FY2024: August Instructional Leadership Institute Stipends

Fund Code: 654

Purpose:

To support participating team members of 50 districts attending the August 1–3, 2023 Instructional Leadership Institute (ILI).

Priorities:

These funds will be available only to districts accepted into the ILI. The funds are intended to be used as stipends for participating team members. Priority will be given to districts and schools in chronically underperforming status.

Eligibility:

Districts that attend the August 1–3, 2023 Instructional Leadership Institute

Funding Type:

Federal (ESSER) 84.425 Federal Coronavirus Relief Programs - Federal Grant Programs

Federal grant funds must adhere to:

• UGG (2 CFR 200)
• EDGAR As Applicable
• EDGAR General Fiscal Administration 34 CFR Part 76

Funding:

Districts may apply for up to $1,000 for each participating team members with a maximum of $10,000 per district.

This RFP is the governing document for these grant funds.

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:

Costs associated with participation in the August 1–3, 2023 Instructional Leadership Institute including educator stipends, travel, and hotel costs.

Project Duration:

Upon Approval* – 6/30/2024

* Grant start date cannot be prior to DESE receiving a substantially approvable Application Submission as directed in this RFP's Submission Instructions. Goods and Services cannot be procured prior to Grants receiving and approving an application submission. Funds cannot exceed the project duration end date.

Program Unit:

Office of Effective Partnerships & Impact; Center for School & District Partnership

Contact:

Emily Ullman

Phone Number:

(781) 338-3559

Date Due:

Friday December 1, 2023

Required Forms:

• Part I — General — Program Unit Signature Page — (Standard Contract Form and Application for Program Grants)

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:

FY24 654 ILI Stipends (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.

For Guidance Documents regarding EdGrants, visit EdGrants: User Guides, Information and Trainings.

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: April 24, 2024