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Grants - General Fiscal Information Final Expenditure Report (FER) / Grant Closeout Final Expenditure Reports (FER) Submission Process Final Expenditure Report (FER) Slides Grants Financial Management Refresh Grant Reimbursement Requests
Budgets and Chart of Accounts GEM$ Chart of Accounts Guidance & Crosswalk Downloading and Uploading Budgets in GEMS Dashboard Data DYI Grant Funds Status Tracker
Competitive Grants - Planning Templates and Documents FY25 FC 0128 - Option Descriptions FY25 FC 0128 - Option A - 21st CCLC High School Internship FY25 FC 0128 - Option B - CHPE FY25 FC 0128 - Option C - Supporting Homeless-Newcomer FY25 FC 0128 - Option D - SEL/SL/SELIS FY25 FC 0128 - Option E - tMHFA FY25 FC 0128 - Option F - YPAR 1. DESE Competitive Grant Submission Policy FY27 FC 0527-0528 Sample Debarment Form FY26 FC 0122 RD Grant Eligibility FY26 FC 0127 Eligibility Options and Amounts FY26 FC 0311 Continuation Eligibility and Base Amounts FY26 FC 0337 Application Planning Template FY26 FC0710 Application Planning Template FY25 FC 0128 Application Planning Template FY25 FC 0128 Eligible Districts FY25 FC 0128 Private Schools Consultation Form FY25 FC 0337 Application Planning Template FY25 FC 0337 Grant Assurances FY25 FC 0347 Application Planning Template FY25 FC 0350 PLI - Program Narrative Planning Template MTSS Self Assessment Tool FY27 FC 0710 MA FRESH Planning Template
Competitive Grants - Questions and Answers FY25 Grants FY25 FC 0122 Rethinking Discipline Initiative Grant QA FY25 FC 0128 Questions and Answers FY25 FC 0128 Bidders Conference Slides FY25 FC 0310 - McKinney Vento Homeless Education Grant Q&A FY25 FC 350 PLI Questions and Answers FY26 FC 0310 Questions and Answers FY26 FC 0791 Q and A FY26 FC 0122 RD Grant Q and A FY26 FC 0612 PLI Q and A FY26 FC 310E-645E FE Overview and Key Requirements FC 310E/645E Q&A
ESSA (Titles I A&D, IIA, IIIA and IVA) Consortia Members and Fiscal Agents - Completing Entitlements in GEM$ Consortia Webinar- July 27, 2023 - Slide Deck Consortium Webinar - July 27, 2023 _Recording - Passcode 2kn*u!Tb ESSA Monitoring Contacts Application Supplement Instructions FY26 ESSA Monitoring Contacts Application Supplement - Instructions by Role FY26 ESSA Funding Application (Title I) Webinar FY26 ESSA Webinar (Title I) Slide Deck Webinar (July 17, 2025) Recording Title I D, Subpart 1, Neglected and Delinquent Programs (State Agencies) Title I D, Subpart 1, Fiscal Reference Guide Title I D, Subpart 1 Programmatic Guidance Title I D, Subpart 2, Neglected and Delinquent Programs Transcript for July 31, 2024 Webinar Title III Guidance Title III, A Consortia Slide Deck Title III Consortia QRG
ESSA Program Evaluation Program Evaluation Webinar #1: Legal Expectations and Intro to Evaluation Program Evaluation Webinar #1: Slides Program Evaluation Webinar #2: Theory of Action and Metrics Program Evaluation Webinar #2: Slides Program Evaluation Webinar #3: Program Evaluation Procedure Program Evaluation Webinar #3: Slides ESSA Program Evaluation Procedure ESSA Program Evaluation Samples ESSA Program Evaluation Workbook
FY25 FC0127 Option Descriptions Option 1 - Supporting Newcomer-Homeless Students Option 2A - 21st CCLC Internship Program 1-pager Option 2B - CHPE Implementation 1-pager Option 2C - Playful Learning 1-pager Option 2D - Social-Emotional Learning Academic Integration through Service-Learning (SEL-SL) 1-pager Option 2E - Teen Mental Health First Aid 1-pager Option 2F - YPAR 1-page
