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Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs

FY2021 Grant Funding Opportunities

FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018

Fund CodeProgram NameDate PostedDate DueGrant Type
336/613 FY21 Supporting Students' Behavioral and Mental Health and Wellness 1/27/2020 Friday, June 12, 2020 Competitive
103 FY21 Kaleidoscope Cohort School Funds 3/4/2020 Friday, June 5, 2020 Targeted
791 FY21 Recovery High School Program 3/6/2020 Wednesday, April 15, 2020 Competitive
406/412 FY21 Career and Technical Education Partnership Implementation Grant 3/12/2020 Friday, May 29, 2020 Competitive
644 FY21 Massachusetts 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program Enhancement Grant Summer 3/13/2020 Thursday, May 28, 2020 Targeted
495 FY21 Workplace Education Grant 3/20/2020 Competitive
462 FY21 Early College Implementation Grant 4/6/2020 Friday, May 29, 2020 Competitive
614 FY21 Massachusetts 21st Century Community Learning High Quality Project Based Learning (HQPBL) Curriculum Development and Implementation Enhancement Grant 4/7/2020 Friday, May 15, 2020 Targeted
668 FY21 Adult Education Transition to Community College 12/30/2019 Friday, February 28, 2020 Competitive
415/417 FY21 Innovation Pathways 4/15/2020 Thursday, May 14, 2020 Targeted
850 FY21 High School Equivalency Testing Centers 4/17/2020 Friday, June 5, 2020 Targeted
310 FY21 McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Grant 4/22/2020 Friday, July 10, 2020 Continuation
ABE Adult Education Services Continuation Grant 4/23/2020 Friday, June 5, 2020 Continuation
494 Workplace Education 4/23/2020 Friday, June 5, 2020 Continuation
287 Adult Education Primary Instruction by Volunteers 4/27/2020 Friday, June 5, 2020 Continuation
418 Innovation Pathways Planning Grant 4/29/2020 Competitive
113 Elementary and Secondary Education Emergency Relief (ESSER) 5/8/2020 Entitlement/Allocation
667/343 Adult Education Professional Development System 5/11/2020 Friday, June 5, 2020 Continuation
428 Connecting Activities 5/11/2020 Tuesday, May 26, 2020 Continuation
317 METCO 5/13/2020 Friday, June 5, 2020 Entitlement/Allocation
650 Healthy Schools for Student Success 5/14/2020 Friday, June 5, 2020 Continuation
646 Massachusetts 21st Century Community Learning Centers — Exemplary Programs Grant 5/18/2020 Friday, June 26, 2020 Competitive
220/323/149 Support to Schools and Districts in the Strategic Transformation Region 5/27/2020 Friday, June 26, 2020 Targeted
405 Career and Technical Education Partnership Planning Grant 5/29/2020 Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Competitive
734 From Research to Practice: Evidence-Based Early Literacy 6/11/2020 Friday, July 10, 2020 Competitive
404 Teacher Externship Summer Program Grant 6/11/2020 Friday, June 19, 2020 Targeted
114/333/238 Summer and Vacation Learning Program Grant 6/18/2020 Thursday, July 2, 2020 Competitive
532 Charter School Significant Expansion Program 6/22/2020 Wednesday, July 1, 2020 Entitlement/Allocation
118 Remote Learning Technology Essentials 7/2/2020 Tuesday, July 21, 2020 Competitive
414 Career and Technical Education Student Organizations 7/13/2020 Tuesday, July 21, 2020 Continuation
305 Title I, Part A 7/13/2020 Monday, September 14, 2020 Entitlement/Allocation
140 Title II, Part A 7/13/2020 Monday, September 14, 2020 Entitlement/Allocation
180 Title III 7/13/2020 Monday, September 14, 2020 Entitlement/Allocation
309 Title IV 7/13/2020 Monday, September 14, 2020 Entitlement/Allocation
102 CvRF School Reopening Grant Program 7/17/2020 Monday, August 31, 2020 Entitlement/Allocation
400 Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) Secondary Allocation Grant 7/17/2020 Monday, September 28, 2020 Entitlement/Allocation
