_text": "26 October 2026", "eligibility": "This competitive grant is open to public schools districts serving students in one or more of the following grades: PK, K, 1, 2, 3. Schools already receiving other grant funding are eligible to participate in this grant program.\nParticipation is limited to schools that have implemented or will be implementing high-quality instructional materials for early literacy instruction in the 2026-2027 school year\n- Limited to early literacy curricular materials that meet the Department's definition of high quality as defined by CURATE at the time of application. Additionally, if the school's core instructional materials do not include a foundational skills component but do meet the criterion listed above, evidence-based foundational skills curricular materials must be in use as well.\nTo be eligible, applicants must be committed to:\n- Establishing and/or strengthening a partnership with an education preparation program (EPP) in order to host teacher candidates\n- Maintaining and strengthening evidence-based early literacy practices in order to support teacher candidates in successfully implementing these practices. This may include grant activities such as:\n- A virtual Community of Practice (with at least 8 meetings from January through June of 2027)\n- Professional learning around early literacy and/or mentoring (throughout the 2026-2027 school year)\n- School representation at an Early Literacy in Educator Preparation Conference in June 2027\n- School representation at Literacy Launch Institutes\n- Conducting activities, such as meetings or mutually beneficial needs assessments, that establish and/or strengthen partnerships with EPPs throughout the year\n- Hosting DESE staff for walk-throughs and touchpoint meetings at least three times throughout the duration of the grant\n- Establishing that within the school, there are eligible supervising practitioners (educators with three full years of experience under an Initial or Professional license in either Early Childhood PK–2, Elementary 1–6, or Moderate Disabilities PK–2/PK–8 who have received an evaluation rating of proficient or higher) willing to host teacher candidates for pre-practicum and/or practicum placements\n- Ensuring that school leadership (ex: principal, assistant/vice principal) will participate in grant activities, including attending a virtual Community of Practice, professional learning, and DESE touchpoint meetings\n- Participating in DESE data collection, including:\n- Participation in surveys about the efficacy of the grant program\n- Participation in classroom observations and educator interviews\n- Participation in the Launchpad Schools Application Process in June 2027", "fund_code": "0588", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "A total of approximately $100,000 is projected to be available across FY27 (upon approval through 6/30/2027).", "grant_type": "Competitive", "posted": "2026-09-21", "posted_text": "21 September 2026", "program": "FY27 Countdown to Launch", "purpose": "The purpose of this competitive grant program is to fund schools to strengthen their early literacy practices and their capacity to support teacher candidates seeking licensure in Early Childhood PK–2, Elementary 1–6, or Moderate …", "reading": "districts eligible", "unit": "Office of Educator Effectiveness, Teaching and Learning Unit", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0588/" }, { "basis": "opens with school districts as eligible (“All Massachusetts public schools”)", "contact": "Alva.Laster@mass.gov", "due": "2026-11-09", "due_text": "9 November 2026", "eligibility": "All Massachusetts public schools, including public charter schools, and educational collaboratives are eligible to apply.\nEligible applicants serving districts and schools participating in DESE's Accelerating Achievement initiative will receive competitive priority as described in the Priorities section of this RFP.", "fund_code": "0177", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "Approximately $1,750,000 is anticipated to be available through this competitive grant program.", "grant_type": "Competitive", "posted": "2026-10-14", "posted_text": "14 October 2026", "program": "FY27 Safe, Healthy, and Responsible Digital Life Grant Program", "purpose": "The purpose of this competitive state-funded grant is to support eligible Massachusetts public school districts, charter public schools, and educational collaboratives in providing students with developmentally appropriate education and …", "reading": "districts eligible", "unit": "Office of Instruction and Multilingual Education", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0177/" }, { "basis": "opens with school districts as eligible (“School districts that participate”)", "contact": "kerry.a.callahan@mass.gov", "due": "2026-11-13", "due_text": "13 November 2026", "eligibility": "School districts that participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) during the 2026-2027 school year may apply for individual schools. All School Food Authorities (SFAs) are eligible to apply and receive a grant award. Schools must be in compliance with the current meal pattern regulations.", "fund_code": "0722", "funding": "Federal", "funding_text": "USDA awarded the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) approximately a total of $361,143 in Equipment Grant funds.", "grant_type": "Competitive", "posted": "2026-10-20", "posted_text": "20 October 2026", "program": "FY27 School Nutrition Equipment Assistance for Schools", "purpose": "The purpose of the competitive School Nutrition Equipment Assistance Grant for Schools is to allow School Food Authorities (SFA) to purchase equipment needed to serve healthier meals that meet the updated meal patterns, with emphasis on …", "reading": "districts eligible", "unit": "Office for Food and Nutrition Programs", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0722/" } ], "title": "Open now: school districts may apply" }, { "id": "open-unclear", "note": "Open, but the eligibility text limits them to recipients DESE or the state budget names, or to last year’s grantees, or does not say plainly. None names Lunenburg.", "rows": [ { "basis": "limited to recipients the state budget names; Lunenburg is not named", "contact": "FederalGrantPrograms@mass.gov", "due": "2026-10-23", "due_text": "23 October 2026", "eligibility": "Eligible entities as listed in the state budget.", "fund_code": "2518", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "Approximately, $30,362,911 is available for various earmarks to public schools.", "grant_type": "Earmarks", "posted": "2026-08-26", "posted_text": "26 August 2026", "program": "FY27 Fair Share Earmarks", "purpose": "The purpose of this RFP is to administer state legislative earmarks to Public School districts as outlined in the FY27 state budget.", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "Strategy, Monitoring and Compliance/Federal Grant Programs", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/2518/" }, { "basis": "limited to recipients the state budget names; Lunenburg is not named", "contact": "FederalGrantPrograms@mass.gov", "due": "2026-10-23", "due_text": "23 October 2026", "eligibility": "Public School districts as listed in the state budget.", "fund_code": "0005 0005 7061 9611", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "Approximately $300,000 is available across four accounts, fund codes 0005, 0006, 7061, and 9611 for various earmarks to public schools.", "grant_type": "Earmarks", "posted": "2026-09-09", "posted_text": "9 September 2026", "program": "FY27 Special Support Earmarks", "purpose": "The purpose of this RFP is to administer state legislative earmarks to Public School districts as outlined in the FY27 state budget.", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "Strategy, Monitoring, and Compliance/Federal Grants", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0005-0006-7061-9611/" }, { "basis": "limited to recipients the state budget names; Lunenburg is not named", "contact": "FederalGrantPrograms@mass.gov", "due": "2026-10-23", "due_text": "23 October 2026", "eligibility": "Public School districts and entities as listed in the state budget.", "fund_code": "1192", "funding": "Federal", "funding_text": "Approximately $1,910,566 is available as outlined in the state budget 7010-1192 for Fund Code 1192 for various earmarks to public schools and organizations.", "grant_type": "Earmarks", "posted": "2026-09-02", "posted_text": "2 September 2026", "program": "FY27 Special Support Earmarks", "purpose": "The purpose of this RFP is to administer state legislative earmarks to Public School districts as outlined in the FY27 state budget.", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "Strategy, Monitoring and Compliance/Federal Grants", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/1192/" }, { "basis": "limited to past recipients; Lunenburg is not named", "contact": "Donna.j.traynham@mass.gov", "due": "2026-10-30", "due_text": "30 October 2026", "eligibility": "The FY26 FC0612 grantees are eligible to apply.\nThe receipt of grant funds is contingent upon the grantee being able to certify that it will comply with the Massachusetts General Laws, including G.L. c. 40A, § 3A, the MBTA Communities Act. Compliance with the MBTA Communities Act is determined by the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities.", "fund_code": "0612", "funding": "Federal", "funding_text": "Approximately $740,000 is available.", "grant_type": "Continuation", "posted": "2026-09-21", "posted_text": "21 September 2026", "program": "FY27 Building Early Childhood Partnerships: A Preschool Itinerant Team Initiative Continuation Grant", "purpose": "The purpose of this continuation grant program is to support the 14 Massachusetts district teams who received the FC0612 grant in FY 2026 to implement all or part of their implementation plan for supporting preschool students to receive …", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "Office of Instruction and Multilingual Education", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0612/" }, { "basis": "limited to past recipients; Lunenburg is not named", "contact": "michael.j.seymour@mass.gov", "due": "2026-11-30", "due_text": "30 November 2026", "eligibility": "To be eligible for this award, a school needs to have received this FY26 grant in the 2025–26 school year.\nSchools were originally eligible for this initially competitive funding opportunity if they had an overall performance in the 1–3 percentiles on state accountability determinations for at least the past five consecutive years that are not identified as Underperforming on our state accountability system.\nThe schools must reside in a district that is currently being served by the Statewide System of Support.\nFunding is contingent upon Department receipt of federal Title I funds.", "fund_code": "0539", "funding": "Federal", "funding_text": "Approximately $2,900,000 dollars of funding in FY27 is available for this cohort through Massachusetts’ federal School Improvement Grant (SIG) allocations and federal Title I funds, for expenditure in the 2026–27 school year.", "grant_type": "Continuation", "posted": "2026-08-26", "posted_text": "26 August 2026", "program": "FY27 Intensive Assistance Grant (IAG) Renewal", "purpose": "The purpose of this continuation grant is to support the delivery of high-quality instruction in every classroom, every day.", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "Planning, Research, and Evaluation", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0539/" } ], "title": "Open now: limited to named or past recipients, or unclear" }, { "id": "open-not", "note": "The eligibility text names only other kinds of applicant.", "rows": [ { "basis": "names only other applicants (charter high school), no school district", "contact": "Joanna.C.Laghetto@mass.gov", "due": "2026-11-16", "due_text": "16 November 2026", "eligibility": "Targeted: Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School, Springfield", "fund_code": "0536", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "Approximately $100,000 is available.", "grant_type": "Targeted", "posted": "2026-10-06", "posted_text": "6 October 2026", "program": "FY27 County House of Corrections (CHC) Program Development Grant", "purpose": "The purpose of the County House of Corrections (CHC) Program Development Grant is to support Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School, Springfield, in its development and implementation of its charter school programming at Hampden County …", "reading": "not districts", "unit": "Office of Charter Schools and School Redesign", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0536/" }, { "basis": "names only other applicants (charter schools), no school district", "contact": "joanna.c.laghetto@mass.gov", "due": "2027-03-08", "due_text": "8 March 2027", "eligibility": "This funding opportunity is for new and expanding charter schools that meet the state and federal definition of charter school under ESSA, Sec 4310 (2) (see Part II for definition) and were awarded a new school charter or an expansion amendment by the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Expansion is defined as increasing student enrollment and/or adding two or more grades.