FY26 Intent to Participate Intent to Participate Instructions by Role
GEM$ Application Workflows Entitlement (Targeted/Continuation) and Competitive Workflows
GEM$ LEA User Roles - Guidance and Forms User Role Forms for all GEM$ Roles GEM$ First User Access Administrator Form GEM$_Alternate_User_Access_Administrator_form GEM$_LEA_General_User_form GEMS_LEA_Superintendent_ChiefExec_form GEMS_Vendor_Auth_User_form GEM$ LEA User Role Resource Guide GEM$ LEA User Role Diagram for Use of Forms
GEM$ Training Documentation and Recordings Training Module 1 - General Site Navigation Training Module 2 - Funding Applications Training Module 3 - Reimbursement Requests Training Module 4 - User Access Administration Creating Users and Assigning Roles in GEM$ GEM$ Next Steps: Revisions, Reimbursement, and Reporting (Slide Deck) GEM$ Next Steps: Revisions, Reimbursement, and Reporting (Recording) Final Expenditure Report (FER) - Grant Closeout
IDEA Carryover of Proportionate Share Funds Frequently Asked Questions, IDEA Part B: Grant Fund Codes 240 and 262, Carryover Section. Current Carryover of Proportionate Share Questionnaire for FY23 Funds Consortia Members and Fiscal Agents - Completing Entitlements in GEM$ Consortia Webinar- July 27, 2023 - Slide Deck Consortium Webinar - July 27, 2023 _Recording - Passcode 2kn*u!Tb FY26 IDEA Application Webinar July 30, 2025 FY26 IDEA Webinar Slides - Fund Codes 0240 and 0262 SEPP Making Money Matter Resource Page IDEA Local Educational Agency Maintenance of Effort Guidance
LEA Document Library District Instructions
Miscellaneous Resources - SFS Newcomer Resources 102424 Welcoming Newcomers Webinar Slides 102424 Welcoming Newcomers Webinar FAQ 2023-2023 Homeless-Foster Care Data Collection Slides 2024-25 Ed Stability Orientation Slides 2024-2025 EA Supplemental Funding Webinar Slides - 11-20-24 2025-2026 Educational Stability Orientation Slides
Perkins FY25 Perkins Webinar Recording - Passcode: Sept232024! FY25 Perkins Secondary and Postsecondary Application Webinar Recording (Passcode: Sept232024!) - May 21, 2024 Research-Based Strategies for Dropout Prevention and Re-Engagement FY25 Perkins Secondary and Postsecondary Application Webinar Slides - July 18, 2023
Student Opportunity Act (SOA) Plans (FY25-FY27) About SOA Plans SOA District Resources FY24 SOA Plan Summary Report Instructions for Accessing a District's SOA Plan in GEM$ Instructions for Accessing a District's SOA Plan in GEM$ SOA Plan Addenda (FY25-FY27) Boston SOA Plan Addendum (FY25-FY27) Brockton SOA Plan Addendum (FY25-FY27) Chelsea SOA Plan Addendum (FY25-FY27) Chicopee SOA Plan Addendum (FY25-FY27) Everett SOA Plan Addendum (FY25-FY27) Fall River SOA Plan Addendum (FY25-FY27) Framingham SOA Addendum (FY25-FY27) Haverhill SOA Plan Addendum (FY25-FY27) Holyoke SOA Plan Addendum (FY25-FY27) Lawrence SOA Plan Addendum (FY25-FY27) Lowell SOA Plan Addendum (FY25-FY27) Lynn SOA Plan Addendum (FY25-FY27) New Bedford SOA Plan Addendum (FY25-FY27) Revere SOA Plan Addendum (FY25-FY27) Springfield SOA Plan Addendum (FY25-FY27) Taunton SOA Plan Addendum (FY25-FY27) Worcester SOA Plan Addendum (FY25-FY27)
Title I FY25 Data Collection FY25 Title I Data Collection in GEM$

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