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Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs

FY2020: Influence 100

Fund Code: 329-330

Purpose:

This targeted grant is for districts participating in DESE's Influence 100 Download Word Document, for the purpose of providing stipends to staff members participating as fellows.

Priorities:

Stipends are intended to cover incidental costs of participating in Influence 100 including transportation.

Eligibility:

Districts who applied and were selected by DESE to participate in the Influence 100 program are eligible.

Funding Type:

Fund Code 329: State
Fund Code 330: Trust

Funding:

Approximately up to $1,000 for each staff person participating as a fellow in Influence 100. Approximately up to $3,000 per district.

Funding is contingent upon availability. All dollar amounts listed are estimated/approximate and are subject to change. If more funding becomes available it will be distributed under the same guidelines that appear in this RFP document.

Fund Use:

Stipends for district staff participating as fellows in Influence 100.

Project Duration:

Upon Approval - June 30, 2020

Program Unit:

Strategic Initiatives

Contact:

Erika Alvarez Werner

Phone Number:

(781) 338- 3546

Date Due:

Friday, February 7, 2020

Required Forms:
Download Word Document
Part I - General - Program Unit Signature Page - (Standard Contract Form and Application for Program Grants)

Additional Information:

Districts must submit the names of staff members participating as fellows in Influence 100 who will receive the stipend. Stipends must be released to fellows within 30 days of receiving this grant.

Submission Instructions:

Submit all required grant materials through EdGrants
In EdGrants, districts are required to create and name the project. Please use the following naming convention for your "Applicant Project Name" in EdGrants: FY20 FC 329/330 Influence 100 CSI Applicant Name

All items listed under the required forms section of this RFP should be uploaded / attached in the Attachments List formlet of the Application Submission in EdGrants. This includes a signed / scanned PDF of Part I / Coversheet with Superintendent's signature as well as Schedule A form, if applicable to your district. The final budget the applicant is requesting will be entered directly into EdGrants as part of the application submission process.

Guidance Documents regarding EdGrants.

Please note: It is up to the district to determine who they want to add as EdGrants Front Office users in order to submit grant application as well as payment request information. Please review the EdGrants: User Security Controls to make informed decisions regarding assigning your district level users.


Last Updated: January 24, 2020

 
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