RFP 82 McKinney-Vento Subgrant (2025-2028)
Announcement of Funding Opportunity
RFP 82
Legislative Authority
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, as amended, Title VII, Subtitle B; 42 U.S.C. 11431-11435§11433. Local educational agency subgrants for the education of homeless children and youths (a) General authority (1) In general The State educational agency shall, in accordance with section 11432(e) of this title, and from amounts made available to such agency under section 11435 of this title, make subgrants to local educational agencies for the purpose of facilitating the identification, enrollment, attendance, and success in school of homeless children and youths.
Purpose of Grant
The purpose of the is to ensure that all homeless children have equal access to the same free appropriate public education, including public preschool education, provided to children and youth who are permanently housed.
The Education of Homeless Children and Youth program provides funds to school districts to develop and implement strategies and model programs that “facilitate the enrollment, attendance and success in school of homeless children and youth.” Funds may be used for educational services (including tutoring); expedited evaluations; awareness training; health services; excess cost of transportation; early childhood programs; record keeping; parent programs; coordinating services; violence prevention; providing supplies, services and learning environments at shelters and other temporary housing facilities. The Subgrants are intended to support LEAs in their efforts to promote school success for students in temporary housing.
Applicants should consider students’ basic, academic and unique needs in the planning and proposal of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Program.
Activities and services must not replace the regular academic program. The activities must be designed to expand upon or improve services for students in temporary housing. Grant funds MAY NOT be used to fulfill the basic McKinney-Vento Act statute requirements related to identification, enrollment, or transportation to/from the regular school day.
Project Period
09/01/2025 — 08/31/2028
Eligible Applicants
New York State local educational agencies (LEAs), which for the purposes of this RFP are public school districts, charter schools, and BOCES, are eligible to apply for this funding opportunity. BOCES may only apply as a part of a consortium. New York City (NYC) Public Schools is the eligible school district applicant in NYC, not individual Geographic School Districts. LEAs must have identified a minimum average of 100 students in temporary housing in the 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-24 school years to be eligible for funding. LEAs that have identified a three-year average of fewer than 100 students in temporary housing may apply as a consortium of LEAs to bring the total to an average of at least 100 students.
Single LEAs (which include public school districts and charter schools)
LEAs must have identified a minimum average of 100 students in temporary housing in the 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-24 school years to be eligible for funding. For example, if a district identified 75 students as homeless in SY 2021-22, 95 students as homeless in SY 2022-23, and 140 students as homeless in SY 2023-24, the district would be eligible for funding because the average for the three years is 103 students. The three-year averages for all districts and charter schools are posted on the .
The averages are calculated using duplicated data from the data warehouse. Duplicated data are used to better reflect the fluid movement of students within and between LEAs. Here is a link to more information on the data warehouse, also known as .
Consortiums (which can include BOCES)
LEAs with a three-year average of fewer than 100 students in temporary housing may apply as part of a consortium of LEAs, provided the combined three-year average of students in temporary housing across all consortium members is 100 or more. BOCES are eligible to apply only as the lead of a McKinney-Vento grant consortium; they cannot apply independently. For example, if:
- District A has an average of 90 students in temporary housing in school years 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024;
- District B has an average of 80 students in temporary housing during the same time period;
- District C has an average of 95 students in temporary housing during the same time period; and
- Districts A, B, and C apply as a consortium;
- Then, the total for their consortium is 265 students in temporary housing.
Since BOCES do not have their own average of students identified as homeless, the total number of students identified as homeless for any consortium will be the sum of the averages from the participating districts within the consortium.
Please note that all consortium members must be LEAs and must be direct providers of services. Consortium members CANNOT be third-party contractors. The application must be submitted by an identified lead LEA that will serve as fiscal agent for the funding. The consortium member that is designated as the lead applicant/fiscal agent must be an LEA and must also be a direct provider of services. BOCES are only eligible to apply as a part of a consortium; a BOCES cannot apply on its own.Consortium applicants must submit Attachment A, “Consortium Member Agreement and Statement of Assurances.”
A BOCES can serve as the lead or member LEA of one or more consortiums. A program contact as the lead LEA will oversee the implementation of the project, arrange for the disbursement of funds to participating LEAs, and submit required reports and documentation to 鶹 as requested. Please note:
- All consortium members, including the LEA designated as the lead applicant/fiscal agent, must be eligible recipients and be a direct provider of services. Consortium members CANNOT include third-party contractors.
- A school district or charter school can only be included in one application (e.g., a school district may not apply both on its own and as a part of a consortium).
Amount of Funding
$22,500,000.00
Funding beyond Year One will be contingent upon the State Legislature appropriating funds.
Applicants are requested to submit their application electronically. The required documents, as listed in the Application Checklist section of this RFP, must be received via no later than June 25, 2025. Applications are due by 5:00 PM Eastern Time.
A webinar will be held May 15, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. To register for the webinar, please visit the . The webinar will be posted to the website afterward.
Questions regarding the request must be submitted via no later than the close of business May 21, 2025. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted to 鶹’s Grants website no later than June 4, 2025.
Proposals received from nonprofit applicants that are not Prequalified in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) by 5:00 PM on the proposal due date of June 25, 2025, cannot be evaluated. Such proposals will be disqualified from further consideration. Please see the “Prequalification Requirement” section for additional information.
The Notice of Intent (NOI) is not a requirement for submitting a complete application by the application date; however, 鶹 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 June 11, 2025. Please send the NOI via this .
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Alexandra Pressley Jane Fronheiser Erica Meaker |
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Thomas McBride |