New York 2026–27 Targeted Prekindergarten (TPK) BOCES Grant

Funding$1,302,997 total across three renewed BOCES awards: Herkimer BOCES $435,052; Madison-Oneida BOCES $518,388; Questar III BOCES $349,557. Each award requires an 11% local match.

DeadlineAugust 31, 2026. NYSED requires digital submission of the completed TPK application and a scan of the signed FS-10 proposed budget by that date; the public memo does not state a clock-time cutoff. Hard-copy application and FS-10 materials must also be mailed to the Office of Early Learning.

Last verifiedAugust 30, 2026

Required next actionConfirm the applicant is one of the three renewed BOCES recipients named by NYSED; verify the required session count and 11% local match; build the 2026–27 TPK application and allowable FS-10 budget; ensure at least 80% of enrolled children meet the economically disadvantaged eligibility standard unless all eligible economically disadvantaged children in the service area have already been served; email the complete application and signed FS-10 scan to NYSED by August 31, 2026 and mail the required hard copies under the Office of Early Learning instructions.

Broad Eligibility

This is a renewal funding pathway limited to three New York BOCES recipients identified by NYSED: Herkimer BOCES, Madison-Oneida BOCES, and Questar III BOCES. Targeted Prekindergarten serves economically disadvantaged three- and four-year-old children. At least 80% of enrolled children must meet NYSED's economic-disadvantage criteria unless all interested and eligible economically disadvantaged children in the service area have already been served.

Atlas Analysis

Atlas Opportunity Score 84/100. The program provides a verified $1.303 million in 2026–27 targeted prekindergarten funding to three BOCES, with fixed award amounts, an 11% local match, required session counts, and a near-term August 31 submission. It is valuable early-childhood funding intelligence but has an extremely narrow applicant universe and is a renewal rather than an open statewide competition. N9+ Direct Vendor Fit 5/100: the verified purpose is prekindergarten instruction and program operation, not school health, telehealth, clinical care, or healthcare technology, so Atlas should not represent N9+ as an eligible cost absent explicit NYSED approval tied to an allowable program purpose.

Source verificationOfficial government source · www.nysed.govAtlas last verified this record August 30, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