Office of Strategic Planning and Partnerships

Connecticut State Department of Education

Charlene M. Russell-Tucker

Commissioner of Education

Interdistrict Magnet School Capital Improvement Grant

RFP #846

School Years 2025-26 & 2026-27

Section 10-264l of the Connecticut General Statutes (C.G.S.), Section 314(f) of Public Act (PA) 22-118, and Sections 13(f)(2) and 32(e)(2) of PA 23-205

Applications Due: November 24, 2025

Published: October 2025

Affirmative Action Policy Statement

Connecticut State Department of Education

An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

The Connecticut State Department of Education is committed to a policy of equal opportunity/affirmative action for all qualified persons. The Connecticut Department of Education does not discriminate in any employment practice, education program, or educational activity on the basis of: race; color; religious creed; age; sex; pregnancy; sexual orientation; workplace hazards to reproductive systems; gender identity or expression; marital status; national origin; ancestry; retaliation for previously opposed discrimination or coercion; intellectual disability; genetic information; learning disability; physical disability (including, but not limited to, blindness); mental disability (past/present history thereof); military or veteran status; status as a victim of domestic violence; or criminal record in state employment, in accordance with applicable statutes, unless there is a bona fide occupational qualification excluding persons in any of the aforementioned protected classes. Inquiries regarding the Connecticut State Department of Education’s nondiscrimination policies should be directed to: Attorney Louis Todisco, Connecticut State Department of Education, by mail 450 Columbus Boulevard, Suite 605, Hartford, CT 06103-1841; or by telephone 860-713-6594; or by email.

Background

C.G.S. Section 10-264l authorizes the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) to establish a grant program to assist with the operation of interdistrict magnet school (IMS) programs. These programs must support racial, ethnic, and economic diversity; offer a special and high-quality curriculum; and must require students to attend at least half-time. Magnet schools, therefore, provide more than the traditional school environment by integrating a specialized program or theme into the curriculum to attract students across towns to enroll in the school for purposes of meeting statutory and Commissioner directed enrollment standards.

The grant programs authorized by Section 10-264l are to assist the following two categories of organizations with the operation of IMS programs:

(1) local and regional boards of education; regional educational service centers (RESCs); the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges on behalf of Quinebaug Valley Community College and Three Rivers Community College; and cooperative arrangements pursuant to Section 10-158a; and

(2) where it assists the State in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges on behalf of a regional community-technical College; the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System on behalf of a State University; the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut on behalf of the university; the board of governors for an independent institution of higher education as defined in Section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such a board on behalf of the independent institution of higher education; and any other third-party not-for-profit corporation approved by the Commissioner of Education.

Purpose & Legislation

The purpose of this grant is to provide funding for capital improvement costs at existing interdistrict magnet schools pursuant to PA 22-118 Section 314(f) and PA 23-205 Sections 13(f)(2) and 32(e)(2) to support specialized programming, rehabilitate facilities, and facilitate schools’ ability to meet enrollment standards by enhancing educational environments. In total, $22,869,311 is available through this grant application for capital improvements at interdistrict magnets schools pursuant to the aforementioned public acts.

PA 22-118 Section 314(f) authorizes the CSDE to establish a grant-in-aid of up to $20,000,000 for capital improvement costs at interdistrict magnet schools operated by a RESC. Ten million dollars of the grant authorization was allocated to the Capitol Region Education Center (CREC) in accordance with the PA and order of the Bond Commission on June 30, 2023, which left $10 million available for the remaining RESCs in Connecticut. Of the remaining $10 million, $8,130,689 has been awarded to RESC magnet operators outside of the Sheff region based on submission pursuant to RFP #848. The remainder, $1,869,311, is still available for these RESC magnet operators outside of the Sheff region.

PA 23-205 Section 13(f)(2) authorizes the CSDE to establish a grant-in-aid of up to $8,500,000 for capital improvement costs at interdistrict magnet schools operated by a RESC. Section 32(e)(2) of the same Act authorizes the CSDE to establish an additional grant-in-aid of up to $12,500,000 for capital improvement costs at interdistrict magnet schools operated by a RESC. PA 25-143 Section 11(f)(2) and Section 12(e)(2) adds Goodwin University Educational Services (GUES) as eligible for the aforementioned funds. The grants-in-aid are for capital improvements. These grants are being used to support rehabilitation and renovation of magnet school facilities operated by RESCs to support high-quality programming and reduce racial, ethnic and economic isolation for Connecticut students in accordance with the educational interests of the state.

