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Grant Format

Reimbursement

Grant Type

Non-Competitive, Formula Driven

Inaugural Year

2023-2024

Grant Cycle

1-year

Current Year

Year 1 (2023-2024 School Year)

Online Application/Reimbursement

Paper Application/Reimbursement

AMTS Year 1 Non-Portal Application

Program Guide

AMTS Year 1 Guidance

Eligibility Dates

(2023-2024 School Year)

Applications Due

Ìý9/30/2024

Workshop/Tutorial

Guidance and Resource Documents

Total Funding Available

$5 million

Reimbursement Rate

*To be calculated after submissions are reviewed and approved.

Purpose

The AMTS grant provides religious & independent schools with $5 million in capital funds for the reimbursement of art & music teachers’ salaries. Each school which seeks reimbursement shall submit to the Ⱥ½»Porn (Ⱥ½»Porn) an application, together with such additional documents as the Commissioner of Education may reasonably require.

Eligibility

Institutions meeting the following criteria are eligible* and encouraged to apply:

1. Religious and independent schools (non-profit or not-for-profit schools only)
2. Currently open/operational
3. 853 and 4201 schools are not eligible
4. Possession of (or will obtain) a valid Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) Vendor ID
5. Ⱥ½»Porn issued Basic Education Data System (BEDS) code
6. BEDS enrollment data for 2023-2024 school year for grades k-12

Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý *Please note eligibility has already been determined based on BEDS data.

Allocation Methodology

Reimbursement* for eligible teachers shall be the average comparable teacher salary and personal service, per subject area, of public-school teachers in the school district in which such nonpublic schools are located, multiplied by the percentage of full time equivalent secular instructional hours completed in the school day per subject area.

Reimbursements shall not be provided for eligible teachers who provide instruction in dance, theater, visual or media arts, fine arts, and/ music, if such teachers also provide non-secular instruction in any capacity.

*If total reimbursements requested exceed the appropriation available, then each applicant shall only be reimbursed an amount equal to the percentage each such applicant represents to the total of all applications submitted.

Contact Name

Office of Religious and Independent School Support (ORISS)

Contact Email

AMTS-ORISS@nysed.gov

Current Solicitation Profile

AMTS Y1 Solicitation Profile