Massachusetts FY2027 MyCAP Planning and Implementation, Round A — Fund Code 598A
Massachusetts DESE is accepting applications for FY2027 Fund Code 598A, supporting planning and early implementation of My Career and Academic Plan (MyCAP) for Massachusetts high schools. MyCAP includes personal, social, and mental health development, career development, and academic and future planning.
Key facts
- Issuer: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
- Opportunity: FY2027 MyCAP Planning and Implementation, Round A
- Fund code: 598A
- Deadline: September 25, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern.
- Total funding: Approximately $200,000.
- Applicant cap: $7,000 per high school, up to four high schools per district, for a maximum of $28,000 per district.
- Eligibility: Massachusetts public school districts, including charter schools, regional districts, collaboratives, approved special education schools, and other LEAs serving grades 9–12. Priority is given to districts and schools in the Strategic Transformation Region.
- Material compliance condition: Receipt of funds is contingent on the grantee being able to certify compliance with applicable Massachusetts General Laws, including G.L. c. 40A, § 3A, the MBTA Communities Act, as determined by the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities.
- Allowable costs: Stipends, substitute teachers for team members attending professional development, consultant fees, and coaching fees.
- Unallowable costs: Technology hardware, software, online-platform licenses and staff training for online career platforms; off-site transportation; supplies and materials; and food or snacks.
- Match: No mandatory match or cost-share requirement is stated on the governing DESE RFP.
- Submission: Through GEM$, completed through Grantwriter Submitted, LEA Fiscal Representative Approved, and LEA Superintendent / Chief Executive Approved.
Atlas assessment
Atlas Opportunity Score: 78/100. School Funding Score: 90/100. This is a direct Massachusetts school-planning opportunity with an explicit personal, social, and mental-health domain, but its eligible spending is tightly focused on staff, planning, consulting, and coaching.
N9+ Fit Score: 0/100. QC Healthcare Fit: 0/100. Dr. Miltie direct-applicant fit: 0/100. The governing RFP expressly prohibits technology purchases, including hardware, software, licenses, online planning platforms, and related platform training, so it does not provide a legitimate N9+, clinical-technology, or Dr. Miltie direct-vendor path.
Authoritative source
Verified from the governing Massachusetts DESE FY2027 Fund Code 598A page on September 15, 2026.
Official DESE FY2027 MyCAP Planning and Implementation, Round A