\nThree expanding charter schools are eligible for year two funds. If new expansion amendments or new charters are approved in FY27, these schools will be eligible for planning funds, if available.", "fund_code": "0532-0535", "funding": "Federal", "funding_text": "Approximately $3,500,000 is available.", "grant_type": "Targeted", "posted": "2026-05-22", "posted_text": "22 May 2026", "program": "FY27 Charter School Program Expansion Grant and Charter School Program Start-Up Grant", "purpose": "The purpose of the Massachusetts Charter Schools Program (CSP) Expansion Grant Fund Code 0532 is to award subgrants to eligible applicants to expand high-quality charter schools.", "reading": "not districts", "unit": "Office of Charter Schools and School Redesign", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0532-0535/" } ], "title": "Open now: not for school districts" }, { "id": "formula", "note": "DESE lists these as Entitlement or Allocation grants. The amount is set by formula; the district files an application to draw it. Separate from the competitive grants above.", "rows": [ { "basis": "opens with school districts as eligible (“A district is eligible”)", "contact": "federalgrantprograms@mass.gov", "due": "2026-09-09", "due_text": "9 September 2026", "eligibility": "A district is eligible to receive funds based on criteria established by the United States Department of Education (USED). Grants are awarded to local school districts after the state reviews and approves a district's grant application.", "fund_code": "0305", "funding": "Federal", "funding_text": "FY27 Fund Code 0305 Title I, Parts A & D District Allocations will be posted at Grant Allocations & Awards page when it becomes available.; FY27 Title I, Part A Detailed Allocation Spreadsheet This RFP is the governing document for these …", "grant_type": "Entitlement", "posted": "2026-05-27", "posted_text": "27 May 2026", "program": "FY27 Title I, Part A: Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local School Districts", "purpose": "Title I, Part A of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) provides supplemental resources to local school districts to help provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality …", "reading": "districts eligible", "unit": "Strategy, Monitoring and Compliance/Federal Grant Programs", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0305/" }, { "basis": "names only other applicants (state agency), no school district", "contact": "federalgrantprograms@mass.gov", "due": "2026-09-09", "due_text": "9 September 2026", "eligibility": "A state agency providing corrections education to children and youth is eligible to receive funds based on criteria established by the United States Department of Education (USED). Eligible agencies in Massachusetts include County Jails and Houses of Correction, The Department of Youth Services, and the Department of Corrections. Agencies provide a count of eligible students to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on an annual basis that is then used to determine allocation amounts. Grants are then awarded to each agency after DESE reviews and approves the state agencies completed and submitted grant application.", "fund_code": "0306", "funding": "Federal", "funding_text": "This RFP is the governing document for these grant funds.", "grant_type": "Entitlement", "posted": "2026-06-03", "posted_text": "3 June 2026", "program": "FY27 Title I, Part D, Subpart 1: Neglected and Delinquent", "purpose": "Title I, Part D, Subpart 1, also called The Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent or At Risk, provides funds to state agencies that operate educational programs for youth in adult …", "reading": "not districts", "unit": "Strategy, Monitoring and Compliance/Federal Grant Programs", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0306/" }, { "basis": "opens with school districts as eligible (“awarded by formula to each school district”)", "contact": "federalgrantprograms@mass.gov", "due": "2026-09-09", "due_text": "9 September 2026", "eligibility": "Funds are awarded by formula to each school district. Subject to appropriation, 20% of the funds are distributed to districts based on the relative numbers of individuals ages 5 through 17 who reside in the area the district serves (based on the most recent census data); and 80 percent of the funds must be distributed to districts based on the relative numbers of individuals ages 5 through 17 who reside in the area the district serves and who are from families with incomes below the poverty line (based on the most recent Census data). (ESEA section 2102(a)). Grants are awarded to local school districts after the state reviews and approves a district's grant application.", "fund_code": "0140", "funding": "Federal", "funding_text": "FY27 Fund Code 0140 Title II, Part A District Allocations will be posted at Grant Allocations & Awards page when they become available.", "grant_type": "Entitlement", "posted": "2026-05-29", "posted_text": "29 May 2026", "program": "FY27 Title II, Part A: Building Systems of Support for Excellent Teaching and Leading", "purpose": "Title II, Part A of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) provides supplemental resources to school districts to improve high quality systems of support for excellent teaching and leading.", "reading": "districts eligible", "unit": "Resource Allocation Strategy and Planning", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0140/" }, { "basis": "opens with school districts as eligible (“awarded to districts”)", "contact": "federalgrantprograms@mass.gov", "due": "2026-09-09", "due_text": "9 September 2026", "eligibility": "Funds are awarded to districts or consortia of districts with enough students identified as English learners (ELs) in each district in the March 2026 student data transmission (SIMS), for which the calculated per-pupil amount yields an allocation greater than or equal to $10,000, per Section 3114(b) of ESEA. Districts interested in forming a consortium for Title III purposes were required to submit an Intent to Participate by May 7, 2026.", "fund_code": "0180", "funding": "Federal", "funding_text": "FY27 Fund Code 0180 Title III, Part A District Allocations will be posted at Grant Allocations & Awards page when they become available.", "grant_type": "Entitlement", "posted": "2026-05-29", "posted_text": "29 May 2026", "program": "FY27 Title III: English Language Acquisition and Academic Achievement Program for English Learners and Immigrant Children and Youth", "purpose": "Title III of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) provides supplemental resources to local school districts to help ensure that English learners (ELs) and immigrant children and youth attain English proficiency and …", "reading": "districts eligible", "unit": "Resource Allocation Strategy and Planning", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0180/" }, { "basis": "opens with school districts as eligible (“A district is eligible”)", "contact": "federalgrantprograms@mass.gov", "due": "2026-09-09", "due_text": "9 September 2026", "eligibility": "A district is eligible to receive funds based on criteria established by the United States Department of Education (ED). District allocations are calculated by formula in the same proportion as the districts' prior year's Title I, Part A allocation. Grants are awarded to local school districts after state review and approval of its application.", "fund_code": "0309", "funding": "Federal", "funding_text": "FY27 Fund Code 0309 Title IV, Part A District Allocations will be posted at Grant Allocations & Awards page when they become available.", "grant_type": "Entitlement", "posted": "2026-05-29", "posted_text": "29 May 2026", "program": "FY27 Title IV, Part A: Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grant", "purpose": "Title IV, Part A of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) provides supplemental resources to local school districts to build capacity to help ensure that all students have equitable access to high quality educational …", "reading": "districts eligible", "unit": "Resource Allocation Strategy and Planning", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0309/" }, { "basis": "limited to targeted recipients; Lunenburg is not named", "contact": "alex.j.lilley@mass.gov", "due": "2026-09-09", "due_text": "9 September 2026", "eligibility": "Ware Public Schools is the only eligible district in the Commonwealth at this time.\nA school district is eligible to receive funds under this program if:\n- 20 percent or more of the students ages 5 through 17 served by the district are from families with incomes below the federal census poverty line;\n- All the schools served by the LEA are designated with a school locale code of 32, 33, 41, 42, or 43. (locale codes are listed at NCES Locale Lookup )", "fund_code": "0690", "funding": "Federal", "funding_text": "The district allocation will be communicated via GEM$, and the district will receive a direct email communication from your Federal Grants liaison.", "grant_type": "Entitlement", "posted": "2026-05-29", "posted_text": "29 May 2026", "program": "FY27 Title V, Part B, Subpart 2: Rural and Low-Income School Program", "purpose": "The Rural and Low-Income School Program, Title V, Part B, Subpart 2 (VB2) of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, is designed to meet the needs of rural, low-income school districts that frequently lack the personnel and …", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "Strategy, Monitoring and Compliance/Federal Grant Programs", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0690/" }, { "basis": "names only other applicants (postsecondary institution), no school district", "contact": "federalgrantprograms@mass.gov", "due": "2026-09-23", "due_text": "23 September 2026", "eligibility": "A postsecondary institution is eligible to receive funds based on criteria established by the United States Department of Education (USED). Postsecondary institutions must offer Career Technical Education programs that comply with the various elements of Perkins V. In addition, recipients must develop and maintain a Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment. Grants are awarded to eligible recipients after the state reviews and approves the grant application.", "fund_code": "0401", "funding": "Federal", "funding_text": "FY27 FC 0401 Perkins V Postsecondary Allocations will be posted at Grant Allocations & Awards, when they become available.", "grant_type": "Entitlement", "posted": "2026-06-04", "posted_text": "4 June 2026", "program": "FY27 Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) Postsecondary Allocation Grant", "purpose": "The purpose of this federal grant is to assist postsecondary institutions in improving postsecondary-level programs that meet Massachusetts's expectations for postsecondary Career and Technical Education and career-connected learning …", "reading": "not districts", "unit": "Strategy, Monitoring and Compliance/Federal Grant Programs", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0401/" }, { "basis": "opens with school districts as eligible (“A district or consortium is eligible”)", "contact": "federalgrantprograms@mass.gov", "due": "2026-09-23", "due_text": "23 September 2026", "eligibility": "A district or consortium is eligible to receive funds based on criteria established by the United States Department of Education (USED). Districts must offer Career Technical Education programs that comply with the various elements of Perkins V. In addition, districts must develop and maintain a Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment. Grants are awarded to eligible recipients after the state reviews and approves a submitted grant application.", "fund_code": "0400", "funding": "Federal", "funding_text": "FY27 FC 0400 Perkins V Secondary Allocations will be posted at Grant Alloctions & Awards, when they become available.", "grant_type": "Entitlement", "posted": "2026-06-04", "posted_text": "4 June 2026", "program": "FY27 Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) Secondary Allocation Grant", "purpose": "The purpose of this federal grant is to assist school districts in improving secondary-level programs that meet Massachusetts's expectations for Career and Technical Education and career-connected learning, defined by the Massachusetts …", "reading": "districts eligible", "unit": "Strategy, Monitoring and Compliance/Federal Grant Programs", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0400/" }, { "basis": "opens with school districts as eligible (“allocated to LEAs”)", "contact": "federalgrantprograms@mass.gov", "due": "2026-09-30", "due_text": "30 September 2026", "eligibility": "These early childhood special education entitlement funds are allocated to LEAs with a current, approved Special Education Conditions of Assistance: IDEA Part B Funding Certifications based on a federal formula as required by Part B of Section 619 of the IDEA4.\nPlease note DESE reserves the right to require these funds be used to correct areas of identified noncompliance.\nThe federal IDEA requires each LEA receiving IDEA grant funding (either Fund Code 0240 or 0262 or both) to meet one of two standards of maintenance of effort (MOE) to ensure that each maintains at least the same amount of local or state and local funds for the education of students with disabilities from year to year. MOE is one method of ensuring that IDEA funds are supplementing rather than supplanting state and local funds that would be used for educational services to students with disabilities. LEAs are only required to demonstrate one of the two MOE eligibility standards as part of the eligibility standard as part of the grant application process and condition of approval.