Empowering Parents Grant

Background
The Office of the State Board of Education is seeking an online platform for accepting, processing, and managing grant applications, grant account management and electronic marketplace for use of grant awards for eligible education products and services for the Empowering Parents Grant Program.

Work Details
The purpose of the program is to provide education grants for eligible students. It also aims to provide a grant distribution platform, a grant application management system, and a grant award management system that provides access to an online marketplace of eligible vendors for the use of award funds to purchase Eligible Products and Services. Awards will be made based on the student’s parent or guardian household adjusted gross income (AGI). Awardees may use the funds to purchase Eligible Products and Services for a Qualifying Student. The online Marketplace must include a variety of Marketplace Suppliers that provide Eligible Products and Services.

Period of Performance
The initial term of the contract is 2 years, starting on July 1, 2024, with a Go-Live date within 30 days of acceptance. The Contract may be extended or amended upon mutual, written agreement.

Place of Performance
The contract will be performed virtually via Teams.