The METCO Supplemental Special Education Grant program is designed to provide supplemental support to METCO districts serving Boston or Springfield resident students with more intensive special education needs.
Donor Name: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
State: Massachusetts
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/21/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The METCO program expands educational opportunities, increases diversity, and reduces racial isolation by permitting students in Boston and Springfield to attend public schools in other communities that have agreed to participate.
The priority of this fund source is to provide supplemental support to METCO districts serving Boston or Springfield resident students with more intensive special education needs, which will typically include specialized transportation and/or one-on-one support in the student’s IEP.
Funding Information
Approximately $325,375 is available.
Eligibility Criteria
- School districts currently participating in the METCO program who can provide individualized special education cost data for Boston or Springfield resident students with more intensive special education needs served in FY2024 are eligible to apply for supplemental special education support in FY2025 through this grant program. If you have questions about whether or not your district is eligible to apply, please contact the Department for clarification prior to submitting an application.
- Participating METCO districts are Arlington, Bedford, Belmont, Braintree, Brookline, Cohasset, Concord, Concord-Carlisle, Dover, Dover-Sherborn, East Longmeadow, Foxborough, Hampden-Wilbraham, Hingham, Lexington, Lincoln, Lincoln-Sudbury, Longmeadow, Lynnfield, Marblehead, Melrose, Natick, Needham, Newton, Reading, Scituate, Sharon, Sherborn, Southwick-Tolland-Granville, Springfield, Sudbury, Swampscott, Wakefield, Walpole, Wayland, Wellesley, Weston, and Westwood.
For more information, visit MDESE.