401 Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) Postsecondary Allocation Grant 7/17/2020 Monday, September 28, 2020 Entitlement/Allocation
240 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Federal Special Education Entitlement Grant 7/23/2020 Monday, October 5, 2020 Entitlement/Allocation
262 Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Program Federal Entitlement Grant 7/23/2020 Monday, October 5, 2020 Entitlement/Allocation
216/319 Teacher Diversification Pilot Program 7/28/2020 Friday, August 21, 2020 Competitive
431 CCTE Credential Attainment — Impact & Recovery 7/28/2020 Thursday, August 20, 2020 Competitive
337 Safe and Supportive Schools Continuation Grant 8/4/2020 Friday, August 21, 2020 Continuation
231 Leading Educational Access Project (LEAP) CRT/CRPL Grant 8/10/2020 Monday, November 30, 2020 Entitlement/Allocation
645 Massachusetts 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program (21CCLC) 8/18/2020 Friday, August 21, 2020 Continuation
306/307 Title I, Part D, Subpart 1 8/18/2020 Monday, August 31, 2020 Entitlement/Allocation
320 MassGrad Promising Practices 8/20/2020 Monday, October 5, 2020 Targeted
248 Systems for Student Success 8/25/2020 Tuesday, September 15, 2020 Continuation
690 Title V-B(2): Rural and Low-Income School Program 8/27/2020 Monday, September 21, 2020 Entitlement/Allocation
539 School Redesign Grant 8/31/2020 Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Continuation
403 Vocational Technical Education Framework Revision Project 8/31/2020 Friday, September 4, 2020 Continuation
460 Early College Support Grant 8/31/2020 Monday, September 14, 2020 Targeted
116 OpenSciEd Field Test 9/4/2020 Thursday, September 24, 2020 Targeted
528 Increased Access to Afterschool, Out-of-School Time (ASOST) and Summer Learning Programs 9/9/2020 Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Continuation
222/325 Targeted Assistance Grant (TAG) 9/9/2020 Thursday, October 15, 2020 Targeted
335 Safe & Supportive Schools 9/10/2020 Thursday, October 15, 2020 Competitive
452 Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) in Correctional Institutions 9/11/2020 Tuesday, October 13, 2020 Continuation
405B Career and Technical Education Partnership Planning Grant 9/28/2020 Wednesday, October 28, 2020 Competitive
151 Integrating Social and Emotional Learning into Academic Learning 10/1/2020 Tuesday, November 10, 2020 Competitive
415/416 Innovation Pathways Implementation Grant 10/7/2020 Thursday, October 29, 2020 Targeted
141 Integrating Social and Emotional Learning into Academic Learning 10/15/2020 Tuesday, November 10, 2020 Targeted
794 Hate Crimes Prevention 10/16/2020 Friday, November 20, 2020 Competitive
423 Secondary Virtual Course Access Grant 10/30/2020 Wednesday, November 25, 2020 Targeted
298 Early Childhood Targeted Special Education Program Improvement and Safety Grant 11/9/2020 Tuesday, December 15, 2020 Targeted
274 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B (IDEA) Federal Targeted Special Education Program Improvement Grant 11/13/2020 Monday, December 21, 2020 Targeted
414A Educator Preparation for High School Students 11/25/2020 Thursday, December 10, 2020 Competitive
244 Massachusetts 21st Century Community Learning Centers — Continuation Grant Enhanced Programs for Students on an IEP 11/27/2020 Friday, January 15, 2021 Continuation
452A Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) in Correctional Institutions (Planning Grant) 12/1/2020 Friday, January 15, 2021 Competitive
534 Charter School Program (CSP) Grant: COVID-19 Relief 12/1/2020 Friday, January 15, 2021 Entitlement/Allocation
