Active: FY 2027 application window open; next published submission date November 6, 2026
Atlas Opportunity Score 86/100
Verified September 18, 2026
Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
Alabama local education agencies may seek FY 2027 Alabama High Cost Fund support for individual high needs students whose IEP driven special education and related service costs exceed $42,459. The next published electronic submission date is November 6, 2026; ALSDE does not publish a closing time or time zone.
Required next actionPublication only unless an LEA has a verified qualifying high needs student and student specific need. Before applicant advancement, verify current fund availability, exact deadline time and time zone, IEP defined services, compliance conditions, cost calculation, required signatures and documentation, and any third party funding. Do not introduce N9+ in initial outreach.
Active — FY 2027 Round 2 published for November 6, 2026; awards contingent on available funds
Atlas Opportunity Score 83/100
Verified September 18, 2026
Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
Alabama public school systems may seek FY 2027 state supplemental special education funding through six ALSDE options supporting interpreters and teachers of the deaf or hard of hearing, board-certified behavior analysts, catastrophic special education needs, high-needs programs, classroom cameras, and specialized treatment-center tuition. The next published application date for Options 1–5 is November 6, 2026; ALSDE does not publish a submission time or time zone in the controlling memo.
Required next actionPublication only at this stage. For any applicant advancement, verify a real LEA-specific qualifying need, selected option, current funds availability, required student/program documentation, and cost allowability. Because ALSDE publishes November 6, 2026 without a clock time or time zone, do not use the date alone to calculate a new cold-outreach cutoff.
Active: FY 2027 Round 2 published for December 4, 2026; additional rounds may be added if funds remain
Atlas Opportunity Score 82/100
Verified September 18, 2026
Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
Alabama public school systems may seek FY 2027 Special Initiatives funding for Project SEARCH, TSEC teacher support, parent training and counseling, and preschool outcomes for children with disabilities. Round 2 electronic applications are due December 4, 2026; ALSDE does not publish a closing time or time zone.
Required next actionPublication only until an LEA specific need and option are verified. Before any new cold outreach, confirm the controlling deadline time and time zone, applicant need, option specific eligibility, required documentation, and cost allowability. Do not introduce N9+ in initial applicant outreach.
Open — RFI / product review
Atlas Opportunity Score 61/100
Verified September 21, 2026
Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
The Alabama State Department of Education is accepting RFI 2026-05 submissions for K-5 early numeracy screeners, formative benchmark assessments, fractional reasoning screeners, intervention resources, and summer math camp curricula. Materials must be received by October 29, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. CDT. This is a product-review pathway, not a contract award.
Required next actionQualified mathematics assessment, intervention-resource, and summer-math-camp curriculum vendors should review the controlling RFI and category rubric, confirm every non-negotiable and security/privacy requirement, prepare a separate proposal for each category pursued, and ensure five hard copies with the completed rubric are received by ALSDE by October 29, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. CDT.
