Announcement of Funding Opportunity
RFP #: GC23-004
2023-2028 Migrant Education Tutorial and Support Services (METS) Program
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Grant Application Documents
Application in PDF 
- Updated 3/17/23
Application in Word 
- Updated 3/17/23
Attachment A:
Funding Formula 2023-2028
Attachment B:
New York State Map and METS Regions
Attachment C:
Work Plan and Annual Performance Report Template
Contract Boilerplate
Legislative Authority
Title I, Part C – Education of Migratory Children under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015
Purpose of Grant
The grant supports eight (8) regional Migrant Education Tutorial and Support Services (METS) program centers across New York State. The goals of the METS are to support the identification and recruitment of migrant-eligible children and youth, agricultural workers, fishers and their families, and to provide them with evidence-based supplemental educational programs and supportive services based on their needs as well as current and emerging data. The METS program centers will implement activities including, but not limited to, strategic tutoring and academic support, mentoring, and academic and/or career counseling, and seek to strengthen family-school-community partnerships, promote parent and family engagement, facilitate social-emotional well-being, foster positive self-identity, and increase students’ access to educational opportunities through promoting advocacy to self-advocacy and identity development, and other supportive services. These efforts serve to ensure that all migratory children and youth have the opportunity to graduate from high school; earn a high school equivalency diploma (HSE); complete career and technical education courses (CTE); or succeed at other alternative educational opportunities in order to be ready for college, careers, and life.
Project Period
The grant contract period will be for five (5) years, anticipated from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2028.
The 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26, 2026-27, and 2027-28 five-year contract period is subject to:
- the availability of funds and level of funding from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) for each year of the contract period;
- successful program delivery and implementation by the individual METS program centers in the prior year, based on the requirements of the approved ESSA Consolidated State Plan, the State Service Delivery Plan (SDP) and Theory of Action (ToA); and
- the mutual agreement of the New York State Education Department (NYSED or “the Department”) and the individual METS program centers.
The New York State Migrant Education Program (NYS-MEP) Service Delivery Plan (SDP) and Theory of Action (ToA) can be viewed at: New York State Migrant Education Program
Eligible Agents
Local Education Agencies (LEAs) (i.e., school districts that operate local public elementary and secondary schools), Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), and Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs)
Amount of Funding
Estimated funds totaling $8.4M ($8,400,000) will be available statewide for each year of the five-year grant contract period, 2023-2028, subject to the availability and level of funding from the U.S. Department of Education (ED), successful program delivery and implementation by the individual METS program centers in the previous year and based on the mutual agreement of NYSED and the individual METS program centers.
Application Due Date and Mailing Address
A complete electronic application in Microsoft Word (.docx) or portable document format (.pdf) must be sent to MIGRANTRFP23-28@nysed.gov by no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 19, 2023.
Applicant must also submit one (1) original and two (2) copies postmarked by April 19, 2023 to:
New York State Education Department
ATTN: State Migrant Education Program Grant
Grants Management
89 Washington Avenue
Room 464 EBA
Albany, NY 12234
Questions and Answers
All questions must be submitted via email to MIGRANTRFP23-28@nysed.gov by March 22, 2023. A complete list of all Questions and Answers (Q&A) will be posted here no later than April 5, 2023.
Please note that all potential applicants may contact the Statewide Identification & Recruitment/MIS2000/MSIX/Data Security and Management-Technical Assistance Support Center (ID&R-TASC) with questions concerning migrant student data as well as migrant programs and services as evidenced in the ESSA Consolidated State Plan and the New York Migrant Education Program (NYS-MEP) Service Delivery Plan. They can be reached via email at MIGRANTRFP23-28@nysed.gov. Both the questions asked, and the responses provided, will be posted in the Q&A based on the timeframe described above.
Pre-qualification Requirement
Proposals received from nonprofit applicants that are not Prequalified in the Grants Gateway by 5:00 PM on the proposal due date of April 19, 2023 cannot be evaluated. Such proposals will be disqualified from further consideration. Please see the “Prequalification Requirement” section for additional information.
Non-Mandatory Notice of Intent (NOI)
The Notice of Intent (NOI) is not a requirement for submitting a complete application by the application date; however, NYSED strongly encourages all prospective applicants to submit an NOI to ensure a timely and thorough review and rating process. A non-profit applicant’s NOI will also help to facilitate timely review of their prequalification materials. The notice of intent is a simple email notice stating your organization’s (use the legal name) intent to submit an application for this grant. Please also include your organization’s NYS Vendor ID. The due date is April 12, 2023. Please send the NOI to MIGRANTRFP23-28@nysed.gov.
NYSED Designated Contacts
Program: Kin T. Chee
Fiscal: Tara Wildove
M/WBE: Brian Hackett
Email: MIGRANTRFP23-28@nysed.gov
Grant Application Documents
Application in PDF | Application in Word
Attachment A:
Funding Formula 2023-2028
Attachment B:
New York State Map and METS Regions
Attachmet C:
Work Plan and Annual Performance Report Template
Contract Boilerplate