Funding Watch — 2026-27 Application Opening Status / Exact Closing Time Zone Unresolved
Washington OSPI 2026-27 National Board Conditional Loan
Funding$1,425 conditional loan toward three initial National Board component purchases of the $1,900 assessment fee. Recipient pays $475 for the first component and the $75 annual NBPTS enrollment fee.
DeadlineOSPI's 2026-27 cycle page states the online application closes November 30, but the current public text does not print the year, closing clock time, or time zone alongside that date. Applications are expected to begin around September 2026; exact opening status still requires confirmation.
Last verifiedSeptember 18, 2026
Required next actionVerify that the 2026-27 Education Data System application is actually accepting submissions, then confirm the exact November 30 year, closing clock time/time zone, current eligibility requirements, required support letter/promissory note workflow, and any updated cohort or NBPTS requirements. Treat this as an individual educator funding opportunity, not an organization-level AutoSend prospect; do not create CRM outreach or a 48-hour new-applicant cutoff from this record.
Broad Eligibility
Candidate-level opportunity. OSPI currently lists requirements including NBPTS candidacy eligibility, employment in a Washington K-12 public school during the 2025-26 school year, participation in an OSPI-approved cohort, a building/district administrator support letter, NBPTS Candidate ID, and required third-party release settings. Reconfirm all current-cycle requirements when the application opens.
Atlas Analysis
Washington educator funding relevance is legitimate but organization-level AutoSend relevance is low. Formal Atlas scoring is deferred until the application is confirmed open and the exact closing year/time/time zone is established. N9+ Fit 0/100. QC Healthcare Fit 0/100. Dr. Miltie direct-applicant/vendor fit 0/100. No organization outreach or CRM pursuit.
Washington OSPI’s National Board Conditional Loan supports eligible Washington public-school educators pursuing National Board certification.
For the 2026-27 assessment cycle, OSPI states it will begin accepting applications around September 2026 through the NBPTS Support and Development application in the Education Data System. The public page states that the online application closes November 30, but does not print the year, closing clock time, or time zone alongside that date.
The conditional loan covers $1,425 toward three initial National Board component purchases. It is a repayable conditional loan, not a scholarship. This Atlas record remains a funding-watch draft until the application is confirmed open and the exact closing year/time/time zone are verified.
Source verificationReferenced source · ospi.k12.wa.usAtlas last verified this record September 18, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
