Description
New York State Education Department is offering a grant to support Target Districts’ participation in either the Leading Instructional Systems or District Systems for Instructional Improvement programs, with optional funding for an instructional coach. The grant provides up to $20,000 per school for travel, substitute‑teacher costs, professional resources, and meeting expenses, and up to $125,000 (or $75,000) for the salary and benefits of a qualified instructional coach, depending on the principal supervisor’s participation in NYSED’s coaching program. Applicants must complete a Program Participant Survey by June 5 2026, name an instructional coach by June 30 2026, fill any created classroom vacancy by August 31 2026, and submit the final grant application (FS‑10) by August 31 2026. The grant period runs from July 1 2026 through June 30 2027.
• Eligibility requires schools to be registered in one of the two supplemental‑support programs and to complete the survey by the June 5 deadline.
• Funding caps: $20K per school for team expenses; $125K/75K for coach salary + benefits only.
• All expenses must be documented, and coaches must attend NYSED in‑person events.
• No competitive procurement process is specified; districts receive the funds and may contract out permissible expenses.