Summary
This DESE posting is the FY2027 Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Program Federal Entitlement Grant (Fund Code 0262), a federal IDEA Part B, Section 619 entitlement grant to support special education and related services for eligible 3–5 year old children with disabilities. Applications are submitted by Local Education Agencies (LEAs) through the Grants for Education Management System (GEM$); the page includes eligibility, allowable uses, Conditions of Assistance, and required grant assurances. The posting notes fund availability is contingent on federal funding, lists project and obligation end dates through 2028, and gives a deadline for submissions of September 30, 2026.