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FY2026 Fund Code 0668: Transition to College - Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs Grants and Other Financial Assistance Programs Educational Collaboratives Department of Elementary and Secondary Education DESE Budget Inter-District School Choice School Finance Regulations Chapter 74 Nonresident Tuition FY2026: Transition to College The purpose of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Transition to College grant program (Transition Program) is to provide a foundation of services, free of charge, within Massachusetts colleges that enable adult learners to enroll, persist, and complete postsecondary education.
Self-sufficiency is the ultimate goal of Transition Program services. To that end, applicants may propose Transition to College services and College Support Services as described below. Grants must be developed consistent with Public Law 113-128, Sections 201 through 243 .
Transition to College Services (required) The following priorities have been established for Transition to College Services: establish two or more Memoranda of Agreement with DESE-funded Community Adult Learning Centers (CALCs) or Correctional Institutions (see Appendix A in FY 2024-FY 2026 Massachusetts Policies for Effective Transition to College Programs ); enroll and retain at least one cohort of 15 adults, 12 of whom were previously enrolled in DESE-funded CALCs or Correctional Institutions for a program design lasting one academic year; incorporate at least one cohort strategy (e.g., students' enrollment in a common course, ongoing group advising); fully integrate students into the college; provide academic instruction, including a College for Success course, and intrusive advising; offer a program design that focuses on providing students in-person or hybrid classes and on-campus experiences; offer at least two credit-bearing courses (3 credits per course); provide access to additional credit-bearing courses (priority funding will be given to proposals that propose high numbers of credit-bearing courses above the required minimum).
The College Support Services program is an optional service offering intended for colleges interested in providing services to Transition students after one academic year. It is DESE's expectation that these students have achieved some level of self-sufficiency and would not need the same level of intrusive advising they had in their first academic year.
Applicants will need to describe the need for continued services and how they will provide a gradual release of responsibility in order for students to achieve full self-sufficiency.
The following priorities have been established for College Support Services: propose a number of Transition students to serve and retain; propose a period of time to serve these students (maximum of two semesters or one academic year); propose advising and other services to build on the self-management competencies students acquired in the first academic year such as ongoing advising that will move students to self-sufficiency.
provide additional services such as access to credit-bearing courses and facilitating students' transition to four-year colleges. This is a continuation grant. All recipients awarded in the FY2024 Open and Competitive process are eligible to apply.
State Line Item 7035-0002 The receipt of grant funds is contingent upon the grantee being able to certify that it will comply with the Massachusetts General Laws, including G. L. c.
40A, § 3A, the MBTA Communities Act. Compliance with the MBTA Communities Act is determined by the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities. Transition to College funding requirement for FY26: All DESE funded Transition to College programs are required to use Mass Reconnect or MassEducate funds for eligible students for tuition, fees, and other approved expenses prior to using ACLS grant funds.
ACLS will cover expenses for students not eligible for MassReconnect or MassEducate funds as long as they meet the eligibility requirements for the Transition to College grant program. FY 2026 funding for each program was adjusted accordingly. Approximately up to $1,654,042 is available for this grant funded program.
College Transition to College Services College Support Services Total Bristol Community College $140,000 $33,705 $173,705 Bunker Hill Community College $140,000 N/A $140,000 Cape Cod Community College $107,748 N/A $107,748 Greenfield Community College $80,589 N/A $80,589 Holyoke Community College $140,000 $40,000 $180,000 Massasoit Community College $140,000 N/A $140,000 Middlesex Community College $140,000 $40,000 $180,000 Mount Wachusett Community College $140,000 $40,000 $180,000 Northern Essex Community College $140,000 N/A $140,000 Quinsigamond Community College $140,000 $40,000 $180,000 Springfield Technical Community College $112,000 $40,000 $152,000 Totals $1,420,337 $233,705 $1,654,042 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 in accordance with the FY 2024-2026 Massachusetts Policies for Effective Transition to College Programs . Programs should adhere to the community college's policies around student eligibility when determining the eligibility of prospective students. Administrative costs may not exceed 15% of the total grant award.
Adult Education and Family Literacy Services is a restricted rate program that is subject to a statutory "supplement not supplant" restriction. For this competition, applicants may include indirect cost rates to recover certain business-related expenses necessary to support the proposed services. A non-LEA that has a current federally approved restricted indirect cost rate may use that rate.
A non-LEA that has an FY25 approved indirect cost rate may use that rate. However, if awarded a grant, the agency must reapply to DESE for FY26 and annually through the grant cycle ( 2 CFR 200. 332 ).