\nEligibility Standard: This standard is a forward-looking measure of MOE. Meeting this standard ensures that an LEA has budgeted the same amount of local or state and local funds for educational services to students with disabilities as it did in the last year it met MOE using the same method. If an LEA fails to meet an eligibility standard for MOE (after considering any anticipated exception or adjustment), the LEA may not be eligible to receive IDEA funds for that fiscal year.", "fund_code": "0262", "funding": "Federal", "funding_text": "FY27 Fund Code 0262 Early Childhood Special Education allocations will be posted at Grant Allocations & Awards when they become available.", "grant_type": "Entitlement", "posted": "2026-05-22", "posted_text": "22 May 2026", "program": "FY27 Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Program Federal Entitlement Grant", "purpose": "The purpose of this federal special education entitlement grant program is to provide funds to ensure that eligible 3, 4, and 5-year-old children with disabilities receive a free and appropriate public education that includes special …", "reading": "districts eligible", "unit": "Strategy, Monitoring and Compliance/Federal Grant Programs", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0262/" }, { "basis": "opens with school districts as eligible (“awarded to public school LEAs”)", "contact": "federalgrantprograms@mass.gov", "due": "2026-09-30", "due_text": "30 September 2026", "eligibility": "Funds are awarded to public school LEAs with current, approved Special Education Conditions of Assistance: IDEA Part B Funding Certifications based on an allocation formula that includes and considers total school enrollment in both public and private elementary and secondary schools, and the number of children living in poverty in those same groups, as determined by the State.\nPlease note DESE reserves the right to require these funds to be used to correct areas of identified special education noncompliance.\nIDEA requires each LEA receiving IDEA grant funding (either Fund Code 0240 or 0262 or both) to meet one of two standards of maintenance of effort (MOE) to ensure that each budget and expend at least the same amount of local or state and local funds for the education of students with disabilities from year to year. MOE is one method of ensuring IDEA funds are supplementing rather than supplanting state and local funds used for educational services to students with disabilities. LEAs are only required to demonstrate compliance with one of the two MOE eligibility standards as part of the grant application process and condition of approval.\nEligibility Standard: This standard is a forward-looking measure of MOE. Meeting this standard ensures that an LEA budgets the same amount of local or state and local funds for educational services to students with disabilities as it did in the last year it met MOE using the same method. If an LEA fails to meet an eligibility standard for MOE (after considering any anticipated exception or adjustment), the LEA may not eligible to receive IDEA funds for that fiscal year.", "fund_code": "0240", "funding": "Federal", "funding_text": "FY27 Fund Code 0240 IDEA allocations will be posted at Grant Allocations & Awards when they become available.", "grant_type": "Entitlement", "posted": "2026-05-22", "posted_text": "22 May 2026", "program": "FY27 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Federal Special Education Entitlement Grant", "purpose": "Within the articulated priority of Results-Driven Accountability by the U.S.", "reading": "districts eligible", "unit": "Strategy, Monitoring and Compliance/Federal Grant Programs", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0240/" } ], "title": "Formula grants: money the district receives, not competes for" }, { "id": "closed", "note": "DESE keeps a program on its list for a while after it closes. Useful as a guide to what may come round again next year.", "rows": [ { "basis": "opens with school districts as eligible (“All public school districts”)", "contact": "Emily.Caille@mass.gov", "due": "2026-10-21", "due_text": "21 October 2026", "eligibility": "All public school districts, charter schools and collaboratives are eligible to apply.", "fund_code": "9600 9605 9610", "funding": "state and federal", "funding_text": "Approximately $4,500,000 is available Of the available funds:; at least $1,000,000 will support districts with schools identified for the Accelerating Achievement Partnership,; approximately $1,000,000 will support grantees choosing to …", "grant_type": "Competitive", "posted": "2026-09-22", "posted_text": "22 September 2026", "program": "FY27 Student Support and Wellbeing Systems (SSWS) Grant", "purpose": "The purpose of this state- and federally- funded competitive grant is to support grantees to build and strengthen systems for creating safe, healthy, and supportive learning environments for all students.", "reading": "districts eligible", "unit": "Student and Family Support", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/9600-9605-9610/" }, { "basis": "opens with school districts as eligible (“any school district”)", "contact": "garvy.altine@mass.gov", "due": "2026-10-19", "due_text": "19 October 2026", "eligibility": "Eligible applicants include any school district 5 or more state-designation Career Technical Education programs.", "fund_code": "426A", "funding": "Federal", "funding_text": "Approximately $500,000 is available for this grant program.", "grant_type": "Competitive", "posted": "2026-09-30", "posted_text": "30 September 2026", "program": "FY27 CTE Frameworks and Competency Based Implementation (Fall/Spring)", "purpose": "This grant supports ongoing work of the districts with state-designated CTE programs towards alignment and preparation for demonstration of implementation of the CTE frameworks by June 2027.", "reading": "districts eligible", "unit": "Office of College, Career, and Technical Education", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/426A/" }, { "basis": "opens with school districts as eligible (“Eligible applicants are public school districts”)", "contact": "karyl.a.resnick@mass.gov", "due": "2026-10-16", "due_text": "16 October 2026", "eligibility": "Eligible applicants are public school districts, public charter schools, or collaboratives serving students in cities and towns with ≥ (at least) 20 percent of students who are low income (LI) as indicated at the Department's School and District Profiles page for 2025-2026.\nand/or\nCommunity-based organizations (CBOs), other public or private entities, or a consortium of two (2) or more of such agencies, organizations, or entities have a demonstrated partnership with a school(s) with = 20 percent of students who are LI, as indicated at the School and District Profiles page for 2025-2026 or through other research based quantitative data evidence.\nAn applicant may apply for:\n- Up to two (2) Schools/Sites — in districts/communities in which applicant and/or partnering schools have ≥ (greater or equal to) 40% of students that are LI. (Using the LI percentage from the School and District Profiles page for 2025-2026 of the school where students to be served attend.)\n- One (1) School/Site — in districts/communities in which applicant/partnering school between 20–39% of students who are LI.\nAdditional eligibility parameters:\nEntities/Schools not currently funded that were a previous recipient of a 21st CCLC grant must be able to demonstrate what will be different about the program going forward.\nAgencies and organizations other than a school district, city, or town:\nPlease refer to Addendum A Additional Requirements and Addendum E Documentation of Organizational Capacity that detail additional eligibility requirements outlined in Title IV, Part B of Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) legislation, section 4204(b)(2)(D)(i).", "fund_code": "0647", "funding": "Federal", "funding_text": "A total of approximately $4,000,000 is projected to be available.", "grant_type": "Competitive", "posted": "2026-09-11", "posted_text": "11 September 2026", "program": "FY27 Massachusetts 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) – Supporting Additional Learning Time Grant (SALT) – for new sites", "purpose": "The purpose of this federally funded competitive grant program is to support implementation of out-of-school time (school year and summer) programming that contributes to deepening academic and social-emotional learning, through engaging …", "reading": "districts eligible", "unit": "Office Student and Family Support", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0647/" }, { "basis": "opens with school districts as eligible (“All Massachusetts public school districts”)", "contact": "dawn.m.benski@mass.gov", "due": "2026-10-13", "due_text": "13 October 2026", "eligibility": "All Massachusetts public school districts, charter schools, and collaboratives are eligible to apply. Local Education Agencies (LEAs) can have a single school or group of schools participate.", "fund_code": "0718", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "Approximately $80,000 is available.", "grant_type": "Competitive", "posted": "2026-09-03", "posted_text": "3 September 2026", "program": "FY27 Supporting Arts & Cultural Vitality", "purpose": "The purpose of this competitive grant is to provide funding support for schools to conduct and use an arts program review based on the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)'s Arts & Cultural Vitality (ACV) Index and model.", "reading": "districts eligible", "unit": "Teaching and Learning Unit", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0718/" }, { "basis": "mentions districts, but not as a class that may apply", "contact": "Ramona.B.Foster@mass.gov", "due": "2026-09-30", "due_text": "30 September 2026", "eligibility": "Fund Code 0453:\nPrograms reporting students in state-designated Career Technical Education programs otherwise not receiving a Perkins allocation.\nLEA\nLEA Name\nEligible Programs\nAmount\n0174MaynardRadio & Television Broadcasting$5,000.00\n0218NortonBusiness Technology$5,000.00\n0740Old RochesterEarly Education and Care$5,000.00\n0763Somerset Berkley Regional School DistrictMarketing$5,000.00\n0767Spencer-E BrookfieldCriminal Justice, Early Education and Care, Environmental Science & Technology, Marketing$10,000.00\n0310WarehamMarketing$5,000.00\n0316WebsterMarketing$5,000.00\nFund Code 0459: Postsecondary\nSchool district-based Postsecondary Programs reporting Pell-eligible students in Postsecondary programs in the December 2025 Collection, proportionally distributed.\nLEA\nLEA Name\nEligible Programs\nAmount\n0801Assabet Valley Regional Vocational TechnicalPell-eligible Programs$11,616.00\n0805Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational TechnicalPell-eligible Programs$7,071.00\n0821Greater Fall River Regional Vocational TechnicalPell-eligible Programs$11,616.00\n0828Greater Lowell Regional Vocational TechnicalPell-eligible Programs$5,556.00\n0832Montachusett Regional Vocational TechnicalPell-eligible Programs$10,101.00\n0851Northern Berkshire Regional Vocational TechnicalPell-eligible Programs$4,545.00\n0872Southeastern Regional Vocational TechnicalPell-eligible Programs$34,343.00\n0879Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational TechnicalPell-eligible Programs$15,152.00", "fund_code": "0453 / 0459", "funding": "Federal", "funding_text": "Fund Code 0453: A total amount of $40,000 is available to eligible applicants.", "grant_type": "Targeted", "posted": "2026-09-04", "posted_text": "4 September 2026", "program": "FY27 CTE Secondary Programs & Postsecondary Programs — Perkins Reserve", "purpose": "The purpose of this federal grant is to assist school districts in improving programs that align with MA's definition of size, scope, and quality for career technical education, as required by the Strengthening Career and Technical …", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "Office of College, Career, and Technical Education", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0453-0459/" }, { "basis": "names school districts as eligible (“a local educational agency”)", "contact": "toby.maguire@mass.gov", "due": "2026-09-25", "due_text": "25 September 2026", "eligibility": "Agencies and organizations that are not currently (FY27) funded by Adult and Community Learning Services (ACLS)1 to provide adult ESOL instruction are eligible to apply, including:\n- a local educational agency\n- a community-based organization or faith-based organization\n- a volunteer literacy organization\n- an institution of higher education\n- a public or private nonprofit agency\n- a library\n- a public housing authority\n- a nonprofit institution not described in (1) through (7) and has the ability to provide literacy activities to eligible providers\n- a consortium or coalition of the agencies, organizations, institutions, libraries or authorities described in (1) through (8)\n- a partnership between an employer and an entity described in any of (1) through (9)", "fund_code": "0342", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "Up to $2,000,000 is available.", "grant_type": "Competitive", "posted": "2026-08-19", "posted_text": "19 August 2026", "program": "FY27 Fair Share Adult English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Services", "purpose": "The purpose of this competitive grant program is to expand the Public Adult Education (PAE) system's capacity to; Increase the number of providers and classes to address the demand for adult English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) …", "reading": "districts eligible", "unit": "Adult and Community Learning Services", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0342/" }, { "basis": "names school districts as eligible (“All Massachusetts public school districts”)", "contact": "lisa.m.harney@mass.gov", "due": "2026-09-25", "due_text": "25 September 2026", "eligibility": "Priority will be given to districts and schools in the strategic transformation region.