Capital Construction Online Grant Application Process

The BEST Grant Application is open from January 2, 2019 - February 25, 2019*
Access the FY 2019-20 BEST Grant Application here. 

*Please note: There have been significant changes to the online application from prior years. All BEST applicants must request a new Grant Manager account in the link provided below the login area. Previous years' logins are no longer valid and will not work.

Webinar Information

• A "Webinar Walk Through" for the 2019 application was held on January 4, 2019. A recorded version is available at https://enetlearning.adobeconnect.com/pldp4cq9b02x/?proto=true and is indexed for quick reference.

Grant Cycle Timeline

• FY2019-20 BEST Financial Assistance Cycle Timeline (pdf)

Budget

• Detailed Project Budget
• CCA Current Match Percentages (pdf)
  • How Matching Percentages Are Calculated (pdf)

Sample Application and Contracts

• Sample Grant Application (pdf)
• Sample Cash Grant Agreement (pdf)
• Sample Sub and Site Lease (pdf)

Waiver Applications

Waiver applications include calculated data specific to each applicant and provided by Division Staff. Please contact your Regional Program Manager for assistance.

• School District & BOCES Waiver Application (word)
• Charter School Waiver Application (word)

Evaluation

• BEST Grant Application Evaluation Tool (pdf)

Other Information:

• Considering applying for BEST? Read important details for Charter Schools (pdf)
• Public School Facility Construction Guidelines (pdf)
• Syncplicity Instructions:

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