Announcement of Funding Opportunity School Year 2018-2019 Additional Grants for the Expanded Prekindergarten for Three- and Four-Year Old Students (EPK) Application Guidance Legislative Chapter 59 of the Laws of 2018 Authority appropriates $15 million for additional prekindergarten and Purpose of grants to establish new full-day Funds prekindergarten placements, convert existing half-day placements to full-day, or create new half-day placements for and/or four-year old students, targeting the highest need schools and children within school districts. Purpose of The purpose of Additional Grant Grants for Expanded Prekindergarten for Three- and Four-Year Old Students is to increase the availability of high quality prekindergarten placements for high need children and schools within New York State. Project Initial period: July 1, 2018, Period through June 30, 2019. Grantees will have the opportunity to funding on an annual basis for the following school year and thereafter subject to the achievement of performance targets and the annual appropriation of funds in the State budget for this purpose. The project period for subsequent awards will be one year from July 1st through June 30th. Eligible All public school districts are Applicants eligible to apply. Due to the highly competitive nature of this grant, a strong
Announcement of Funding Opportunity School Year 2018-2019 Additional Grants for the Expanded Prekindergarten for Three- and Four-Year Old Students (EPK) Application Guidance Legislative Authority and Purpose of Funds Chapter 59 of the Laws of 2018 appropriates $15 million for additional prekindergarten grants to establish new full-day prekindergarten placements, convert existing half-day placements to full-day, or create new half-day placements for and/or four-year old students, targeting the highest need schools and children within school districts. Purpose of Grant The purpose of Additional Grants for Expanded Prekindergarten for Three- and Four-Year Old Students is to increase the availability of high quality prekindergarten placements for high need children and schools within New York State. Project Period Initial period: July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019. Grantees will have the opportunity to funding on an annual basis for the following school year and thereafter subject to the achievement of performance targets and the annual appropriation of funds in the State budget for this purpose. The project period for subsequent awards will be one year from July 1st through June 30th. Eligible Applicants All public school districts are eligible to apply. Due to the highly competitive nature of this grant, a strong
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