\n- All Massachusetts public school districts, including charter schools, regionals school districts, collaboratives, approved special education schools and other LEAs serving students in grades 9–12.", "fund_code": "598A", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "Approximately $200,000 is available.", "grant_type": "Competitive", "posted": "2026-09-03", "posted_text": "3 September 2026", "program": "FY27 My Career and Academic PlanMyCAP Planning and Implementation, Round A", "purpose": "The MyCAP Planning and Implementation Grants provide supplementary support to districts/schools who are working to improve the college, career, and civic readiness for all students.", "reading": "districts eligible", "unit": "Office of College, Career, and Technical Education", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/598A/" }, { "basis": "opens with school districts as eligible (“All Massachusetts public school districts”)", "contact": "nyal.f.fuentes@mass.gov", "due": "2026-09-22", "due_text": "22 September 2026", "eligibility": "All Massachusetts public school districts, including charter schools, are eligible to apply on behalf of their schools.\nApplicants must include a letter of support from their local law enforcement agency, which should also document whether there is a School Resource Officer(s) and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding that role and procedures for reporting and tracking hate crimes.", "fund_code": "0794", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "There is $1,000,000 available for this grant.", "grant_type": "Competitive", "posted": "2026-09-02", "posted_text": "2 September 2026", "program": "FY27 Hate Crimes Prevention", "purpose": "The purpose of the competitive state-funded grant is to support the implementation of programs designed to design programming to prevent hate crimes and incidences of bias in public schools as defined under M.G.L.", "reading": "districts eligible", "unit": "Office of College, Career, and Technical Education", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0794/" }, { "basis": "limited to past recipients; Lunenburg is not named", "contact": "jennifer.a.gwatkin@mass.gov", "due": "2026-09-10", "due_text": "10 September 2026", "eligibility": "Eligible applicants will be districts that have received Innovation Career Pathway Designation from DESE .", "fund_code": "419B", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "Approximately $6,075,000 Schools that were approved for their first Innovation Career Pathways program in Spring 2026 for implementation in SY26-27 are eligible for up to $75,000.", "grant_type": "Competitive", "posted": "2026-08-14", "posted_text": "14 August 2026", "program": "FY27 Innovation Career Pathways Implementation Grant — Round 2", "purpose": "The purpose of the Innovation Career Pathways Implementation grant is to provide designated Innovation Career Pathways with resources to support program implementation.", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "College Career and Technical Education", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/419b/" }, { "basis": "limited to districts DESE lists by name; Lunenburg is not named", "contact": "allison.d.pickens@mass.gov", "due": "2026-09-04", "due_text": "4 September 2026", "eligibility": "This continuation grant is intended for FY26 PRISM III FC 0594 Grantees eligible for continuation. The eligible districts include:\n- ACCEPT Educational Collaborative\n- Attleboro Public School District\n- Barnstable Public School District\n- Bi-County Collaborative\n- Easthampton Public School District\n- Everett Public School District\n- Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical School District\n- Haverhill Public School District\n- Hudson Public School District\n- Lowell Public School District\n- Milford Public School District\n- Northampton Public School District\n- Somerville Public School District\n- Spencer East Brookfield Public School District\n- Ware Public School District", "fund_code": "0594", "funding": "Federal", "funding_text": "Approximately $2,920,000 is expected to be available for FY27 (federal) Continuation (Upon Approval – September 30, 2027), pending funding.", "grant_type": "Continuation", "posted": "2026-08-25", "posted_text": "25 August 2026", "program": "FY27 Partnership for Reading Success – Massachusetts (PRISM) III Grades 4–12", "purpose": "In July 2025, DESE awarded the competitive Partnership for Reading Success – Massachusetts (PRISM) III grant to support the evaluation, selection, and implementation of high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) in ELA/Literacy classrooms …", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "Office of Instruction and Multilingual Education, Teaching and Learning Unit", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0594/" }, { "basis": "limited to past recipients; Lunenburg is not named", "contact": "emily.m.taylor@mass.gov", "due": "2026-09-01", "due_text": "1 September 2026", "eligibility": "Massachusetts school districts that previously received FY26 FC 0335 Safe and Supportive Schools funding are eligible to apply for this continuation funding opportunity to support the implementation of action plans that school and district teams developed based on all six elements of the Safe and Supportive Schools Framework (Framework)/Tool (all grantees), and mentor/support activities (former FY26 FC 0335 Option 2 grantees only).\nApplicants must propose focusing this work in one or more schools where the FY26 FC 0335 grant supported a team of school and district stakeholders to create school and district action plans (FY26 Option 1 grantees), or where the grant supported implementation activities and support activities (FY26 Option 2 grantees).\nEligible Districts and Maximum Funding Amounts (Option 2 grantees are indicated with an asterisk):\nEligible DistrictMaximum Funding Amount\nBrockton Public Schools$10,000\nCommunity Day Charter Public School (District)$10,000\nEssex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District$10,000\nFour Rivers Charter Public (District)$6,950\nFrontier*$7,360\nGranby$5,620\nHilltown Coop Charter Public School (District)*$8,000\nHoosac Valley Regional*$10,000\nLowell Public Schools$10,000\nMaynard Public Schools$4,000\nMethuen$10,000\nNorth Andover$10,000\nProvincetown$10,000\nSturgis Charter Public School (District)$10,000\nTantasqua Regional School District*$10,000\nWachusett Regional School District$10,000\nWebster Public Schools$10,000\nWorcester Public Schools$9,988", "fund_code": "0337", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "Approximately $161,900 is available to support these grants.", "grant_type": "Continuation", "posted": "2026-08-13", "posted_text": "13 August 2026", "program": "FY27 Safe and Supportive Schools Continuation Grant", "purpose": "The goals of this state funded safe and supportive schools continuation grant program are to:; help support implementation of school-wide action plans created by Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Fund Code (FC) 0335 Option 1 — Action Planning grantees …", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "Office Student and Family Support", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0337/" }, { "basis": "opens with school districts as eligible (“designed for districts”)", "contact": "diana.gentile@mass.gov", "due": "2026-08-28", "due_text": "28 August 2026", "eligibility": "This competitive grant program is designed for districts, charter schools, regional schools and collaboratives.", "fund_code": "0181", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "Approximately $1,250,000 is available.", "grant_type": "Competitive", "posted": "2026-07-27", "posted_text": "27 July 2026", "program": "FY27 Increasing Access to Dual Language Bilingual Education", "purpose": "This competitive grant program, aligned with the DESE Educational Vision , is one of the multiple ways DESE is supporting districts that have English learners and wish to launch, expand, and/or sustain bilingual education programs, while …", "reading": "districts eligible", "unit": "Office of Teaching & Learning", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0181/" }, { "basis": "opens with school districts as eligible (“designed for districts”)", "contact": "diana.gentile@mass.gov", "due": "2026-08-28", "due_text": "28 August 2026", "eligibility": "This competitive grant program is designed for districts, charter schools, regional schools, and collaboratives.", "fund_code": "0182", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "Approximately $750,000 is available.", "grant_type": "Competitive", "posted": "2026-07-27", "posted_text": "27 July 2026", "program": "FY27 Strengthening English as a Second LanguageESL Programming and Services", "purpose": "This competitive grant program, aligned with the DESE Educational Vision , is one of the multiple ways DESE is supporting districts that have English learners.", "reading": "districts eligible", "unit": "Office of Language Acquisition", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0182/" }, { "basis": "opens with school districts as eligible (“designed for districts”)", "contact": "diana.gentile@mass.gov", "due": "2026-08-28", "due_text": "28 August 2026", "eligibility": "This competitive grant program is designed for districts, charter schools, regional schools, collaboratives and partnerships with WL programs. Please consult the document FC189 Funding Structure in GEM$ to determine the amount of funding your district is eligible to apply for.", "fund_code": "0189", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "Approximately $500,000 is available.", "grant_type": "Competitive", "posted": "2026-07-28", "posted_text": "28 July 2026", "program": "FY27 Proficiency Outcomes in World Languages", "purpose": "The purpose of this competitive program is to support districts to prepare increasing numbers of students to earn the Massachusetts State Seal of Biliteracy by implementing standards-aligned, data-based, outcomes-driven world language …", "reading": "districts eligible", "unit": "Office of Teaching & Learning", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0189/" }, { "basis": "limited to applicants who filed earlier; Lunenburg is not named", "contact": "marnie.a.jain@mass.gov", "due": "2026-08-21", "due_text": "21 August 2026", "eligibility": "Applicants may choose to apply for one or more options in this RFP. Eligibility for each option are:\nOption 1: 0412 CTE Partnership Planning Grant\nEligible applicants include Districts, Charters, or Collaboratives. Please identify and indicate in the application which partner will serve as project lead for this initiative.\nApplicants may pursue funding to plan a CTE Partnership Program must have submitted an Intent to Apply application completed by June 30, 2026 by 5:00 p.m. New Career Technical Education Programs (C74) Application and Process or plan to submit by SY27–28.\nOption 2: 0422 CTE Program Planning Grant\nEligible recipients are those that have a submitted Intent to Apply application completed by June 30, 2026 by 5:00 p.m.\nPlease note that DESE will consider applications from previous recipients of CTE Partnership Planning funding.", "fund_code": "0412 / 0422", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "Option 1: 0412 CTE Partnership Planning Grant Approximately $1,000,000 is available.", "grant_type": "Competitive", "posted": "2026-07-28", "posted_text": "28 July 2026", "program": "FY27 Career and Technical Education (CTE) Partnership Planning Grant and Career Technical EducationCTE Program Planning Grant", "purpose": "The 0412 Career and Technical Education (CTE) Partnership Planning and 0422 CTE Program Development Grant will support planning and implementation of new and existing CTE Programs.", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "Office for College, Career, and Technical Education", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0412-0422/" }, { "basis": "limited to applicants who filed earlier; Lunenburg is not named", "contact": "Cashay.C.Grant-Woods@mass.gov", "due": "2026-08-07", "due_text": "7 August 2026", "eligibility": "Planning for Program Designation\nThis funding opportunity supports partnerships seeking their first Early College Designation in collaboration with a K–12 secondary school and an institution of higher education (IHE). The IHE partner may already participate in other Early College partnerships. Eligible applicants are those that submitted a Commitment to Early College Planning Form in April 2026 and intend to launch a Designated Early College Program in fall 2027. These programs have committed to planning in alignment with the Massachusetts Early College Designation Criteria and have identified gaps in college enrollment among the student populations they serve. This option provides approximately up to $25,000 to support infrastructure development.", "fund_code": "0461", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "Approximately $700,000 is available.", "grant_type": "Targeted", "posted": "2026-07-07", "posted_text": "7 July 2026", "program": "FY27 Early College Planning Grant", "purpose": "The purpose of this targeted grant is to provide planning resources for first time Early College partnerships who have completed a Commitment to Early College Planning Form.", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "The Office of Early College", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0461/" }, { "basis": "limited to districts DESE lists by name; Lunenburg is not named", "contact": "linda.sewnarine@mass.gov", "due": "2026-07-29", "due_text": "29 July 2026", "eligibility": "This targeted grant is intended for FY26 Appleseeds participants who indicated a desire for professional development support in FY27. The eligible districts include:\n- South Shore Charter Public School\n- Holyoke Community Charter School\n- Northshore Education Consortium", "fund_code": "0208", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "There is approximately $100,000 available for districts/schools, pending appropriation.", "grant_type": "Targeted", "posted": "2026-07-13", "posted_text": "13 July 2026", "program": "FY27 Appleseeds Materials and Professional Development Grant", "purpose": "In 2022, DESE released Appleseeds: Evidence-Based Foundational Skills for Massachusetts, a complete package of instructional materials for reading foundational skills in Kindergarten through Grade 2.", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "Office of Literacy and Humanities", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0208/" }, { "basis": "names school districts as eligible (“All Massachusetts public school districts”)", "contact": "lisa.m.harney@mass.gov", "due": "2026-07-25", "due_text": "25 July 2026", "eligibility": "Option 1: 0598 MyCAP Planning and Implementation\n- All Massachusetts public school districts, including charter schools, regionals school districts, collaboratives, approved special education schools and other LEAs serving students in grades 9–12.