ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 95/100
Maryland FY2027 Nonpublic School Health and Security Program
Maryland's FY2027 Nonpublic School Health and Security Program provides $2.5 million to 153 eligible nonpublic schools for school nurses, other health professionals, medical supplies, AEDs, hearing and vision screening, and approved school-security costs. MSDE's dedicated program page says applications are due September 23, 2026 at 11:59 PM, while its central grant index says 5:00 PM ET. Atlas uses 5:00 PM ET as the safe operational cutoff until MSDE resolves the conflict.
Funding$2.5 million statewide; every eligible school receives an $8,170 base award plus a per-student allocation based on FY2026 Nonpublic Textbook Program enrollment.
DeadlineSeptember 23, 2026 at 11:59 PM (timezone not stated by MSDE)
Last verifiedSeptember 20, 2026
Required next actionEligible schools should confirm that their school appears in the FY2027 MSDE online application, then submit the expression-of-interest application by September 23, 2026 at 11:59 PM (timezone not stated by MSDE) with a designated point of contact, EIN/business name, current W-9, required assurances, and planned reimbursable health or security expenses consistent with the FY2027 Grant Information Guide. Health uses expressly include nurse salary/fringe for hours worked, staff medical training, medical supplies, AEDs, overdose-reversing medication, hearing and vision screening, and salary/fringe plus related service supplies for listed health professionals such as psychologists, counselors, social workers, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech-language pathologists. Contracts must align with allowable uses and all work must be completed by June 30, 2027.
Broad Eligibility
Limited to 153 Maryland nonpublic schools that participated in the FY2026 Nonpublic Textbook Program and enrolled one or more BOOST Scholarship students during FY2026. The current FY2027 Grant Information Guide confirms the 153-school limit; applicant schools must select their school from the MSDE online application. Atlas does not infer FY2027 eligibility from an older-year school list.
Atlas Analysis
Exceptionally actionable for the 153 eligible FY2027 schools because funding is allocation-based rather than broadly competitive and expressly supports school nurses, other health professionals, medical supplies, AEDs, overdose-reversing medication, hearing and vision screening, and separately approved security costs. Atlas re-verified the dedicated FY2027 program page and Grant Information Guide on September 20, 2026. Those controlling program-specific sources state the application deadline is September 23, 2026 at 11:59 PM; MSDE does not state a time zone in those sources. The FY2027 guide confirms $2.5 million statewide, an $8,170 base award for each eligible school plus a per-student allocation based on FY2026 Nonpublic Textbook Program enrollment, reimbursement-based payment mechanics, and contracts only when aligned with allowable uses and completed during the July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 grant period. Atlas does not treat N9+ hardware or telehealth platform costs as automatically allowable because the guide does not expressly authorize general connected-exam equipment or telehealth licensing; schools should obtain MSDE confirmation before budgeting those costs.
Opportunity Overview
The Maryland State Department of Education FY2027 Nonpublic School Health and Security Program provides allocation-based funding to eligible Maryland nonpublic schools for student health and school-security needs. MSDE states that $2.5 million is available statewide and anticipates 153 awards.
Funding Formula
Every eligible school receives an $8,170 base award plus a per-student allocation based on enrollment reported in the school’s FY2026 Nonpublic Textbook Program application. Because the program uses a defined eligible-school list and allocation formula, Atlas treats it as unusually actionable for qualifying schools rather than as a broad open competition.
Who Can Apply
Eligibility is limited to the 153 nonpublic schools on MSDE’s official FY2027 Eligible Schools and Allocations list. MSDE states that each listed school participated in the FY2026 Nonpublic Textbook Program and enrolled one or more BOOST Scholarship students during FY2026. The published list also provides each school’s base award, per-student allocation, and total allocation. Applicants must complete the FY2027 online application and required assurances.
Deadline Control — Official MSDE Sources Conflict
MSDE currently publishes two different clock times for the same September 23, 2026 deadline. The dedicated FY2027 Nonpublic School Health and Security Program page states that online applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM, while MSDE’s central Grant Programs index states no later than 5:00 PM ET. Atlas will not silently choose the later time. Until MSDE resolves the discrepancy, Atlas uses 5:00 PM ET on September 23, 2026 as the safe operational submission cutoff. Applicants planning to rely on the later 11:59 PM time should first obtain written clarification from MSDE.
Health and Security Uses
The program supports school-health and security functions. Atlas prioritizes verified health uses such as school nurses and other health professionals, medical supplies, AEDs, overdose-reversing medication, hearing and vision screening and other costs expressly permitted by the Grant Information Guide. Security funding may support approved surveillance, alarm and trained-personnel measures.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 95/100. This is one of Maryland’s strongest current nonpublic-school funding opportunities because funding is formula-based for a defined group of eligible schools and directly supports school-health capacity as well as security.
N9+ Direct Vendor Fit: 35/100. The program clearly supports school-health personnel and medical supplies, but the public program page does not establish general connected-exam equipment or telehealth platform costs as automatically allowable. A school considering N9+ should obtain MSDE confirmation before including hardware, software or service costs in the FY2027 budget.
Application Readiness
Eligible schools should confirm their presence on the FY2027 list, complete the online expression-of-interest/application, provide the school contact, EIN/business name, current W-9 and program assurances, and prepare reimbursable health or security expenditures that fit the Grant Information Guide. Because the official deadline-time conflict remains unresolved, submit by 5:00 PM ET on September 23 rather than waiting for the later time shown on the dedicated program page.
Official sources: Maryland State Department of Education — Nonpublic School Health and Security Program and the MSDE Grant Programs index.
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Source verificationReferenced source · marylandpublicschools.orgAtlas last verified this record September 20, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
