The Capital Region BOCES Grants and Development Service offers support for non-competitive grant applications, including Title/Consolidated Application for ESSA-Funded Programs, IDEA 611/619, Universal Prekindergarten renewals, and School Improvement Grants. Grants staff work closely with districts on various tasks which may include:
- Application planning
- Ensuring all required stakeholder categories are included within Consultation and Collaboration forms
- Documenting outreach to non-public schools
- Following up with non-public schools
- Revising to narratives
- Drafting FS-10s and budget narrative documentation
- Entering data and uploading documentation into the NYSED Business Portal
- Assisting with revisions requested by NYSED
- Preparing budget amendments
Service Levels
Districts can choose to purchase hours that can be used for both competitive and non-competitive grant applications. Our team can help you select the service level that best meets your district’s needs.
Grants Service, Annual
Grant writing services are available to be used as needed in increments of 150 hours. We recommend that districts that have non-competitive grant budgets totaling $500,000 or more and with 15 or more non-public schools needing outreach to select 150 hours. For districts with smaller budgets and few non public schools needing outreach, 150 hours will allow for some time to be used for competitive grants.
Grants Service Lite
This service level is ideal for a district with non-competitive grant budgets totaling less than $500,000, with fewer than 15 non-public schools requiring outreach. This level provides time to complete non-competitive grant applications only; additional time would need to be purchased for any competitive applications a district may wish to pursue.