\nOption 2: 0424 Middle School Career Connected Learning:\n- All Massachusetts public school districts, including charter schools, regionals school districts, collaboratives, approved special education schools and other LEAs serving students in grades 6–8.\nOption 3: 0413 Work-based Learning\n- All Massachusetts public school districts, including charter schools, are eligible to apply on behalf of their schools. Applicants must include a letter of support from their Workforce Board.", "fund_code": "0598/0424/0413", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "Option 1: MyCAP Approximately $850,000 Districts may apply for $7,000 per high school with a district cap of (8) high schools for $56,000.", "grant_type": "Competitive", "posted": "2026-07-01", "posted_text": "1 July 2026", "program": "FY27 MyCAP, Middle School Career Connected Learning, and High School Work-based Learning", "purpose": "The MyCAP Planning and Implementation, Middle School Career Connected Learning, and Work-based Learning Grants provide supplementary support to districts/schools who are working to improve the college, career, and civic readiness for all …", "reading": "districts eligible", "unit": "Office for College, Career and Technical Education", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0598-0424-0413/" }, { "basis": "limited to past recipients; Lunenburg is not named", "contact": "Karyl.A.Resnick@mass.gov", "due": "2026-07-24", "due_text": "24 July 2026", "eligibility": "Applicants may apply for sites that received a Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Fund Code (FC) 647 Supporting Additional Learning Time (SALT) grant and/or an FY24 FC 0646 grant Exemplary Programs grant as well as corresponding continuation grants and have met all grant and eligibility requirements (detailed in Addendum A).", "fund_code": "0646", "funding": "Federal", "funding_text": "A total of approximately $3,000,000 is projected to be available.", "grant_type": "Competitive", "posted": "2026-07-16", "posted_text": "16 July 2026", "program": "FY27 Massachusetts 21st Century Community Learning Centers Exemplary Programs", "purpose": "Supported with federal funds, the purpose of this competitive Exemplary Programs grant is to support a network of high quality 21st Century Community Learning Center programs (21st CCLC) that can demonstrate continuous program improvement …", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "Office Student and Family Support", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0646/" }, { "basis": "opens with school districts as eligible (“(Local Education Agency or sponsoring organization)”)", "contact": "Siobhan.m.allen@mass.gov", "due": "2026-07-22", "due_text": "22 July 2026", "eligibility": "For the purposes of this grant, an \"applicant\" is defined as the organization (Local Education Agency or sponsoring organization) who is applying for the grant on behalf of a \"consortium,\" defined as a group of organizations working together to improve early literacy teaching and learning. Applicants may apply within one of the following three categories.\nCategory 1 — Districts or Sponsoring Organizations in the Visioning Stage of Launching a Consortium\nApplicants in this category are at the very beginning stages of planning and have not firmly established multiple partnerships. To be eligible, an applicant must represent a consortium that includes:\n- At least one public school district\n- At least one sponsoring organization that has an approved Early Childhood PK–2, Elementary 1–6, or Moderate Disabilities PK–2/PK–8 licensure program (List of sponsoring organizations with relevant programs)\nAnd be committed to:\n- Outreach with other potential partners with the goal of building a regional consortium that includes at least four organizations\n- Convening all partners at least once before June 30, 2027\n- Regular touchpoint meetings with DESE staff\nCategory 2 — Newly Established Consortia in the Planning Stage of Launching Early Literacy Programming\nApplicants in this category have an established partnership with multiple sponsoring organizations and public school districts (four or more organizations in total) in their region and are designing and planning to implement programming that will advance effective early literacy instruction. To be eligible, an applicant must represent a consortium that includes:\n- At least two school districts\n- At least two sponsoring organizations that have an approved Early Childhood PK–2, Elementary 1–6, or Moderate Disabilities PK–2/PK–8 licensure program (List of sponsoring organizations with relevant programs)\nAnd be committed to:\n- Convening all partners at least twice before June 30, 2027\n- Sharing outcomes of conventions and a strategic plan for the consortium's future work\n- Regular touchpoint meetings with DESE staff\nCategory 3 — Established Consortia Implementing Early Literacy Programming\nApplicants in this category represent an established partnership with multiple sponsoring organizations and school districts with a clear, strategic plan for the consortium's work. To be eligible, an applicant must represent a consortium that includes:\n- At least two school districts\n- At least two sponsoring organizations that have an approved Early Childhood PK–2, Elementary 1–6, or Moderate Disabilities PK–2/PK–8 licensure program (List of sponsoring organizations with relevant programs)\nAnd be able to provide:\n- A description of the consortium's mission\n- An outline of the consortium's scope of work to date\n- The consortium's strategic plan\nAnd be committed to:\n- Convening all partners at least twice before June 30, 2027\n- Sharing outcomes of conventions and plans for the consortium's future work\n- Regular touchpoint meetings with DESE staff", "fund_code": "0726", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "A total of approximately $800,000 is projected to be available across FY27 (Upon approval through 6/30/2027) and Summer FY28 based on the number of quality proposals submitted and the total cost of the grant activities.", "grant_type": "Competitive", "posted": "2026-06-24", "posted_text": "24 June 2026", "program": "FY27 Early Literacy Consortium Grant", "purpose": "The purpose of this competitive grant program is to fund the development, launch, and continuation of partnerships between eligible sponsoring organizations and PK–12 districts to promote improved teacher preparation and development in …", "reading": "districts eligible", "unit": "Office of Educator Effectiveness", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0726/" }, { "basis": "limited to programs DESE has designated; Lunenburg is not named", "contact": "jennifer.a.gwatkin@mass.gov", "due": "2026-07-17", "due_text": "17 July 2026", "eligibility": "Option 1: 0419 Innovation Career Pathways Implementation Grant\n- Eligible applicants will be districts that have been receiving Innovation Career Pathway Designation from DESE in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 .\nOption 2: 0436 Innovation Carrer Pathways Planning Grant\n- Eligible applicants are any Massachusetts public school districts, including charter schools, regionals school districts, collaboratives, approved special education schools and other LEAs that plans to seek Innovation Career Pathways designation in 2026–2027.\n- Applicants applying for a planning grant agree to submit an application for Innovation Career Pathway designation to DESE in fall 2026 for implementation in school year 2027–2028.", "fund_code": "0419/0436", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "Option 1: 0419 Innovation Career Pathways Implementation Grant: Approximately $6,075,000 This RFP is the governing document for these grant funds.", "grant_type": "Competitive", "posted": "2026-06-24", "posted_text": "24 June 2026", "program": "FY27 Innovation Career Pathways Implementation Grant and Innovation Career Pathways Planning Grant", "purpose": "The purpose of the Innovation Career Pathways Implementation and Innovation Career Pathways Planning grants are to provide resources to LEAs to support Innovation Career Pathways programs.", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "College Career and Technical Education", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0419-0436/" }, { "basis": "limited to programs DESE has designated; Lunenburg is not named", "contact": "Cashay.C.Grant-Woods@mass.gov", "due": "2026-07-17", "due_text": "17 July 2026", "eligibility": "These funds are available to all Early College Designated programs. Please refer to the FY27 Allocation List , which outlines high schools in each eligibility category.\nPrograms in Years 1 and 2 of Designation\n- High schools in their first or second year of Designation are eligible for awards of up to $120,000*.\n*This applies to high schools receiving a first-time Designation and not those adding additional partnerships.\nPrograms in Year 3 and Beyond of Designation\n- High schools in their third year of their first Designation or beyond are eligible for awards of up to $75,000**.\n**High schools with more than one Designated partnership will receive funding for only one partnership.\nEarly College partnership staff must attend two mandatory funding meetings, one before funding is released and a second midyear review, with each program required to have one fiscal staff member and one Early College programmatic staff member participate.", "fund_code": "0460", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "Approximately $9,100,000 has been allocated.", "grant_type": "Targeted", "posted": "2026-06-23", "posted_text": "23 June 2026", "program": "FY27 Early College Support Grant", "purpose": "The purpose of this targeted grant is to provide resources that support Designated Early College programs in their ongoing efforts to reimagine the high school experience, ensuring that all students are meaningfully engaged and prepared …", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "The Office of Early College", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0460/" }, { "basis": "limited to past recipients; Lunenburg is not named", "contact": "shirley.fan-chan2@mass.gov", "due": "2026-06-30", "due_text": "30 June 2026", "eligibility": "All grantees of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Fund Code (FC) 0310 McKinney Vento Homeless Education competitive grant are eligible to apply for Category A — Support Services. Eligibility and funding amounts for Categories B–E are noted below.", "fund_code": "0310", "funding": "Federal", "funding_text": "Approximately $1,700,000 is anticipated to be available.", "grant_type": "Continuation", "posted": "2026-06-24", "posted_text": "24 June 2026", "program": "FY27 McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Grant (Continuation)", "purpose": "This federal continuation grant allocates funding to districts to enhance supportive services or programs that facilitate the enrollment and attendance of homeless students.", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "Student and Family Support", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0310/" }, { "basis": "limited to current participants; Lunenburg is not named", "contact": "samantha.graham@mass.gov", "due": "2026-06-30", "due_text": "30 June 2026", "eligibility": "All currently operating Recovery High School programs.", "fund_code": "0791", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "Pending appropriation, approximately $2,500,000 is anticipated to be available.", "grant_type": "Continuation", "posted": "2026-06-24", "posted_text": "24 June 2026", "program": "FY27 Recovery High School Program", "purpose": "The goal of this state-funded continuation grant is to support the implementation of Recovery High School (RHS) Programs, as set forth in M.G.L.", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "Office Student and Family Support", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0791/" }, { "basis": "limited to targeted recipients; Lunenburg is not named", "contact": "nyal.f.fuentes@mass.gov", "due": "2026-06-29", "due_text": "29 June 2026", "eligibility": "This targeted grant is available to districts identified for the following elements:\n- Districts with high schools that have gaps in MassCore completion.\n- Schools with the capacity to provide all the student and staff academic data on short timetable.\n- Districts with staff to begin planning for MassCore completion for all student groups in the summer of 2026.