Introduction

In order to apply for the FY 2017 Early Childhood Special Education Entitlement Grant, please read the Grant Application posted on EEC Website http://www.mass.gov/eec.

The suggested due date for the FY 2017 is August 24, 2016 by 4 PM.

Grant Applications will be accepted as a rolling submission and will be reviewed and approved in the order in which the complete grant application is received. Grant Applications received by August 24, 2016 at 4 PM will have a start date of September 1, 2016. Grant Applications received after August 24, 2016 will have a start date of the approval date.

Grant Applications are considered complete upon EEC receipt of the online submitted portion AND the mailed hard copy signed by the Authorized Signatory. The PDF with the submission date and time displayed at the top of each page must be submitted as a hard copy as part of the Grant Application.

Note: Applications submitted or approved after September 1, 2016 can legally claim expenses to the grant only from the date of final Department approval. Therefore, it is important to have district contact staff who can be reached during the summer to respond to questions, as needed.

Please see Appendix A in the Grant Application for the Online Application Instructions. For additional assistance with the FY 2017 Early Childhood Special Education Entitlement Grant Online Application, please contact EECSubmission@massmail.state.ma.us

As a reminder:

• Applicants may complete a portion of the Online Application and finish entering their information at a later date/time until the close of the Grant Application. Applicants will also be able to print information entered into this system for their own records as a PDF.
• Throughout the Grant Application process, Grant Applicants are responsible for visiting the EEC Website at http://www.mass.gov/eec to obtain updates and information about this Grant Application.

COMMBUYS Registration Instructions (Please see change to the UNSPSC Code for Grants)

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