The purpose of this Request for Proposal RFP is to administer state legislative earmarks to Public School districts as outlined in the FY27 state budget.
Public School districts and entities as listed in the state budget.
State funded Legislative Earmarks Line Items 7010-1192 .
Approximately $1,910,566 is available as outlined in the state budget 7010-1192 for Fund Code 1192 for various earmarks to public schools and organizations.
This Request for Proposal RFP is the governing document for these grant funds.
Funding is contingent upon availability. All dollar amounts listed are estimated/approximate and are subject to change. If more funding becomes available, it will be distributed under the same guidelines that appear in this Request for Proposal RFP document.
7010-1192 — Educational Improvement Earmarks
7/1/2026 – 6/30/2027*
*Earmarked Grant funds cannot be drawn down prior to Department of Elementary and Secondary Education DESE receiving a substantially approvable Application Submission as directed in this Request for Proposal RFP’s Submission Instructions. Funds cannot exceed the project duration end date unless otherwise noted in the budget language associated with that earmark.
Strategy, Monitoring and Compliance/Federal Grants
Email the Federal Grants Program Office with any questions.
Rolling but no later than Friday, October 23, 2026.
Earmarks can have a start date of 7/1/2026, if needed by the earmark recipient, provided an application is submitted in a timely manner. To guarantee access to these earmark funds, the recipient must act and apply in the Grants for Education Management System GEM$ system.
If you have any questions regarding the funds earmarked in this account, please contact the state legislative contact on this funding.
The FY27 1192 Special Support Earmarks must be submitted in the Grants for Education Management System (GEM$). GEM$ is a cloud-based fiscal and program management grant system.
Grant Submission at the Local Educational Agency LEA level requires roles to be established for Grant writer for the specific fund code, Local Educational Agency LEA fiscal for financial review/approval, and Superintendent/Chief Executive sign off. All roles should be established prior to the grant due date, and all appropriate forms should be either uploaded to Grants for Education Management System GEM$, maintained at the Local Educational Agency LEA level or sent in to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education DESE Request for Proposal RFP contact as described on the individual forms.
The user guidance documents and forms are found on the Grants for Education Management System GEM$ homepage under Department of Elementary and Secondary Education DESE Resources. These forms can be accessed without logging in to the system.
Last Updated: August 28, 2026