FY2025: Boston Systemic Improvement Plan (SIP) Grant

Fund Codes: 0465 / 0593

Purpose:

The purpose of this targeted grant program is to support the work Mayor Wu and the Boston Public Schools (BPS) are undertaking to address the urgent concerns identified in DESE's 2022 district review report of the district.

Eligibility:

This grant opportunity is currently only open to Boston Public Schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

Funding Type:

FC 0465 State 7061-9408 and
FC 0593 Federal CFDA 84.425

Federal grant funds must adhere to:

• UGG (2 CFR 200)
• EDGAR As Applicable
• EDGAR General Fiscal Administration 34 CFR Part 76

Funding:

There is currently approximately $3,270,706 available

• FC 0465: $900,000
• FC 0593: $2,370,706

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.

Fund Use:

Fund use must be consistent with applicable state and federal requirements along with the Boston Public Schools Systemic Improvement Plan stemming from a DESE district review in May 2022. All fund use will align with parameters that the district and DESE have agreed upon in this improvement plan. All expenditures must closely align with identified improvement activities and initiatives.

Unallowable expenditures:

• Contract buyouts.
• Expenses that supplant what the district would have funded, absent this grant
• Expenses that do not directly align with agreed upon activities and initiatives

All expenditures will be closely reviewed as they relate to the priorities of this grant opportunity.

Project Duration:

FC 0465: Upon Approval* – June 30, 2025**

• **Fund Code 0465 funds are PAC eligible

FC 0593: Upon Approval* – June 30, 2025

* Grant start date cannot be prior to DESE receiving a substantially approvable Application Submission as directed in this RFP's Submission Instructions. Goods and Services cannot be procured prior to Grants receiving and approving an application submission. Funds cannot exceed the project duration end date.

Program Unit:

Office of Strategic Transformation

Contact:

Breanna Higgins

Date Due:

Friday, May 31, 2024 5:00pm Eastern

Submission Instructions:

The FY25 0465/0593 Boston Systemic Improvement Plan (SIP) Grant will be submitted in our new GEM$ system. GEM$ is a cloud-based fiscal and program management grant system that will eventually phase out the use of EdGrants.

Grants for Education Management System (GEM$)

Please Note: Grant Submission at the LEA level requires roles to be established for Grant writer for the specific fund code, LEA fiscal for financial review/approval, and Superintendent/Chief Executive sign off. All these roles should be established prior to the grant due date and all appropriate forms should be either uploaded to GEM$, maintained at the LEA level or sent in to the DESE RFP contact as described on the individual forms. The user guidance documents and forms are found on the GEM$ homepage under DESE Resources. These forms can be accessed without logging in to the system.

Last Updated: August 29, 2024