425 Massachusetts Work Immersion Network (MassWIN) 12/11/2020 Friday, December 18, 2020 Competitive
576 Early Literacy Screening Assessment 12/16/2020 Thursday, January 28, 2021 Competitive
507 Growing Literacy Equity Across Massachusetts (GLEAM): Collaboration and Preparation 12/23/2020 Thursday, January 21, 2021 Competitive
317A METCO Supplemental Special Education Grant 12/30/2020 Monday, January 25, 2021 Competitive
716 Teen Pregnancy Prevention: Partners for Youth Success (PREP) — Integrated Approaches to Sustainability II 12/30/2020 Friday, January 22, 2021 Continuation
329 Influence 100 1/5/2021 Monday, January 25, 2021 Targeted
542 Summer Food Service Program: Expansion, Access, Training and Start-Up (SFSP EATS) Grant for New and Existing Sponsors 1/5/2021 Friday, March 5, 2021 Targeted
191 School District Regionalization 1/8/2021 Monday, January 25, 2021 Competitive
192 Special Support Earmark 1/12/2021 Earmark
194 Educating the Children of Military Families 1/12/2021 Friday, January 22, 2021 Earmark
225 Expanded Learning Time 1/13/2021 Friday, February 26, 2021 Targeted
421 FY2021 and FY2022 Educational Technology Professional Development 1/13/2021 Friday, January 22, 2021 Targeted
531 After-School and Out-of-School Time (ASOST) — Earmarked Funds Grant 1/13/2021 Friday, January 29, 2021 Earmark
722 School Nutrition Equipment Assistance for Schools 1/14/2021 Friday, January 29, 2021 Competitive
574 Reading Recovery 1/15/2021 Friday, February 12, 2021 Competitive
152 Digital Literacy Now Grant Part 1 — Middle Grades (6–8) 1/20/2021 Friday, February 19, 2021 Competitive
346 Adult Basic Education Earmarks 1/20/2021 Earmark
152A Digital Literacy Now Grant Part 1 — Year 2 1/21/2021 Friday, February 19, 2021 Continuation
187 Alternative English Learner Education Programs — All Levels 1/27/2021 Friday, February 19, 2021 Competitive
529 After-School and Out-of-School Time (ASOST) Pilot Data-Sharing Earmarked Funds Grant 1/27/2021 Tuesday, February 23, 2021 Earmark
181 Gateway City Grants for High Quality, Intensive English Language Learning Programs 1/29/2021 Friday, February 19, 2021 Competitive
107 Statewide College and Career Readiness Program — Earmarked Funds Grant to JFYNetWorks 2/1/2021 Friday, February 5, 2021 Earmark
530 After-School and Out-of-School Time Quality Enhancements (ASOST-Q) 2/3/2021 Tuesday, February 23, 2021 Competitive
134 Digital Literacy and Computer Science Student Learning Devices 2/3/2021 Friday, February 19, 2021 Competitive
258 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Targeted Federal Special Education Program Improvement Grant 2/3/2021 Friday, March 19, 2021 Targeted
115 FY2021 and FY2022: Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act: Elementary and Secondary Education Emergency Relief (ESSER II) Funds 2/5/2021 Entitlement/Allocation
104 Financial Literacy Planning and Implementation Grant 2/8/2021 Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Competitive
224/322 Acceleration Academies Grant 2/8/2021 Friday, February 26, 2021 Targeted
432 FAFSA Completion Opportunity Grant 2/16/2021 Friday, March 5, 2021 Targeted
186 Title III, Part A: Immigrant Children and Youth 2/18/2021 Wednesday, March 17, 2021 Entitlement/Allocation
720 Child and Adult Food Program Meal Pattern Training Grant 2/19/2021 Friday, March 5, 2021 Targeted
117 Student Opportunity Act Evidence Based Programs 3/8/2021 Friday, March 26, 2021 Competitive
108 Supplemental Funding for Pooled Testing Services 3/11/2021 Wednesday, March 31, 2021 Targeted
524 Strategic Support for School and District Improvement (SDI) Grant 3/24/2021 Wednesday, March 31, 2021 Targeteed

Last Updated: May 1, 2023

 
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