\n- Schools with large numbers of high needs graduates (low income, students with disabilities and English learners) not meeting MassCore recommendations.", "fund_code": "411S", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "Approximately $225,000 is available.", "grant_type": "Targeted", "posted": "2026-06-23", "posted_text": "23 June 2026", "program": "FY27 MassCore Implementation", "purpose": "A program of study should prepare all Massachusetts students for any aspirations they may have after high school, including college, workforce, military, or other endeavors.", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "College Career and Technical Education", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/411s/" }, { "basis": "limited to current participants; Lunenburg is not named", "contact": "Sylvia.Lam@mass.gov", "due": "2026-06-26", "due_text": "26 June 2026", "eligibility": "School districts participating currently in the METCO Program are eligible to continue their participation in the program. These districts are Arlington, Bedford, Belmont, Braintree, Brookline, Cohasset, Concord, Dover, East Longmeadow, Foxborough, Hingham, Lexington, Lincoln, Longmeadow, Lynnfield, Marblehead, Melrose, Natick, Needham, Newton, Reading, Scituate, Sharon, Sherborn, Springfield, Sudbury, Swampscott, Wakefield, Walpole, Wayland, Wellesley, Weston, Westwood, Concord Carlisle, Dover Sherborn, Hampden Wilbraham, Lincoln Sudbury, Southwick Tolland Granville.\nPlease reach out to the Program Unit Contact (listed below) if your district is interested in participating in the METCO Program.", "fund_code": "0317", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "- Initial FY27 METCO Allocations* Funding is contingent upon availability and state line-item appropriations.", "grant_type": "Targeted", "posted": "2026-06-11", "posted_text": "11 June 2026", "program": "FY27 METCO", "purpose": "The purpose of the state-funded METCO Program is to expand educational opportunities by fostering the opportunity for children from Boston and Springfield to attend public schools in neighboring communities for students to develop a deeper …", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "Office of Strategic Initiatives", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0317/" }, { "basis": "limited to recipients the state budget names; Lunenburg is not named", "contact": "Joeatta.K.Smith-Nwachuku@mass.gov", "due": "2026-06-26", "due_text": "26 June 2026", "eligibility": "As outlined in the FY2027 state budget language associated with the 7061-9626: YouthBuild Grants | Summary FY27 Budget .", "fund_code": "0562", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "As outlined in the FY2027 state budget language approximately $1,750,000 is available under its own line-item account 7061-9626.", "grant_type": "Targeted", "posted": "2026-06-11", "posted_text": "11 June 2026", "program": "FY27 Massachusetts YouthBuild Coalition Program", "purpose": "The purpose of this RFP is to provide funding to members of the Massachusetts YouthBuild Coalition, Inc., for comprehensive education, workforce training and skills development to youth as outlined in the FY2027 state budget.", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "Adult and Community Learning Services", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0562/" }, { "basis": "opens with school districts as eligible (“any school district”)", "contact": "garvy.altine@mass.gov", "due": "2026-06-23", "due_text": "23 June 2026", "eligibility": "Eligible applicants include any school district with State-designation Career Technical Education programs.", "fund_code": "0426", "funding": "Federal", "funding_text": "Targeted Funding Allocated per District; Schools with 1 state-designated CTE program as of Oct 2025; serving fewer than 200 students eligible for $5,000; serving greater than 200 students eligible for $15,000; Schools with 2–5 …", "grant_type": "Targeted", "posted": "2026-05-27", "posted_text": "27 May 2026", "program": "FY27 CTE Frameworks and Competency Based Implementation", "purpose": "All districts with state-designated CTE programs are required to demonstrate alignment with the CTE frameworks by June 2027.", "reading": "districts eligible", "unit": "Office of College, Career, and Technical Education", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0426/" }, { "basis": "limited to past recipients; Lunenburg is not named", "contact": "karyl.a.resnick@mass.gov", "due": "2026-06-18", "due_text": "18 June 2026", "eligibility": "FC 0645 – Continuation: Current 21st CCLC grantees are eligible for sites originally awarded under FC 0647 in Fiscal Years (FY) 2024 and/or 2025 and/or FC 0646 in FY25 and/or 2026.\nFC 645S – Final Summer Continuation: Current 21st CCLC grantees are eligible for sites for which FY26 is the final year of the site's current funding cycle and that reserved funds for the final summer (July and August 2026).\nEnhancements: Grantees eligible for this FY27 grant that are in full compliance with grant requirements may be eligible to apply for one or more of the enhancement opportunities outlined in the Purpose section of this RFP. Priority consideration will be given to schools in the accelerating achievement initiative.\nEligible Entities and Continuation Funding Amounts: See this list of eligible entities, respective sites, fund codes, funding amounts, and enhancement eligibility and amounts.", "fund_code": "0645 645S", "funding": "Federal", "funding_text": "Approximately $16,000,000 is available.", "grant_type": "Continuation", "posted": "2026-06-16", "posted_text": "16 June 2026", "program": "FY27 Massachusetts 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program (21st CCLC) – Continuation and Enhancement Grant", "purpose": "The purpose of the federally funded Fund Code (FC) 0645/645S 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Continuation and Enhancement grant is to continue to support implementation of academically enriching out-of-school time …", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "Student and Family Support", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0645/" }, { "basis": "names only other applicants (workforce boards), no school district", "contact": "joseph.wyman2@mass.gov", "due": "2026-06-16", "due_text": "16 June 2026", "eligibility": "This grant is targeted to the 16 MassHire Workforce Boards :\nEligible Organization\nMaximum Award\nBerkshire County Reg. Employment Board$334,438\nBoston Private Industry Council$1,536,417\nBristol County Training Consortium$301,981\nBrockton Area WIB$249,382\nCape & Islands Workforce Development Board, Inc.$305,418\nCareer Center of Lowell$393,092\nCity of Salem/North Shore WIB$355,425\nFranklin/Hampshire Employment & Training$352,392\nGreater New Bedford WIB$203,749\nMassHire Hampden County Workforce Board, Inc.$407,188\nMerrimack Valley Workforce Investment Board$329,502\nMetro North Regional Employment Board$404,662\nMetro South/West Workforce Board$400,276\nNorth Central Massachusetts Workforce Investment Board, Inc.$277,999\nSouth Coastal Career Development Administration (City of Quincy)$207,724\nWorcester City Manager's Office$261,473\nGrand Total$6,321,118", "fund_code": "0428", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "A total of approximately $6,321,118 is projected to be available.", "grant_type": "Targeted", "posted": "2026-05-27", "posted_text": "27 May 2026", "program": "FY27 Connecting Activities", "purpose": "This targeted grant is intended to enhance a regional system of support for high schools and high school students to engage in career immersion learning opportunities for career readiness.", "reading": "not districts", "unit": "Office of College, Career, and Technical Education", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0428/" }, { "basis": "limited to past recipients; Lunenburg is not named", "contact": "wayne.yee@mass.gov", "due": "2026-06-13", "due_text": "13 June 2026", "eligibility": "Eligible applicants are those that were awarded a Phase 2 grant in FY2026.", "fund_code": "0495", "funding": "Federal", "funding_text": "Up to $60,000 per funded program This RFP is the governing document for these grant funds.", "grant_type": "Continuation", "posted": "2026-05-05", "posted_text": "5 May 2026", "program": "FY27 Workplace Education Phase II Grant", "purpose": "Workforce Education Implementation Grants (Phase 2) are grants designed for partnerships among education providers, business partners, and unions (where the workforce is unionized) to implement an instructional program for adult incumbent …", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "Adult and Community Learning Services", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0495/" }, { "basis": "limited to districts DESE lists by name; Lunenburg is not named", "contact": "jennifer.y.wu@mass.gov", "due": "2026-06-06", "due_text": "6 June 2026", "eligibility": "The grant amount for each currently eligible recipient (Due: June 5, 2026) is listed below.\nEligible districts and schools and grant amounts for FY2027 Fund Code 0220 Support to Schools and Districts in the Strategic Transformation Region\nDistrict/School\nAmount\nBoston for UP Academy Holland$490,000\nHolyoke$TBD – if needed\nLawrence$TBD – if needed\nSouthbridge$TBD – if needed\nSpringfield for SEZP$TBD – if needed\nPlease see below in the Additional Information section for a list of schools in each eligible district.", "fund_code": "0220", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "Approximately $490,000 is available.", "grant_type": "Targeted", "posted": "2026-05-29", "posted_text": "29 May 2026", "program": "FY27 Support to Schools and Districts in the Strategic Transformation Region", "purpose": "The purpose of this targeted grant program is to fund specific initiatives with evidence-based strategies to turn around the state's lowest performing schools and districts and increase their capacity to sustain a continuous cycle of …", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "Office of Strategic Transformation, Center for District Support", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0220/" }, { "basis": "limited to past recipients; Lunenburg is not named", "contact": "alva.laster@mass.gov", "due": "2026-06-05", "due_text": "5 June 2026", "eligibility": "Massachusetts public school districts received funding for the FY26 Fund Code 0126 CS Engage Grant are eligible to apply for the FY27 CS Engage continuation grant to continue their work.", "fund_code": "126b", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "Approximately $200,000 is available.", "grant_type": "Continuation", "posted": "2026-05-11", "posted_text": "11 May 2026", "program": "FY27 Computer Science (CS) Engage", "purpose": "The purpose of this continuation grant is to support districts in completing the implementation of rigorous, engaging, and standards-aligned digital literacy and computer science (DLCS) education in public schools for kindergarten through …", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "Teaching and Learning Unit / STEM", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/126b/" }, { "basis": "names only other applicants (colleges), no school district", "contact": "wayne.yee@mass.gov", "due": "2026-06-04", "due_text": "4 June 2026", "eligibility": "Eligible applicants are Massachusetts colleges.", "fund_code": "0668", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "Approximately $3,500,000 is available.", "grant_type": "Competitive", "posted": "2026-05-11", "posted_text": "11 May 2026", "program": "FY27 Transition to College", "purpose": "The purpose of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Transition to College grant program (Transition Program) is to provide a foundation of services, free of charge, within Massachusetts colleges that enable adult …", "reading": "not districts", "unit": "Adult and Community Learning Services", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0668/" }, { "basis": "opens with school districts as eligible (“a local educational agency”)", "contact": "Derek.Kalchbrenner@mass.gov", "due": "2026-05-29", "due_text": "29 May 2026", "eligibility": "- a for profit entity;\n- a local educational agency;\n- public entities that are able to demonstrate effectiveness in operating adult education and/or career and training programs in correctional institutions;\n- a community-based organization or faith-based organization;\n- a volunteer literacy organization;\n- a public or private nonprofit agency;\n- community colleges or other higher education institutions;\n- vocational education institutions;\n- nonprofit education, training, or other service providers;\n- a library;\n- a public housing authority;\n- a nonprofit institution not described in any of subparagraphs which has the ability to provide services to eligible students;\n- a consortium or coalition of the agencies, organizations, institutions, libraries, or authorities described in (a) through (l); a partnership between a for-profit entity and an entity described in (B) through (l).