Active — the 2026-2027 Missouri State Parks Bus Grant round is currently open. Applications must be emailed or postmarked by May 14, 2027. The official page does not publish an exact cutoff time or time zone, and awards are first-come, first-served while funds remain.Atlas Opportunity Score 62/100
Missouri State Parks Bus Grant Program — 2026–2027
Missouri public, private, and charter schools and youth-focused 501(c)(3) nonprofits may request up to $750 for eligible transportation costs for educational field trips to Missouri state parks and historic sites. No match is required; requests are first-come, first-served and must be submitted or postmarked by May 14, 2027.
FundingUp to $750 per request; no match required.
DeadlineMay 14, 2027; applications must be emailed or postmarked by the deadline. Awards are first-come, first-served and the program may close earlier if available funds are exhausted.
Last verifiedSeptember 20, 2026
Required next actionVERIFICATION HOLD. Continue monitoring the official Missouri State Parks Bus Grant page for an authoritative exact submission cutoff and time-zone treatment. Do not initiate applicant-specific outreach, CRM Deal creation, package work, or vendor positioning until the deadline gate is satisfied.
Broad Eligibility
Missouri public, private, and charter schools and youth-focused 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. Funding is limited to transportation costs for approved educational trips to Missouri state parks and historic sites.
Atlas Analysis
N9+ Direct Vendor Fit 0/100. This is a legitimate statewide school-funding opportunity, but the award is limited to transportation expenses such as vehicle mileage, charter bus costs, and driver wages. It does not support clinical technology, telehealth, remote patient monitoring, remote physical examination, or N9+ equipment/platform costs. No applicant-facing N9+ outreach is warranted.
The 2026-2027 Missouri State Parks Bus Grant Program helps Missouri schools and youth-focused nonprofit organizations pay transportation costs for educational trips to state parks, historic sites, the Missouri Capitol, and other facilities managed by Missouri State Parks.
The program is noncompetitive and first-come, first-served. Awards may provide up to $750 per request, with no match required, for eligible transportation costs such as vehicle mileage, charter bus expenses, and driver wages.
Current cycle
Applications must be emailed or postmarked by May 14, 2027, but the program may effectively close earlier if available funds are exhausted. This is a legitimate school-funding opportunity but supports transportation only; N9+ Direct Vendor Fit is 0/100.
Source verificationReferenced source · mostateparks.comAtlas 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 ↗
