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The purpose of this RFP is to administer state legislative earmarks to Public School districts as outlined in the FY26 state budget
Public School districts as listed in the state budget.
State funded Legislative Earmarks Line Item 7010-1192
Approximately $1,384,000 is available as outlined in the state budget 7010-1192 for fund code 1192 for various earmarks to public schools.
This RFP is the governing document for these grant funds.
Funding is contingent upon availability. All dollar amounts listed are estimated/approximate and are subject to change. If more funding becomes available, it will be distributed under the same guidelines that appear in this RFP document.
7010-1192 — Educational Improvement Earmarks
7/1/2025 – 6/30/2026*
*Earmarked Grant funds cannot be drawn down prior to DESE receiving a substantially approvable Application Submission as directed in this RFPs Submission Instructions. Funds cannot exceed the project duration end date unless otherwise noted in the budget language associated with that earmark.
RASP/Federal Grants Unit
Email the RASP/Federal Grants unit with any questions.
Rolling but no later than Friday, January 30, 2026.
Earmarks can have a start date of 7/1/2025, if needed by the earmark recipient, provided an application is submitted in a timely manner. To guarantee access to these earmark funds, the recipient must act and apply in the GEM$ system.
If you have any questions regarding the funds earmarked in this account, please contact the state legislative contact on this funding.
The earmarks referenced in this RFP must be submitted in the Grants for Education Management System (GEM$). GEM$ is a cloud-based fiscal and program management grant system.
Earmarks will follow the exact same application process and workflow as an entitlement or targeted grant in GEM$. Just as with all other grants in GEM$, grant submission at the LEA level requires roles to be established for the Grant writer for the specific fund code, LEA fiscal for financial review/approval, and Superintendent/Chief Executive sign-off.
Grant Submission at the LEA level requires roles to be established for the Grant writer for the specific fund code, LEA fiscal for financial review/approval, and Superintendent/Chief Executive sign-off. All roles should be established before the grant due date, and all appropriate forms should be either uploaded to GEM$, maintained at the LEA level, or sent in to the DESE RFP contact as described on the individual forms.
The user guidance documents and forms a re found on the GEM$ homepage under DESE Resources. These forms can be accessed without logging in to the system
Last Updated: November 28, 2025