Closed · HE1254-21-R-0001 · CFDA 12.556 · Discretionary

Grants to Military-Connected Local Educational Agencies for Academic and Support Programs (MCASP)

Federal grant opportunity posted by DoD Education Activity, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$500K-$1.5M
Award range
Closed
Status
January 29, 2021
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Grants to Military-Connected Local Educational Agencies for Academic and Support Programs (MCASP) is a closed discretionary listing from DoD Education Activity that offered $500,000 -- $1,500,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 8 other opportunities from DoD Education Activity.

$500K-$1.5M
award range
Closed
application status
12.556
CFDA program
8
other opportunities from DoD Education Activity

Archived opportunity record

Grants to Military-Connected Local Educationa… is closed (last close January 29, 2021). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. DoD Education Activity still indexes 8 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed January 29, 2021

Posted Dec 1 Closes Jan 29

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Education Partnership and Resources Branch is now accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 Grants to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) for Military – Connected Academic and Support Programs. Awards will be made to LEAs on behalf of their eligible school(s). To quality, all participating schools must have 10 percent or greater military-connected student enrollment for school year (SY) 2019-2020. The enrollment numbers should be verifiable from the districts U.S. Department of Education Impact Aid totals and/or the State Military Student Identifier Data.

Public-sector applicant lane · DoD Education Activity

Grants.gov lists only government / tribal / housing-authority applicant doors for Grants to Military-Connected Local Educationa… (Independent school districts). This is a public-sector corridor, not a general nonprofit open call. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Education (ED). This eligibility-code string dominates the DoD Education Activity book (8 peers, 89% of 9).

Code 05
Independent school districts

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Jennifer Dailey-Perkins Grants Program Manager Phone Number: 571-372-6026

What to do next

Grants to Military-Connected Local Educationa… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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