Funding Watch / 2026-27 Quarterly Payment Process Active; FP 300 and Full Bulletin Coming Soon
Washington OSPI 2026-27 Special Education Safety Net Funding
FundingApplicant-specific Safety Net reimbursement/funding; no universal per-district maximum is stated on OSPI's current 2026-27 Safety Net page. Award amounts depend on qualifying excess special education costs and the controlling OSPI rules/application.
DeadlineQuarterly payment request due September 30, 2026; OSPI's current page does not state a closing time or time zone. FP 300 Safety Net: High Need Individual 2026-27 announcement and the full 2026-27 Safety Net Funding Bulletin are still listed as coming soon, so the general application deadline is not yet published.
Last verifiedSeptember 18, 2026
Required next actionMonitor OSPI's Applying for Safety Net Funding page for publication of the 2026-27 Safety Net Funding Bulletin, FP 300 High Need Individual announcement, Worksheet A, contracted-provider template, Medicaid calculator, trainings, and complete application deadlines. Before publication or any applicant outreach, verify the exact deadline date/time/time zone, current eligibility rules, application package, scoring/review requirements, required forms and allowable costs. Do not calculate a 48-hour NEW-applicant outreach cutoff from the September 30 quarterly-payment date.
Broad Eligibility
OSPI states Safety Net funding is available to Washington school districts with demonstrated special education funding needs in excess of state and federal funding otherwise provided. Specific 2026-27 FP 300 eligibility, quarterly-payment eligibility, and documentation requirements must be verified in OSPI's controlling 2026-27 bulletin and guidance before action.
Atlas Analysis
Washington school/education funding relevance is strong because this is OSPI's active Special Education Safety Net program. Formal Atlas scoring is deferred until the 2026-27 bulletin and FP 300 package are published. N9+ Fit 0/100. QC Healthcare Fit 0/100. Dr. Miltie direct-applicant/vendor fit 0/100. This is excess-cost special education funding for eligible districts, not a healthcare technology or vendor procurement opportunity.
Washington OSPI’s Special Education Safety Net program provides additional state funding for school districts with demonstrated special education costs beyond regular state and federal allocations.
For the 2026-27 cycle, OSPI’s current Safety Net page shows the quarterly payment request process active with a September 30, 2026 due date. The full 2026-27 Safety Net Funding Bulletin and FP 300 High Need Individual announcement are still listed as coming soon.
This Atlas record remains a funding watch/source-control draft until OSPI publishes the controlling 2026-27 bulletin and complete FP 300 deadlines. No 48-hour outreach cutoff should be calculated from the quarterly-payment date because OSPI does not publish a closing time/time zone on the current page and the general FP 300 application schedule is not yet posted.
Source verificationReferenced source · ospi.k12.wa.usAtlas last verified this record September 18, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
