91社区

Chapter 53 of the Laws of 2023 appropriates $50 million for additional prekindergarten grants for school districts to establish New Full-Day Placements or for the Conversion of Half-Day Placements to Full-Day Placements for four-year-old students in accordance with applicable provisions in Education Law Section 搂3602-ee governing Statewide Universal Full-Day Prekindergarten (搂3602-ee).

The 91社区 (91社区) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) # GC 23-021.听91社区 will award up to $50 million to fund grants听for New York State school districts to further increase the availability of directly and collaboratively implemented prekindergarten programming. Programming must be aligned with applicable New York State Learning Standards along with relevant听Education Law 搂3602-ee听requirements and address student and community need.听For the purposes of this grant and pursuant to听8 NYCRR 151-1, during the 2023-2024 school year, awarded school districts will have the option to operate a full-day four-year-old prekindergarten program for a minimum of 90 days. Otherwise, awarded school districts will be able to operate a 180-day program during the 2024-2025 school year.

RFP听# GC 23-021 is听s posted to the听.听

• Questions regarding this RFP听must be submitted via E-Mail to听PREKRFP@nysed.gov听by close of business听December 8, 2023.
• Questions and Answers summary will be posted to the no later than December 22, 2023.
• Applications are due by 5:00 PM Eastern Time on January 19, 2024.
• For additional information, please review the听.