Grants Administered by the New York State Education Department
Requests for Proposals (RFPs),
Requests for Qualification (RFQs),
and Requests for Information (RFIs)
Please click on the links to see information about the corresponding grant applications.
- 2012-13 NYS Universal Prekindergarten Program
- 2012-2015 School District Management Efficiency Competitive Grant Program
- Carl D. Perkins IV Career & Technical Education - 2012-13 Basic Grant Application for Secondary Funding
- 2012-2015 Learning Technology Grant Application
- 2012 Leadership Development for Principals to Create High Quality Programs for Emergent Bilingual Students
- 2012-2015 School District Performance Improvement Competitive Grant Program
- 2011-12 Title I School Improvement Section 1003(a) Grant Application
- TA-05: School Innovation Fund: New Schools / School Redesign Partnerships
PLEASE NOTE THIS IMPORTANT CHANGE TO APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS: The requirement that LEAs must submit a letter of intent by 7/26/2011 has been removed. Regardless of whether a Letter of Intent has been submitted, eligible LEAs may submit applications, received at NYSED no later than 5:00 pm, on 8/31/2011.
Title: |
2012-13 NYS Universal Prekindergarten Program |
Purpose of Program |
The primary purpose of this program is to provide four-year-old students with an opportunity to access high-quality prekindergarten programs that will provide the foundation to help prepare them for future school success. |
Eligible Applicants |
District allocations are determined by a state aid formula prescribed in legislation, using data supplied to SED by each district. Eligible districts and their allocations are listed on the Statewide Prekindergarten Programs website: http://www.p12.nysed.gov/upk/. Two or more eligible districts may submit a joint application. Special instructions apply to joint applications. |
Application Due Date |
One original application and one original and two copies of the FS-20 budget must be postmarked by Friday, July 6, 2012 and submitted to: New York State Education Department Office of Grants Management 89 Washington Avenue, Room 464 EBA Albany, NY 12234 Attn: Universal Prekindergarten Application |
Questions |
Questions regarding the UPK application may be directed to the Office of Early Learning by email at oel@mail.nysed.gov. |
Date Posted |
May 17, 2012 |
Title: |
2012-2015 School District Management Efficiency Competitive Grant Program |
Purpose of Grant |
The School District Management Efficiency Award Program supports investments in comprehensive and innovative strategies that lead to improved results for students, long-term gains in school and school system capacity, and increased productivity and effectiveness. |
Legislative Authority |
Section 3641(5) of Education Law |
Eligible Applicants |
Public school districts alone or together are eligible to apply (charter schools are not eligible applicants for this grant competition). Multiple districts that compete for a grant together are not eligible if they receive BOCES Aid or Local Government Efficiency Grants for the shared services in the proposal. |
Award Period |
November 1, 2012 – October 31, 2015 |
Application Due Date |
Submit one electronic PDF copy of the completed application in Microsoft Word (CD format) to GC12010@mail.nysed.gov . Applicants must also submit one (1) original (signature must be in blue ink) and three (3) copies postmarked by June 15, 2012 to: New York State Education Department Grants Management 89 Washington Avenue Room 464 EBA Albany, NY 12234 |
Due Date for Questions |
A complete list of all Questions and Answers is now posted  (74KB). |
Date Posted: |
April 6, 2012 |
Application  (692KB) |
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Purpose of grant funds |
The federal Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 (Perkins IV) provides basic grants (Title I) to programs to improve the quality of career and technical education (CTE).
