FY2023: Early College Full School and Expansion

Fund Code: 175

Purpose:

To provide additional funding for programs whose end of year written plans to implement either a Full School Impact Early College program (FY22 FC 466) or a significant expansion of their currently Designated Early College program (FY 22 FC 467)

Priorities:

Priority will be given to districts and schools in chronically underperforming status.

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Grantees of FY22 466 and 467 whose end of year written plans have been approved by the Early College Joint Committee

Funding Type:

Federal CFDA 84.425 Federal Coronavirus Relief Programs - Federal Grant Programs

Funding:

Approximately $3,300,000 is available.

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.

Project Duration:

Upon Approval – 8/31/2023

Program Unit:

Early College

Contact:

Cashay Grants-Woods

Phone Number:

(781) 338-3947

Date Due:

Wednesday July 15, 2022

Required Forms:

• Part I — General — Program Unit Signature Page — (Standard Contract Form and Application for Program Grants)

• Part III — Required Program Information

Required forms for Colleges/State Agencies Only:

In addition to the above documents, Required in EdGrants:

• FY2023: ISA Crosswalk Federal & State — State Colleges and Universities

Or

• FY2023: ISA Crosswalk Federal & State — State Agencies & Correctional Facilities

State Agencies with ISAs: Waiver filed with ANF to reduce the amount of indirect charged to these grant funds in MMARS. It is the responsibility of the applying entity that is a state agency to file an indirect waiver request with ANF and send a copy of the approved request to CTR. DESE cannot request indirect waivers on behalf of state agencies. (See Fund Use section for more info; See Additional Information for Colleges/State Agencies section for the ANF Waiver Request Form)

Additional Information for Colleges/State Agencies:

The information below is intended for state entities that require ISAs as part of their grant award process. Not intended for Private or Community Based Organizations.

1. ISA process timeline

2. MA Expenditure Classification Handbook

3. MA Comptroller's Office Fringe Information

4. ISA and EdGrants Amendment Requirements

5. Process for waiving indirect costs (state agencies only)

6. Indirect Waiver Request form (state agencies only)

7. Section 5D: Indirect and fringe benefit costs expended from the General Fund: recovery by the comptroller (state agencies only)

8. Federal Grants Cost Allocation

Submission Instructions:

Submit all required grant materials through EdGrants

In EdGrants, districts are required to create and name the project. Please use the following naming convention for your "Applicant Project Name" in EdGrants:

FY23 FC 175 Full School and Expansion Implementation (Applicant Name)

All items listed under the required forms section of this RFP should be uploaded / attached in the Attachments List formlet of the Application Submission in EdGrants. This includes a signed / scanned PDF of Part I / Coversheet with Superintendent's signature as well as Schedule A form, if applicable to your district. The final budget the applicant is requesting will be entered directly into EdGrants as part of the application submission process.

For Guidance Documents regarding EdGrants, visit EdGrants: User Guides, Information and Trainings.

Please note: It is up to the district to determine who they want to add as EdGrants Front Office users in order to submit grant application as well as payment request information. Please review the EdGrants: User Security Controls to make informed decisions regarding assigning your district level users.

Last Updated: July 5, 2022