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Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)

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Latest verification: September 28, 2026

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Top opportunity score78/100

States represented1

GeographyMissouri

Active — FY26 High Need Fund application opened September 15, 2026. Deadline is currently source-conflicted across official DESE pages (September 30, October 15, and October 16, 2026); no definitive controlling date/time is asserted by Atlas until DESE reconciles it. Atlas Opportunity Score 78/100

Verified September 23, 2026

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)

Missouri FY26 High Need Fund (HNF) Special Education Reimbursement — 2026 Application

Missouri DESE’s FY26 High Need Fund application is open for reimbursement of qualifying 2025-26 special education costs for eligible LEAs serving high-cost students with disabilities. Official DESE pages currently conflict on the due date, listing September 30, October 15, and October 16, 2026; Atlas is treating the deadline as unresolved until DESE reconciles it.

FundingNo fixed per-applicant cap published. Reimbursement is based on qualifying student-specific special education costs exceeding three times the LEA's Current Expenditure per ADA, subject to HNF rules and available funding.

DeadlineDESE currently publishes conflicting official due dates: September 30, October 15, and October 16, 2026. No controlling clock time or time zone is published. Confirm directly with DESE Special Education Finance before relying on any one date.

Required next actionMissouri LEAs with qualifying students should verify the June MOSIS High Need indicator, confirm IEP-linked eligible expenditures and any required private-placement approvals, ensure the same student is not claimed under the Public Placement Fund, and confirm the controlling FY26 HNF deadline directly with DESE Special Education Finance before submission because official DESE pages currently conflict.

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Open - FY27 Innovation Grant Extension funding is available to qualifying prior FY26 awardees and closes September 30, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.; DESE does not state a time zone on the current page. Atlas Opportunity Score 72/100

Verified September 28, 2026

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)

Missouri DESE FY27 Innovation Grant Extension — Child Care Start-Up & Expansion

Missouri DESE's FY27 Innovation Grant Extension is open to eligible FY26 Innovation Grant awardees that did not request or receive their full prior award amount. The extension supports approved child care start-up or expansion work and closes September 30, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.; DESE does not state a time zone on the current page.

FundingNo new fixed cap published. Extension funding is limited to the portion of the applicant's approved FY26 Innovation Grant award that was not previously requested and/or received, subject to current terms.

DeadlineSeptember 30, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. DESE's current page does not state a time zone.

Required next actionEligible FY26 Innovation Grant awardees should review the applicable extension terms and FAQ, confirm remaining approved award funds, verify CCDF and vendor/payment compliance, document required matching business or community partnership support, and submit by September 30, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.

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