The purpose of this federally funded competitive grant program is to provide funds for districts to adopt or expand capacity-building programming that builds the collective expertise of educators to utilize technology to deliver high-quality instruction.
In addition to providing professional learning opportunities for educators in effective uses of educational technology, the Department is specifically seeking to fund programming that aligns to longer-term strategic plans of LEAs to develop wide-scale capacity for all classrooms to effectively leverage technology to enhance teaching and learning.
This grant opportunity is designed to support capacity building for educators to leverage technology to support effective instruction. Strong applications will not only articulate a plan to develop educator technology skills but will also clearly connect this plan with the school system's current instructional priorities (grounded in elements of effective instruction). Specifically, the Department is interested in promoting the following elements of effective instruction :
Competitive Priority will be given to:
School districts, charter schools, career vocational-technical education schools (CVTE), education collaboratives, and Approved Special Education Schools (ASES) are eligible to apply. Applicants may also submit one application representing multiple LEAs and/or eligible organizations through the use of a Schedule A.
Other non-LEA organizations may also apply on behalf of an LEA or multiple LEAs, such as regional service centers or nonprofits that support schools and districts with educational technology-related efforts. Such applicants would need to submit a signed agreement (such as an MOU or contract) with any district(s) it is applying on behalf of and complete relevant sections of the application for each LEA it will be supporting.
Applicants will agree to participate in all evaluation efforts coming from the Department, which may include a Digital Equity self-assessment, surveys, mid-year progress reporting, and end-of-year data collection and reporting on implementation and impact of programming.
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Federal grant funds must adhere to:
A total of approximately $495,688 will be awarded to schools and school districts for expenditure in FY2024 (through June 30, 2024) and FY2025 (through August 31, 2024).
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.
Funds must be used to support capacity building programming, projects, and activities that build the collective expertise of educators to leverage technology to support effective instruction. Proposal for grant funds must directly align to promoting specific elements of effective instruction :
The requested amount should be appropriate and reasonable for the scope of the proposed program, and the total number of staff and students impacted by the funding. Activities must be reasonable, appropriate, and consistent with all applicable state and federal requirements.
Unallowable expenses:
FY24 Upon Approval – 6/30/2024 and FY25 Upon Approval – 8/31/2024
Office of Educational Technology
AJ Coté 781-338-3532
Thursday, August 3, 2023*
Proposals must be received at the Department by 5:00 p.m. Eastern on the date due.
*All responses must be received by the due date listed above. Failure to do so will result in disqualification. Responses not received on time will not be reviewed. Applicants applying after the due date may be notified their application was received late and will not be reviewed. Applications must be submitted as directed in the Submissions Instructions below. Failure to do so may result in disqualification. If you need assistance with submitting your application, please reach out to the contact person listed on this funding opportunity.
Part I — General — FY24 Program Unit Signature Page
Part I — General — FY25 Program Unit Signature Page (if applicable)
Part II — FY24 Budget Details and FY25 Budget Details (if applicable)
Part III — Required Program Information Form
Schedule A (If applicable)
MOU, Contract, or other formal agreement (if non-LEA applying on behalf of LEA) (If applicable)
Information Webinar: Due to the competitive nature of this grant program, all questions about the Funding Opportunity documents and process will be addressed during the Grant Information Webinar on Tuesday, July 11, 2023 from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Submit all required grant materials for the Building Capacity for High-Quality Instruction through EdTech grant in one email to this address: k12edtech@mass.gov . Use the subject line: (LEA name) Fund Code 124 Application.
Grants will be evaluated after the grant deadline. Recipients will be notified of their award status.
Upon award, recipients will be required to enter the Part I, Budget, and Schedule A (if needed) in EdGrants. Once selected, recipients will be contacted with further instructions on the process.
Last Updated: June 29, 2023
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