Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs

FY2026: Title I, Part D, Subpart 1: Neglected and Delinquent

Fund Code: 0306

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 correctional facilities and for children and youth in the Department of Youth Services.

Title I, Part D, Subpart 1 grants assist state educational agencies in preparing students in custody ages 12–21 (*22 if eligible under a valid Individual Education Plan) for successful transition to education, training, or employment post-incarceration.

Priorities:

The priorities of Title I, Part D, Subpart 1 are to:

Ensure that youth who are neglected or delinquent have the opportunity to meet the same challenging State academic standards that all children are expected to meet;
Improve educational services for children and youth who are neglected, delinquent, or at risk of involvement with the juvenile justice system;
Provide children and youth who are neglected or delinquent with the services needed to make a successful transition from institutions to schools and/or employment;
Prevent youth who are at risk of academic failure from dropping out of school; and
Provide children and youth who have dropped out of school, or who are returning to school after residing in an institution, with a support system to ensure their continued education.

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 revies and approves the state agencies completed and submitted grant application.

Funding Type:

Federal CFDA: 84.013A

Federal grant funds must adhere to:

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

Funding:

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.

Below is a list of the eligible State Agencies in FY26 and the final FY26 Title I, Part D, Subpart 1 allocations. State agencies will be notified directly when the grant application becomes available in GEM$.

State Agency	FY26 Final Allocation
Bristol County Sheriff's Office	$104,944
Hampden County Sheriff's office	$85,603
MA Department of Youth Services	$680,104
Worcester House of Correction	$22,954

Fund Use:

Required to supplement, not supplant, state or locally funded educational programs by supplementing transition services, which must comprise 15–30% of the total award.

Allowed to supplement, not supplant, state or locally funded educational programs by acquiring materials or equipment, pay for success initiatives, or providing activities that concentrate on providing participants with the knowledge and skills needed to make a successful transition to secondary school completion, career and technical education, further education, or employment, such as:

Supplemental instruction in core subject areas, (e.g., reading, math)
Vocational training that includes academic integration
Career counseling and advising, workforce education and preparation
HiSET or GED Test Preparation
English as a second language
Family and community engagementⁱ and preparation for reentry
Professional development for Title I, Part D, Subpart 1 staff

Project Duration:

Upon Approval * through 9/30/2027**

*The grant start date cannot be prior to DESE receiving a substantially approvable application submission as directed in the Submission Instructions of this RFP. Funds cannot be obligated beyond the project duration end date.

**The obligation end date on these grant funds covers multiple state fiscal years. Grantees should obligate and expend grant funding throughout the grant lifecycle. To extend grant funds beyond 6/30/2026, grantees must initiate an ISA amendment reducing the award and moving the expected balance into the next fiscal year. This must be done in the spring of 2026 to ensure funding is available as of FY2027 and in the Spring of 2027 to ensure funding availability as of FY2028.

When the grants end is determined by each grantee's spending needs with 9/30/2027 being the latest possible end date. If proper ISA extensions are filed through 9/30/2027, grant balances can be liquidated on this award through November 30, 2027, and grantees must file a Final Expenditure Report (FER) to close out the grant by December 31, 2027. Otherwise, the grant ends on 6/30 and all funds must be liquidated and FER filed to close the grant by 9/30 (year 1 or year 2 depending on filed extensions).

Program Unit:

Resource Allocation Strategy and Planning

Contact:

Federal Grant Programs

Phone Number:

(781) 338-6230

Date Due:

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

State agencies eligible to receive Title I, Part D, Subpart 1 funds are required to take an additional step to obtain funds through the Interdepartmental Service Agreement (ISA) process. This process will add 4 to 6 weeks to the process timeline. Therefore, it is important to keep this in mind, plan ahead and submit your completed application in a timely fashion.

Required Forms:

Completed Interdepartmental Service Agreement (ISA) Document. To be generated by Grants Management.

Additional Information:

Once the grant is through the DESE Program Approved step of the workflow in GEM$, an ISA document will be generated by Grants Management on the ISA section/budget tags entered. The ISA document will be then uploaded into GEM$ as part of the grant file for the applicant to sign. Once signed by the applicant DESE signs. This fully executed ISA will then be attached to the GEM$ application (as a comment). The grant will then be moved through the DESE fiscal approved step in GEM$. The grant cannot be DESE fiscal approved without a signed ISA.

Additional Resources:

Grant recipients must evaluate the Title I, Part D, Subpart 1 program , disaggregating data on participation by gender, race, ethnicity, and age, not less than once every three years to determine:

the program's effect on the ability of participants to maintain and improve educational achievement;
accrue school credits that meet State requirements for grade promotion and secondary school graduation;
make the transition to a regular program or other education program (e.g. adult education);
complete secondary school (or secondary school equivalency requirements); and
obtain employment after leaving the correctional facility or institution for neglected or delinquent children and youth and, as appropriate, participate in postsecondary education and job training.

In conducting each evaluation, Title I, Part D grant recipients shall use multiple and appropriate measures of student progress.

Submission Instructions:

The FY2026 Fund Code 0306 Title I, Part D, Subpart 1: Neglected and Delinquent grant will be completed and submitted in the Grants for Education Management System (GEM$).

Please Note: Grant Submission at the LEA level requires roles to be established for Grant writer for the specific fund code, LEA fiscal for financial review/approval, and Superintendent/Chief Executive sign off. All these roles should be established prior to the grant due date and all appropriate forms should be either uploaded to GEM$, maintained at the LEA level, or sent in to the DESE RFP contact as described on the individual forms. The user guidance documents and forms are found on the GEM$ homepage under DESE Resources. This form can be accessed without logging in to the system.

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Last Updated: July 25, 2025