\nNote: As required by WIOA the applicant must demonstrate past effectiveness by submitting past performance data in serving eligible participants. Applications that do not provide demonstrated effectiveness data in the Adult Education Data Workbook will not be reviewed.", "fund_code": "0671-0661-359b", "funding": "state and federal", "funding_text": "Approximately $300,000 is available for implementation grants.", "grant_type": "Competitive", "posted": "2026-04-13", "posted_text": "13 April 2026", "program": "FY27 MassSTEP ABE and MassSTEP ESOL", "purpose": "MassSTEP models offer adults the opportunity to acquire adult education (AE), workforce training (occupational skills training1), and workplace preparation activities simultaneously.", "reading": "districts eligible", "unit": "Adult and Community Learning Services", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0671-0661-359b/" }, { "basis": "limited to past recipients; Lunenburg is not named", "contact": "yvonne.c.gittelson@mass.gov", "due": "2026-05-28", "due_text": "28 May 2026", "eligibility": "FY2027 is a continuation year grant. All recipients awarded through the Adult Education and Family Literacy Services Open and Competitive FY2024-2028 grant funding cycle who received grants in FY2026 are eligible to apply.", "fund_code": "0285-0563", "funding": "state and federal", "funding_text": "Approximately $1,567,475 is available.", "grant_type": "Continuation", "posted": "2026-05-11", "posted_text": "11 May 2026", "program": "FY27 Adult Education in Correctional Institutions Continuation", "purpose": "The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) will administer the Adult Education in Correctional Institutions continuation grants to County Jails and Houses of Correction, consistent with Public Law 113-128 …", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "Adult and Community Learning Services", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0285-0563/" }, { "basis": "limited to past recipients; Lunenburg is not named", "contact": "jolanta.m.conway@mass.gov", "due": "2026-05-28", "due_text": "28 May 2026", "eligibility": "FY2027 is a continuation year grant. All recipients awarded through the Adult Education and Family Literacy Services Open and Competitive FY2024-2028 grant funding cycle who received grants in FY2026 are eligible to apply.", "fund_code": "0345-0340-359a", "funding": "state and federal", "funding_text": "Approximately $55,000,000 is available.", "grant_type": "Continuation", "posted": "2026-05-11", "posted_text": "11 May 2026", "program": "FY27 Adult Education and Family Literacy Services", "purpose": "The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) will administer the Adult Education and Family Literacy Services continuation grants to Community Adult Learning Centers (fund code 0340/0345) including …", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "Adult and Community Learning Services", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0345-0340-359a/" }, { "basis": "limited to past recipients; Lunenburg is not named", "contact": "yvonne.c.gittelson@mass.gov", "due": "2026-05-28", "due_text": "28 May 2026", "eligibility": "This is the third and final year of grant funding for the applicants listed below. The four agencies that received prior funding (listed below) are eligible.", "fund_code": "0452", "funding": "Federal", "funding_text": "Approximately $234,000 is available.", "grant_type": "Continuation", "posted": "2026-05-11", "posted_text": "11 May 2026", "program": "FY27 Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) Continuation Grant", "purpose": "The purpose of this federal grant is to:; Assist state and county correctional agencies with education programs that meet the definition of career and technical education as defined in the Massachusetts Perkins State Plan, outlined below …", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "Adult and Community Learning Services", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0452/" }, { "basis": "limited to current participants; Lunenburg is not named", "contact": "Paula.Jurigian@mass.gov", "due": "2026-05-28", "due_text": "28 May 2026", "eligibility": "Agencies currently funded as MassLINKS providers.", "fund_code": "0538", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "Approximately $3,000,000 available.", "grant_type": "Continuation", "posted": "2026-04-13", "posted_text": "13 April 2026", "program": "FY27 MassLINKS Adult Education Virtual School", "purpose": "The purpose of this continuation grant is to support a statewide Adult Education Virtual School (AEVS) system branded as MassLINKS.", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "Adult and Community Learning Services", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0538/" }, { "basis": "limited to past recipients; Lunenburg is not named", "contact": "Derek.Kalchbrenner@mass.gov", "due": "2026-05-28", "due_text": "28 May 2026", "eligibility": "This is a continuation grant. All recipients awarded in the FY24 and FY25 Open and Competitive competitions are eligible to apply.", "fund_code": "0671-0661-359b", "funding": "state and federal", "funding_text": "Funding is subject to state and federal appropriation.", "grant_type": "Continuation", "posted": "2026-04-14", "posted_text": "14 April 2026", "program": "FY27 MassSTEP ABE and MassSTEP ESOL", "purpose": "MassSTEP models offer adults the opportunity to acquire adult education (AE), workforce training (occupational skills training1), and workplace preparation activities simultaneously.", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "Adult and Community Learning Services", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0671-0661-359b-2/" }, { "basis": "names only other applicants (test centers), no school district", "contact": "sianna.loftus@mass.gov", "due": "2026-05-28", "due_text": "28 May 2026", "eligibility": "Only approved HSE Test Centers are eligible to apply. See funding section for a list of approved HSE Test Centers and funding amounts available for each center.", "fund_code": "0850", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "Approximately $247,953 is available.", "grant_type": "Targeted", "posted": "2026-04-14", "posted_text": "14 April 2026", "program": "FY27 High School Equivalency", "purpose": "The purpose of this state-funded grant program is to assist in the day-to-day operation of High School Equivalency Test Centers (HSE) including, but not limited to, the cost for test administration, accommodations, and technology upgrades.", "reading": "not districts", "unit": "Adult and Community Learning Services", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0850/" }, { "basis": "names no school district and no other kind of applicant we recognise", "contact": "margaret.c.nowak@mass.gov", "due": "2026-05-22", "due_text": "22 May 2026", "eligibility": "MA FRESH CORP eligible applicants include National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and Child Adult Food Care Program (CACFP) sponsors that are MA FRESH CORP affiliates with current full-time, part-time, or stipended farm to school personnel and/or a contracted partner(s) that elevates internal staff capacity to implement food literacy initiatives.\nThe impact of grant activities must be associated with the location where NSLP/CACFP meals are served. Eligibility to receive MA FRESH funds is contingent on the applicant's good standing within the Office for Food and Nutrition Programs, including former responsible stewardship of Office for Food and Nutrition Programs grant funding.", "fund_code": "0709", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "Approximately $350,000 is available.", "grant_type": "Targeted", "posted": "2026-03-09", "posted_text": "9 March 2026", "program": "FY27 MA Farming Reinforces Education and Student Health with Coordination and Optimization of Resources and Partnerships (MA FRESH CORP)", "purpose": "The purpose of this state-funded targeted grant program is to support MA FRESH CORP affiliates to ensure local food system activities - including local food system education and local procurement in Child Nutrition Programs - are …", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "Office for Food and Nutrition Programs", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0709/" }, { "basis": "opens with school districts as eligible (“school districts that offer”)", "contact": "margaret.c.nowak@mass.gov", "due": "2026-05-22", "due_text": "22 May 2026", "eligibility": "Eligible MA FRESH applicants include licensed early education programs and Sponsoring Organizations of Family Day Care providers that provide meals through CACFP and provide programming to children birth to age five years old, as well as schools or school districts that offer meals through NSLP that serve students anywhere between Pre-Kindergarten and 12th grade. Applicants that have received MA FRESH or MA FRESH CORP grant funding in the past are eligible to apply, however, current and former MA FRESH CORP awardees are ineligible to apply for the MA FRESH CORP Planning Grant Track of this RFP.\nFamily Day Care providers participating in CACFP are not directly eligible for MA FRESH. Only Sponsoring Organizations are eligible to apply on behalf of a Family Day Care or a collection of Family Day Cares.\nOnly one application will be considered per Child Nutrition Program sponsor. Sponsors of both the NSLP and CACFP may only submit one application for consideration.\nIf an organization would like to apply to become a sponsor of NSLP or CACFP email Nutrition@doe.mass.edu . For more information on the Department of Early Education and Care's Child Care Program licensing, visit Child Care Program Licensing .\nThe impact of grant activities must be associated with the location where NSLP/CACFP meals are served. Eligibility to receive MA FRESH funds is contingent on the applicant's good standing within the Office for Food and Nutrition Programs, including former responsible stewardship of Office for Food and Nutrition Programs grant funding.\nInformation about your NSLP/CACFP program required for application completion should be obtained from the Food Service Director, Program Operator, DESE Liaison or Business Manager.", "fund_code": "0710", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "Approximately $400,000 is available.", "grant_type": "Competitive", "posted": "2026-03-09", "posted_text": "9 March 2026", "program": "FY27 MA Farming Reinforces Education and Student Health (FRESH)", "purpose": "The purpose of this state funded competitive grant program is to encourage National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and Child Adult Food Care Program (CACFP) sponsors to start or expand their capacity to grow or procure local food and educate …", "reading": "districts eligible", "unit": "Office for Food and Nutrition Programs", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0710/" }, { "basis": "opens with school districts as eligible (“All public-school districts”)", "contact": "Lori.B.McNally@mass.gov", "due": "2026-05-12", "due_text": "12 May 2026", "eligibility": "All public-school districts, collaboratives, and charter schools that meet the following eligibility criteria are eligible:\n- LEAs must have at least one school serving 50% identified low-income students (40% for high schools) to be eligible to apply.\nLEAs can apply to focus on any grade band within the 4–12 range. LEAs selecting to focus on all grades within grades 4–12 must demonstrate capacity to support this initiative at such a large scale. All schools serving the identified grade band must participate in the PRISM III program if awarded this grant, up to a cap of 15 participating schools per LEA. LEAs with more than 15 schools serving grades 4–12, the LEA will select up to 15 schools to participate.\nNote: Pending appropriation and the meeting of grant requirements awarded grantees may be eligible for targeted continuation grant(s) in Fiscal Year 2028, and Fiscal Year 2029.", "fund_code": "594b", "funding": "Federal", "funding_text": "The grant period for this funding opportunity is July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027.", "grant_type": "Competitive", "posted": "2026-03-25", "posted_text": "25 March 2026", "program": "FY27 Partnership for Reading Success — Massachusetts (PRISM) III Cohort 2", "purpose": "The Partnership for Reading Success — Massachusetts (PRISM) III grant will support local education agencies (LEAs), including public school districts, collaboratives and charter schools, to evaluate, select, purchase, launch and implement …", "reading": "districts eligible", "unit": "Office of Literacy and Humanities", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/594b/" }, { "basis": "names school districts as eligible (“A local educational agency”)", "contact": "Marie.L.Troppe@mass.gov", "due": "2026-05-11", "due_text": "11 May 2026", "eligibility": "Eligible applicants may include, but are not limited to:\n- (a) A local educational agency;\n- (b) A community-based organization or faith-based organization;\n- (c) A volunteer literacy organization;\n- (d) An institution of higher education;\n- (e) A public or private nonprofit agency;\n- (f) A library;\n- (g) A public housing authority;\n- (h) A nonprofit institution that has the ability to provide adult education and literacy activities to eligible individuals;\n- (i) A consortium or coalition of the agencies, organizations, institutions, libraries, or authorities described in any of paragraphs (a) through (h) of this section; and (j) A partnership between an employer and an entity described in any of the paragraphs (a) through (i)", "fund_code": "0287", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "Approximately $550,000 is available.", "grant_type": "Competitive", "posted": "2026-04-14", "posted_text": "14 April 2026", "program": "FY27 Primary Instruction by Volunteers (PIV)", "purpose": "The purpose of this competitive Primary Instruction by Volunteers (PIV) is to support adults seeking educational advancement and careers that offer family-sustaining wages.", "reading": "districts eligible", "unit": "Adult and Community Learning Services", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0287/" }, { "basis": "opens with school districts as eligible (“All public school districts”)", "contact": "Octavia.Nixon@mass.gov", "due": "2026-05-11", "due_text": "11 May 2026", "eligibility": "All public school districts, collaboratives, and charter schools are eligible to apply.\n- LEAs can apply with any of the following grade bands:\n- PreK only\n- LEAs may apply for PreK only if at the time of application, the LEA is using high-quality instructional materials for Tier 1 instruction in grades K–3 ELA/literacy\n- PreK–2\n- PreK–3\n- K–2\n- K–3\nParticipation Requirements\n- All schools serving the selected grade band must participate in the PRISM II program if awarded this grant, up to a cap of 15 participating schools per LEA. For LEAs with more than 15 schools, the LEA will select up to 15 schools to participate.