Applications for Perkins IV funds must describe how grant monies will support the development of programs that:
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Eligible applicants and allocations |
Public school districts and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) are eligible secondary agencies for secondary Perkins funds. They must offer or be in the process of developing CTE programs that meet the requirements for a Regents CTE Approved Program. Perkins funds are allocated by a statutory formula that is based upon the number of individuals ages five to seventeen in a school district, with greater weighting to those individuals who are below the poverty line (source is 2010 Census data) Allocations 2012-13 are found at: http://www.p12.nysed.gov/cte/perkins4/ |
Due date for questions |
All questions must be submitted in writing to emsccte@mail.nysed.gov by May 1, 2012. SED will post answers to the questions by May 7, 2012 on the Perkins home page at: http://www.p12.nysed.gov/cte/perkins4/ |
Letter of intent for first-time Perkins applicants |
First-time applicants must call the CTE team at 518-486-1547 to obtain application materials. A letter of intent to file is due May 1, 2012. |
Application deadline |
Submit one original and one copy postmarked (two-sided copies are encouraged) by June 4, 2012 to: New York State Education Department 89 Washington Avenue Career and Technical Education Office 315EB Attn: Perkins Grants Albany, NY 12234 |
Date posted |
April 2, 2012 |
| Title: | 2012-2015 Learning Technology Grant Application |
Purpose of Funding |
The purpose of this grant is to provide progressive integration of instructional technology in classrooms and school libraries, and to provide sustained professional development to increase the skills of teachers and school librarians in the use of instructional technology in order to meet the goals of New York State Board of Regents’ Reform Agenda. These goals are to ensure that all New York State students graduate from high school ready for college and careers. These goals will help students attain higher levels of performance in the New York State Learning Standards (including Common Core http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/common_core_standards/). |
Legislative Authority |
Commissioner’s Regulations Section 144.8. |
| Eligible Applicants | Public school districts and BOCES, or consortiums thereof. Applicants must also include at least one PLA/SURR school building in the application to be considered for funding. Applicants must give nonpublic schools of all denominationswithin their boundaries the opportunity to participate. |
Regional Distribution of Funding |
Proposals will be separated into three categories; New York City, the Big Four (Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, and Yonkers) school districts, and those from all other public school districts in the Rest of State (ROS) and BOCES and consortia thereof. $3,285,000 will be allocated annually, with $1,785,000 set aside for New York City schools, $750,000 for the Big Four, and $750,000 for the schools in the Rest of the State. The maximum grant award per project per year is $50,000. |
Application Due Date |
Submit one electronic copy of the completed application in Microsoft Word (CD format) to p12ltg@mail.nysed.gov . Applicants must also submit one (1) original (signature must be in blue ink) and three (3) copies postmarked by May 18, 2012 to: New York State Education Department Grants Management 89 Washington Avenue Room 464 EBA Albany, NY 12234 |
Due Date for Questions |
A complete list of all Questions and Answers is now posted. |
| Date Posted | March 21, 2012 |
Title: |
2012 Leadership Development for Principals to Create High Quality Programs for Emergent Bilingual Students | |||||||||||||||||||
Purpose of Funding |
The purpose of this competitive grant is to provide funds for a leadership development program for 30-35 schools that are in need of improvement with large populations of English Language Learner/limited English Proficient students, hereinafter referred to as "emergent bilinguals." Funds will used to fund (1) release time for participants in the program and (2) materials purchases to support implementation of an Instructional Improvement Plan. | |||||||||||||||||||
Eligible Applicants |
Certain public school districts in Long Island, Westchester and New York City (detailed in chart below), with schools in need of improvement (SINI) identified because they are not making 2010-2011 Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) with their emergent bilinguals; with above average numbers of emergent bilinguals represented in SINI schools, for their region; and with above average numbers of emergent bilinguals represented in the SINI schools identified for not making progress with their emergent bilinguals (English Language Learners—ELLs). Eligible school districts must submit a separate proposal narrative and FS-10 budget for each school included in their application. Eligible schools are listed in Attachment A. There are approximately 170 schools eligible for award. This is a pilot program. Depending on its success, the grant program may be expanded to other parts of New York State.
