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FY2026 Federal Grants - 1-week pause on reimbursement (11/13/2025)

FY2026 Federal Grants – 1-week pause on reimbursement request processing (December 1 – 7, 2026)

Starting Monday, December 1, there will be a pause on processing reimbursement requests for FY26 federally-funded grants to allow DESE Grants Management staff to prepare its annual bulk payment to MTRS on behalf of federal grant recipients. FY24 and FY25 multi-year entitlement grants and FY26 State- and Trust-funded grants will not be affected by the pause.

You may submit reimbursement requests for FY26 federal grants during this period, but they will not be approved until after DESE has made its payment to MTRS. The pause is projected to last through Sunday, December 7, but length is subject to change.

FY2026 Summer only grant - upcoming deadlines (9/25/2025)

Important deadlines for FY2026 Summer grants with an obligation end of August 31: (FY2026 began July 1, 2025.)

Application Revisions (Amendments)

(Revisions are always due 30 days prior to grant obligation end date). Revisions submitted after July 31st are approvable at the discretion of the program unit.

July 31, 2025

ALL FINAL REVISIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETE AT THIS STAGE.

Final opportunity to submit reimbursement requests.

 

October 31, 2025

Final Expenditure Reports (FERs). FERs can be used to claim any previously unclaimed final expenditures.

November 30, 2025

Please refrain from waiting until the final date to submit for reimbursement.  FY2026 Grants with August 31st end dates are no longer available to be obligated.  Reconciling and obtaining final invoices should occur now. 

Grant funds cannot cover expenses not represented and approved in the budget when they exceed $100 or 10% of the line (whichever is greater) or exceed $10,000. 

GEM$ Next Steps: Revisions, Reimbursement, and Reporting (11/6/2023)

           From the 2023 Fall Federal Grants Conference 
Reminders
CD Policy and Local Grad Requirement Form Now in GEM$ (9/17/2025)

We are pleased to announce that the CD Policy and Local Graduation Requirements application supplement is now available for districts to complete in GEM$. Detailed technical guidance (download) on how to submit the supplement in GEM$ is now posted on our updated Graduation Requirements webpage under the “Resources” section near the bottom of the page.

Please email Competency.Determination@mass.gov with any questions. 
FY26 IDEA Webinar Materials (FC 0240 and FC 0262) (8/7/2025)
Materials from FY26 IDEA Webinar - July 30, 2025
FY26 ESSA Webinar (Title I) Materials - July 17, 2025 (7/22/2025)