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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 §3602-ee governing Statewide Universal Full-Day Prekindergarten (§3602-ee).

The °ÄÃÅÌØÂëÍõ (NYSED) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) # GC 23-021.ÌýNYSED will award up to $50 million to fund grantsÌýfor °ÄÃÅÌØÂëÍõ school districts to further increase the availability of directly and collaboratively implemented prekindergarten programming. Programming must be aligned with applicable °ÄÃÅÌØÂëÍõ Learning Standards along with relevantÌýEducation Law §3602-eeÌýrequirements and address student and community need.ÌýFor the purposes of this grant and pursuant toÌý8 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.

RFPÌý# GC 23-021 isÌýs posted to theÌý.Ìý

• Questions regarding this RFPÌýmust be submitted via E-Mail toÌýPREKRFP@nysed.govÌýby close of businessÌýDecember 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 theÌý.