\n- If applying with only certain grades, the PRISM Curriculum Council will include representation from PreK–3 to support vertical alignment. If electing to include PreK in the PRISM work, the LEA must include any public PreK classrooms that exist in PRISM participating schools. In addition, the LEA may choose to include community-based PreK programs. For recipients of the Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative (CPPI) grant, inclusion of the community-based preschools is required.", "fund_code": "593b", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "Approximately $8,322,000 is expected to be available for FY27, pending funding.", "grant_type": "Competitive", "posted": "2026-03-25", "posted_text": "25 March 2026", "program": "FY27 Partnership for Reading Success — Massachusetts (PRISM) II Cohort 2", "purpose": "The Partnership for Reading Success — Massachusetts (PRISM) II grant is a program of Literacy Launch, an initiative to promote early literacy success for ALL Massachusetts students.", "reading": "districts eligible", "unit": "Office of Literacy and Humanities", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/593b/" }, { "basis": "limited to districts DESE lists by name; Lunenburg is not named", "contact": "amy.tavares@mass.gov", "due": "2026-05-04", "due_text": "4 May 2026", "eligibility": "This continuation grant is intended for districts that were awarded the competitive FY25 PRISM I grant. The eligible districts include:\n- Brockton Public Schools\n- Framingham Public Schools\n- Gateway Regional School District (partnering with Farmington River Regional School District)\n- Haverhill Public Schools\n- Holyoke Public Schools\n- Lynn Public Schools\n- Nashoba Regional School District\n- New Bedford Public Schools\n- Northborough Public Schools (partnering with Southborough Public Schools)\n- Norwood Public Schools\n- Peabody Public Schools\n- Salem Public Schools\n- Stoneham Public Schools", "fund_code": "0592", "funding": "state and federal", "funding_text": "Approximately $10,000,000 is expected to be available for FY27, pending funding.", "grant_type": "Continuation", "posted": "2026-04-08", "posted_text": "8 April 2026", "program": "FY27 Partnership for Reading Success — Massachusetts (PRISM) I", "purpose": "The Partnership for Reading Success — Massachusetts (PRISM) I grant is a component of Literacy Launch, an initiative to promote early literacy success for ALL Massachusetts students.", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "Office of Literacy and Humanities", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0592/" }, { "basis": "limited to districts DESE lists by name; Lunenburg is not named", "contact": "EducatorApprenticeships@mass.gov", "due": "2026-05-01", "due_text": "1 May 2026", "eligibility": "Eligible applicants are those that are currently implementing an approved RTAP program or have received prior approval from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to apply to run an RTAP, including the following Massachusetts public school districts, charter schools, and educational collaboratives\n- Everett Public Schools\n- Lowell Public Schools\n- Lynn Public Schools\n- Martha's Vineyard Public Schools\n- Randolph Public Schools\n- Salem Public Schools\n- Waltham Public Schools", "fund_code": "221I", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "Approximately $1,750,000 is available for this grant.", "grant_type": "Targeted", "posted": "2026-04-13", "posted_text": "13 April 2026", "program": "FY27 Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Program Targeted Implementation Grant", "purpose": "The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is offering a targeted grant to continue implementation support for a cohort of districts in Year 2 of Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Program implementation.", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "Center for Strategic Initiatives", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/221I/" }, { "basis": "opens with school districts as eligible (“All Massachusetts Local Education Agencies”)", "contact": "miesha.keita@mass.gov", "due": "2026-03-30", "due_text": "30 March 2026", "eligibility": "All Massachusetts Local Education Agencies (districts, charter schools, and Collaboratives) are eligible to apply. Multiple LEAs may apply together under one lead as a consortium.\nCurriculum Data Collection: In order to be eligible for this grant, LEAs must have completed their Curriculum Data Collection. This includes reporting curriculum data for History/Social Science for Grades 3–8 and high school US History I. Data should be viewable and up to date here: Curriculum Data. Directions about the expectations and how to provide the data can be found here: Curriculum Data Collection.\nNote about Investigating History: LEAs may apply for this grant, DESE's Civics Teaching and Learning Grant, and funding through the One8 Foundation to support implementation of DESE's Investigating History curriculum. However, in an effort to support as many LEAs as possible, LEAs that are awarded One8 grant funding and/or Civics Teaching and Learning Grant funding to support Investigating History implementation will not receive the Genocide Education Grant to support the same grant activities (e.g. to fund professional learning for the same curriculum).", "fund_code": "0215", "funding": "Trust", "funding_text": "Approximately $1,200,000 is available through this grant.", "grant_type": "Competitive", "posted": "2026-01-12", "posted_text": "12 January 2026", "program": "FY27 Genocide Education", "purpose": "The purpose of this competitive grant program is to support teaching and learning related to the history of genocide.", "reading": "districts eligible", "unit": "Office of Literacy and Humanities", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0215/" }, { "basis": "opens with school districts as eligible (“All Massachusetts Local Education Agencies”)", "contact": "julia.lucas@mass.gov", "due": "2026-03-30", "due_text": "30 March 2026", "eligibility": "All Massachusetts Local Education Agencies (districts, charter schools, and Collaboratives) are eligible to apply. Multiple LEAs may apply together under one lead as a consortium.\nCurriculum Data Collection: In order to be eligible for this grant, LEAs must have completed their Curriculum Data Collection. This includes reporting curriculum data for History/Social Science for Grades 3–8 and high school US History I. Data should be viewable and up to date here: Curriculum Data. Directions about the expectations and how to provide the data can be found here: Curriculum Data Collection.\nNote about Investigating History: LEAs may apply for this grant, DESE's Genocide Education Grant, and funding through the One8 Foundation to support implementation of DESE's Investigating History curriculum. One8 Foundation funding may also support the Democratic Knowledge Project's Civic Engagement in Our Democracy curriculum. However, in an effort to support as many LEAs as possible, LEAs that are awarded One8 grant funding and/or Genocide Education Grant funding to support such curriculum implementation will not receive the Civics Teaching and Learning Grant to support the same grant activities (e.g. to fund professional learning for the same curriculum).", "fund_code": "0589", "funding": "Trust", "funding_text": "Approximately $1,000,000 is available through this grant.", "grant_type": "Competitive", "posted": "2026-01-12", "posted_text": "12 January 2026", "program": "FY27 Civics Teaching and Learning", "purpose": "The purpose of this competitive grant program is to support teaching and learning related to civics, as required by Chapter 296 of the Acts of 2018 and emphasized in the 2018 History and Social Science Framework.", "reading": "districts eligible", "unit": "Office of Literacy and Humanities", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0589/" }, { "basis": "limited to districts DESE lists by name; Lunenburg is not named", "contact": "Octavia.Nixon@mass.gov", "due": "2026-03-20", "due_text": "20 March 2026", "eligibility": "This continuation grant is intended for FY26 PRISM II FC0593 Grantees eligible for continuation. The eligible districts include:\n- Abington Public School District\n- Berkshire Hills Public School District\n- Community Day Public Charter School\n- Greenfield Public School District\n- Holliston Public School District\n- Kingston Public School District\n- Monomoy Regional School District\n- Nantucket Public School District\n- Pittsfield Public School District\n- Plympton Public School District\n- Silver Lake Public School District\n- Somerset Public School District\n- Wayland Public School District", "fund_code": "0593", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "Approximately $2,800,000 is expected to be available for FY27 pending funding.", "grant_type": "Continuation", "posted": "2026-02-10", "posted_text": "10 February 2026", "program": "FY27 Partnership for Reading Success — Massachusetts (PRISM) II", "purpose": "The Partnership for Reading Success — Massachusetts (PRISM) II grant is a program of Literacy Launch, an initiative to promote early literacy success for ALL Massachusetts students.", "reading": "unclear", "unit": "Office of Literacy and Humanities", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/0593/" }, { "basis": "opens with school districts as eligible (“Eligible applicants include Massachusetts public school districts”)", "contact": "EducatorApprenticeships@mass.gov", "due": "2026-03-20", "due_text": "20 March 2026", "eligibility": "Eligible applicants include Massachusetts public school districts, charter schools, approved special education schools, and educational collaboratives. Multiple LEAs may apply together as a coalition. Priority will be given to LEAs that qualify for 9408 funding and have significant disparities in teacher and student demographic data, as well as school districts utilizing the 2023 School-Level Administrator Model Rubric and 2024 Classroom Teacher Model Rubric.\nCurriculum Data must be up to date on DESE District Profiles for K–8 ELA/Literacy, K–12 math, and 6–8 Science by the time of the grant due date. To check if this information is complete, check the statewide Curriculum report. Or, visit your District Profiles page via Profiles Home, and select Curriculum Data from the left-hand navigation. If the required data is not complete or up-to-date, details and directions on how to enter or update this data can be found at Curriculum Data Collection webpage.", "fund_code": "221P", "funding": "state and federal", "funding_text": "Approximately $250,000 is available for this planning grant.; Each applicant may request up to $25,000 in FY27 for planning.", "grant_type": "Competitive", "posted": "2026-02-10", "posted_text": "10 February 2026", "program": "FY27 Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Program: Planning Support", "purpose": "The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is offering a competitive grant to provide planning support to a cohort of districts launching Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Programs.", "reading": "districts eligible", "unit": "Office of Educator Effectiveness", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/221P/" }, { "basis": "names only other applicants (non-profit organizations), no school district", "contact": "allisonward.smith@mass.gov", "due": "2026-01-29", "due_text": "29 January 2026", "eligibility": "Massachusetts based non-profit organizations. Applicants must demonstrate substantial experience working with and providing training and technical assistance to ASOST programs as well as demonstrate they are able to meet all federal/state funding requirements and fiscally manage a high volume of subgrants.\nPlease Note: All applicants must demonstrate the capacity to administer grant funding through:\n- Proven fiscal responsibility as demonstrated through an annual audit; and\n- Previous experience with funding from government (state/federal/local), foundation, or private grants", "fund_code": "527S 0528", "funding": "State", "funding_text": "This RFP posting represents FY2027 Summer funds through 8/31/2026, which include approximately $3,000,000 through state line item 7061-9814 (Fund Code [FC] 527S), and $7,000,000 that is projected from state line item 7061-9611 (FC 0528) …", "grant_type": "Competitive", "posted": "2026-01-07", "posted_text": "7 January 2026", "program": "FY27 Afterschool & Out-of-School Time Subgrant (ASOST-S)", "purpose": "The purpose of this federal and state competitive grant is to fund several regional or statewide non-profit entities with the ability to subgrant and provide wraparound support to afterschool and out-of-school time* (ASOST) programs.", "reading": "not districts", "unit": "Student and Family Support", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/2027/527S-0528/" } ], "title": "Still on DESE’s list, past their due date" } ], "listed": 73, "reading_note": "Which group a grant is in is OUR reading of DESE’s eligibility text, by fixed rules that lean to “unclear” when in doubt. The text itself, quoted on every card, is what decides; check it, and the program page, before relying on the grouping.", "sources": [ { "label": "DESE: Find All Current Grant Funding Opportunities", "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/grants/grants.aspx" }, { "label": "Our copy of that list, as fetched", "url": "/docs/state-dese/grants/2026-10-23/grants.html" }, { "label": "Our table of every program on it, with our reading of eligibility", "url": "/docs/data/dese-grant-opportunities.csv" } ], "stats": [ { "label": "grants open to school districts on 23 October 2026", "value": "3" }, { "label": "the soonest due date among them", "value": "26 October 2026" }, { "label": "programs on DESE’s current-grants list that day", "value": "73" } ] }