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Funding |
$1,015,000. The maximum award per participating school is up to $29,000. Approximately 30-35 awards are anticipated to be made. |
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Project Period |
April 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012 |
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Questions and Answers |
Questions and Answers are now posted (55 KB) |
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Due Date |
Submit one (1) original application. Applications are due by 3:00 pm January 20, 2012 at the following location: New York State Education Department An electronic copy (in Word or pdf format) is also due by 3:00 pm by January 20, 2011 and must be sent to gc12006@mail.nysed.gov. (Applications may not be faxed) |
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Date Posted |
December 29, 2011 |
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Title: |
2012-2015 School District Performance Improvement Competitive Grant Program |
Purpose of the Program |
The purpose of the 2012-2015 School District Performance Improvement competitive grant program is to provide grants to public school districts that have demonstrated the most success in increasing student performance, narrowing the achievement gap, and increasing academic performance among students with the greatest educational needs, and have submitted a high quality plan that shows the most promise of building upon this success. For purposes of this RFP, students with the greatest educational needs are defined as African American students; Hispanic students; students with disabilities, including students who have been declassified in the previous two years; English Language Learners, including students who have been deemed to have achieved proficiency during the previous two years; and economically disadvantaged students, including students that receive free or reduced-priced lunch. |
Project Period |
Three years, from May 1, 2012 to June 30, 2015. Funding for Years Two and Three is contingent upon availability of funding and satisfactory performance. |
Eligible Applicants |
Public School Districts |
Funding |
$75 million during the three-year project period with a maximum payout of $25 million in each year. Payments in Years 2 and 3 are contingent upon availability of funding and satisfactory performance. Districts will be divided into eight tiers according to ranges of enrollment. Districts in each range will be eligible to apply for a different maximum award amount according to the chart on page 4. See Appendix 1 in the application for a list of the districts and their enrollment. |
Due Date |
Applications must be postmarked by Friday, February 10, 2012 and mailed to:
New York State Education Department 89 Washington Avenue Grants Management, Room 674 EBA Albany, New York 12234 |
Questions |
Questions and Answers are now posted. |
Date Posted |
October 20, 2011 |
Title: |
2011-12 Title I School Improvement Section 1003(a) Grant Application |
Purpose of Funding |
Section 1003(a) of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 requires that State Education Agencies allocate funds to local education agencies to support Title I schools identified for improvement to meet the progress goals in their school improvement, corrective action and/or restructuring plans and thereby improve student performance. Schools must target the funds toward the area(s) of identification and toward the particular subgroup(s) identified for improvement. The funds must be used to complete required Differentiated Accountability interventions and support the goals for school improvement outlined in the school's Comprehensive Educational Plan (CEP) or Restructuring Plan. |
Eligible Applicants |
LEAs with Title I schools identified for Improvement, Corrective Action or Restructuring in 2011-12 are eligible to apply for this grant. Schools identified as Persistently Lowest-Achieving (PLA) and receiving funding through Section 1003(g) are not eligible for this grant. IMPORTANT NOTE: This is an LEA grant only. Applications and/or budgets for individual schools will not be accepted. |
Funding |
Only Title I schools that are providing instruction to students during the 2011-12 school year are eligible for an allocation. Funds will be allocated for all identified Title I schools except the Persistently Lowest Achieving schools (PLA) receiving 2011-12 School Improvement Grants under Section 1003(g). Each LEA will receive a base allocation of $25,000 per school with an additional allocation of $10.00 per student based on the 2010-11 total enrollment for each identified school. |
Project Period |
September 1, 2011* to August 31, 2012 *LEAs may include allowable required activities encumbered as of September 1, 2011 in their grant application, but all expenditures are subject to NYSED approval. |
Due Date |
Please Note: THIS IS AN LEA GRANT. DO NOT submit an application or budget for individual schools. Submit one original and three (3) copies of completed applications to: |
Questions |
Questions and Answers are now posted. |
Contact Info |
Please send all questions to SIGA@mail.nysed.gov |
Date Posted |
October 17, 2011 |
Title: |
TA-05: School Innovation Fund: New Schools / School Redesign Partnerships |
Description: |
The purposes of the School Innovation Fund are to increase high school graduation, college persistence, and college graduation rates by increasing the availability of new high quality seats for students at most risk for dropout, disengagement, and poor academic performance. Through this grant application, NYSED seeks to identify Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and key partner organizations that are jointly committed to the rigorous work required to redesign and turnaround schools into high performing, high quality organizations. Eligible LEAs must partner with one Lead Partner or a Partner Consortium (partner organizations, hereafter) in a proposal to launch a whole new school or a total re-design of an existing school within any one of the following design frameworks:
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Eligibility: |
Local Education Agencies that serve Tier III schools |
Questions: |
Questions and Answers are now posted. |
Date Due: |
August 31, 2011 |
Date Posted: |
June 27, 2011 |