A non-LEA that does not have either a Federal or DESE approved indirect cost rate may budget up to 8% percent of the agency's proposed budget to recover certain business-related expenses. However, if awarded a grant, the agency must apply to DESE for FY25 and that there is no guarantee that the rate will be approved ( 2 CFR 200. 332 ).
Upon Approval (No Earlier than 7/1/2025)* – 6/30/2026 * 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.
Adult and Community Learning Services Monday June 30, 2025 by 5:00 PM Proposals must be received at the Department by 5:00 p. m. Eastern on the date due.
FY24-FY26 Massachusetts Policies for Effective Transition to College Programs Indicators of Program Quality Grants Essential Information State and community colleges are required to have ISA paperwork attached to the grant. These applicants will receive an ISA to sign once the budget has been reviewed and approved by the program unit.
Based on the ISA budget tags in GEM$, Grants Management will develop an ISA and attach it back to the grant, in Sections, for applicant review, completion, and signature. A note via GEM$ will be sent upon its availability. Please be sure to complete any required language on pages 2 and 3 of the ISA, as relevant.
Once reviewed and signed, attach it back to the grant by creating a comment (create comment) in Sections in GEM$. Please click the "Send email" box within the comment section so that Grants Management is alerted to the ISA being signed. DESE will counter sign the ISA and a final executed copy will be attached to the grant, in Sections.
If changes/revisions to the budget result in ISA budget tag changes, a revision to the ISA will also be required under the same process outlined above. The grant will then be moved through DESE fiscal budget approved. The grant cannot be DESE fiscal approved without a signed ISA.
While all applicants will need to utilize the budget tags, the ISA process applies to Community Colleges only. The FY26 0668 Transition to College will be submitted in GEM$ system. GEM$ is a cloud-based fiscal and program management grant system.
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.
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Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education & Human Resources (IUSE: EHR) Program is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). This program promotes novel, creative, and transformative approaches to generating and using new knowledge about STEM teaching and learning to improve STEM education for undergraduate students. It supports projects that bring recent advances in STEM knowledge into undergraduate education, adapt, improve, and incorporate evidence-based practices, and lay the groundwork for institutional improvement in STEM education. Professional development for instructors to ensure adoption of new and effective pedagogical techniques is a potential topic of interest.
The National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program (NLG-L) supports projects that address critical needs of the library and archives fields and have the potential to advance practice and strengthen library and archival services for the American public. Successful proposals will generate results such as new models, tools, research findings, services, practices, and/or alliances that can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend and leverage the benefits of federal investment. Applications to IMLS should both advance knowledge and understanding and ensure that the federal investment made generates benefits to society. Specifically, the goals for this program are to generate projects of far-reaching impact that: • Build the workforce and institutional capacity for managing the national information infrastructure and serving the information and education needs of the public. • Build the capacity of libraries and archives to lead and contribute to efforts that improve community well-being and strengthen civic engagement. • Improve the ability of libraries and archives to provide broad access to and use of information and collections with emphasis on collaboration to avoid duplication and maximize reach. • Strengthen the ability of libraries to provide services to affected communities in the event of an emergency or disaster. • Strengthen the ability of libraries, archives, and museums to work collaboratively for the benefit of the communities they serve. Throughout its work, IMLS places importance on diversity, equity, and inclusion. This may be reflected in an IMLS-funded project in a wide range of ways, including efforts to serve individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; individuals with disabilities; individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills; individuals having difficulty using a library or museum; and underserved urban and rural communities, including children from families with incomes below the poverty line. Application Process: The application process for the NLG-L program has two phases; applicants must begin by applying for Phase I. For Phase I, all applicants must submit Preliminary Proposals by the September 20th deadline listed for this Notice of Funding Opportunity. For Phase II, only selected applicants will be invited to submit Full Proposals, and only those Invited Full Proposals will be considered for funding. Invited Full Proposals will be due March 20, 2024. Funding Opportunity Number: NLG-LIBRARIES-FY24. Assistance Listing: 45.312. Funding Instrument: G. Category: AR,HU. Award Amount: $50K – $1M per award.
The California Department of Education (CDE) Early Education Division is making approximately .7 million available to expand California State Preschool Program (CSPP) services statewide, appropriated under the 2021 Budget Act. Eligible applicants are local educational agencies (LEAs), including school districts, county offices of education, community college districts, and direct-funded charter schools—both current CSPP contractors and new applicants. Funding supports full-day/full-year or part-day/part-year preschool services for income-eligible children beginning in FY 2024–25. Awards are allocated by county based on Local Planning Council priority areas and application scores, with redistribution provisions if county allocations are underutilized.