Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs: FY2018
Early Grades Literacy Program
Fund Code: 734
Purpose: | The purpose of the competitive state-funded Early Grades Literacy grant program is to support alignment of curriculum, instruction, assessment, professional development, and literacy planning with the March 2017 Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks for English Language Arts and Literacy ![]() This grant program supports selected schools with funding for a team of teachers and at least one administrator to participate in a year-long professional learning series that supports the implementation of the 2017 Curriculum Frameworks through: ongoing professional development to increase the capacity of school-based teams to cultivate high-quality literacy skill within and across curricular domains with the statewide goal of improving student performance in literacy in kindergarten through grade 3. Applicants should be deliberate and intentional in the use of grant funds to support these standards and priorities. Grant applications will be reviewed in part on the basis of how likely the respondent's implementation plans are to result in improvements in these areas. |
Priorities: | The priority of this grant program is to support early literacy educators in participating schools to:
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Eligibility: | This grant program is designed for school teams. Districts interested in more than one school participating will submit a single grant application that includes a separate narrative for each school (see Part III- Required Program Information). The grant involves two levels of participation (see Fund Use below). Eligibility requirements differ by participation level. Schools applying to be part of Group1 must:
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Funding Type: | State |
Funding: | A total of approximately $1,000,000, subject to funding, is projected to be available and will be distributed based on the number of quality proposals submitted and approved. Funding is contingent upon availability. All dollar amounts listed are estimated/approximate and are subject to change. If more funding is to become available it will be distributed under the same guideline as listed in the initial RFP document. |
Fund Use: | Application for this grant is available through two levels of participation.
Fund use must be consistent with the priorities described above and requirements associated with the funding source. Funds may be used for the following: Group 1 Participation:
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Project Duration: | Upon approval through 6/30/2018 |
Program Unit: | Center for Instructional Support |
Contacts: | Lauren McBride |
Phone Number: | (781) 338-6242 (office) (781) 605-4957 (cell) |
Date Due: | Letter of Intent to apply for the Early Grades Literacy Grant funding: 734. All districts intending to apply to participate in this grant opportunity should submit a Letter of Intent indicating which schools will be applying for funds by 5:00 p.m. Friday, August 4, 2017. Districts planning to apply for funds must indicate their intent in a letter, which may be submitted via email, to instructionalsupport@doe.mass.edu. Your letter should indicate:
Complete proposals are due by Friday, September 1, 2017. Applicants may submit proposals before the grant deadline. Proposals must be received at the Department by 5:00 p.m. on the date due. |
Required Forms: | Districts applying for funding must submit a grant application that includes all of the following required forms: Completed Proposals will include: Part I - General - Program Unit Signature Page (Standard Contract Form and Application for Program Grants)
Part II - Budget Detail Pages workbook (include both pages.)
Part III - Required Program Information - Grant Narrative Form
Part IV - Assurance from Participating School(s)
Part V - District Assurance
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Submission Instructions: |
Lauren McBride Center for Instructional Support MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 75 Pleasant Street Malden, MA 02148-4906 |
All documents submitted electronically must be web accessible. For more information, visit: Preparing an MS OFFICE document for the Web.
Awarded Recipients: Upon award, recipients will be required to enter the approved budget and Part I in EdGrants. Once selected, recipients will be contacted with further instructions on the process.
1 Interested schools will identify any screening instruments currently in use in grades K-3 in their letters of intent. Ideally, all Group 2 participants will administer the same screener as part of the grant cycle. DESE will identify the most commonly used tool(s) among interested Group 2 participants and condition Group 2 admission on agreement to administer said tool(s).