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Pennsylvania 2026-27 Ready to Learn Block Grant — School Physical & Mental Health Uses
Pennsylvania's 2026-27 Ready to Learn Block Grant provides approximately $1.948 billion statewide through Foundation, Adequacy, Minimum Adequacy and Tax Equity components. Foundation and Adequacy funds may explicitly support programs promoting physical and mental health services for children and families, supportive learning environments and student-services infrastructure. Applications open September 14, 2026.
FundingApproximately $1.948 billion statewide across the 2026-27 Ready to Learn appropriation; individual school-entity allocations vary and are published by PDE.
DeadlineFoundation and Adequacy application due October 16, 2026; the public page does not state a closing time. Tax Equity applications open November 2, 2026 and are due February 28, 2027.
Last verifiedAugust 29, 2026
Required next actionBefore the September 14 opening, confirm the school entity's 2026-27 Ready to Learn allocation in PDE's allocation spreadsheet and identify a qualifying Foundation or Adequacy use. For healthcare-focused projects, build a plan around allowable physical or mental health services for children and families, supportive learning environments, student-services infrastructure, or a related evidence-based support; confirm the project supplements rather than violates program restrictions; prepare the eGrants narratives and required electronic signature; and submit the Foundation and Adequacy application by October 16, 2026.
Broad Eligibility
The Foundation component is available to Pennsylvania school districts and charter schools through their published Ready to Learn allocations; the Adequacy supplement applies to qualifying school districts. The Tax Equity supplement is a separate component with its own eligibility and later application window. Healthcare providers and community organizations are not direct applicants, but may be contracted or partnered through an eligible school entity when the proposed services are authorized by the program.
Atlas Analysis
A major school-health funding lane because the 2026-27 Ready to Learn program expressly allows Foundation and Adequacy dollars for programs that promote physical and mental health services to meet the needs of children and families, as well as supportive learning environments and student-services infrastructure. Unlike a narrowly competitive health grant, this is allocation-based school funding, so the strongest Atlas use case is helping districts translate their existing allocation into a compliant school-health, behavioral-health, pediatric support or student-services project. Funding cannot be used for administrative costs, reserve deposits or direct salary increases except for the limited library exception, and carryover is not permitted.
From Funding to Implementation · School Health Solution
Turn school-health funding into a clinically capable care model.
Dr. Miltie N9+ can support clinician-directed remote exams in school settings, helping care teams move beyond video-only encounters when a funded program calls for stronger pediatric access.
Source verificationOfficial government source · www.pa.govAtlas last verified this record August 29, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