Eligibility

This grant is a competitive grant. The following college-affiliated operators and RESCs that operate IMS are eligible to apply:

• Area Cooperative Educational Services (ACES);

• Cooperative Educational Services (CES);

• CREC;

• Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EASTCONN);

• GUES; and

• LEARN.

In determining whether an application shall be approved and funds awarded, the CSDE shall consider the following factors as well as factors set forth in this request for proposals, including Attachment B, on a competitive basis:

• Capital Improvement Project Costs

a. provide a budget breakdown of the capital improvement costs by school site

• Capital Improvement Project Rationale

a. articulate the scope of work and a justification for each proposed project at the school site and align the justification with the goal of enhancing the educational environment;

b. articulate the need for each proposed project at the school site based on the current age and condition of the school site and/or an enhancement that aligns with specific educational goals for improving the educational environment; and

explain how this project will accommodate current/planned enrollment, and, if applicable, explain how this project will impact the school’s ability to enhance their theme and/or academic programming.

Funding

Eligible Operators	Grant Award
ACES, CES, CREC, EASTCONN, GUES, and LEARN	Not more than $22,869,311 to be awarded pursuant to prior statutory authorization and awards.

Allowable Costs

Allowable costs for this grant are limited to capital costs and include the following expenditures:

• Construction

• Site acquisition

• Haz-mat / mitigation

• Facility purchase

• Architectural design

• Renovation

• Engineering and construction management

• Studies (predesign and environmental studies)

• Legal fees or other professional fees associated with contract management for capital improvement costs

• Turf installation

Unallowable costs include:

• Technology upgrades

• Computers

• Salaries for district/RESC employees

• Legal costs for litigation associated with a project (including contract bidding)

• Turf maintenance

Any additional questions around allowable and unallowable costs should be submitted to Meliha.Korkutovic@ct.gov .

Grant Period

The CSDE will award this grant for expenditures incurred on or after July 1, 2025 and anticipates that the grant period will begin upon award and conclude June 30, 2027. Funding must be utilized or encumbered by June 30, 2027.

Submission Requirements

A completed application packet must be e-mailed to Meliha Korkutović at Meliha.Korkutovic@ct.gov no later than 4 p.m. on November 24, 2025. The application packet must include: cover page; program narrative; ED 114 budget form; budget narrative; and Standard Statement of Assurances.

Appendix A-1 Interim Program Status Report must be completed and emailed to Meliha Korkutović at Meliha.Korkutovic@ct.gov no later than 4 p.m. on September 1, 2026. Appendix A-2 Final Program Status Report must be completed and emailed to Meliha Korkutović no later than 4 p.m. on September 1, 2027.

Review of Applications and Grant Awards

Applications and scoring rubrics will be sent electronically to teams of reviewers to review and rate proposals by application type and according to the criteria presented in Appendix B of this proposal. Proposals that do not provide the required information or detail do not meet the minimum requirements for the grant award.

Operators may submit multiple applications but such applications must be submitted on an individual school basis. Applications will be reviewed by school site. Each school site will be scored individually by each reviewer based on the rubric criteria for each project. A school site may contain multiple projects. For the purposes of this grant, a project is defined as a proposed capital initiative at a specific school site. As this is a competitive grant, there is no guarantee that all school sites for which an application is submitted will receive an award; similarly, there is no guarantee all projects within a school site proposal will receive an award.

The CSDE reserves the right to make grant awards under this program without discussion with the applicants.

All applicants (awarded and not awarded) will be notified regarding the outcome of the proposal review process. If a proposal is selected for funding, the Office of Strategic Planning and Partnerships (OSPP) will initiate a grant award letter in the state’s eGMS. The level of funding and effective dates of the programs will be set forth in the notification of the grant award. The CSDE will retain all proposals submitted and such proposals will become part of the public domain.

Freedom of Information Act

All of the information contained in an application submitted in response to this Request for Applications is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Connecticut General Statutes (C.G.S.) Sections 1-200 et seq. The FOIA provides that, except as provided by Federal or State law, records maintained or kept on file by any public agency (as defined in the statute) are public records and every person has the right to inspect such records and receive a copy of such records.

Management Control of the Program and Grant Consultation Role of CSDE Personnel

The grantee has complete management control of this grant. While CSDE staff may be consulted for their expertise, they will not be directly responsible for the selection of sub-grantees or vendors, nor will they be directly involved in the expenditure and payment of funds to such entities.

Obligation of Applicants

All applicants are hereby notified that the grant to be awarded is subject to contract compliance requirements as set forth in C.G.S. Sections 4-60 and 4-60a and Sections 4a-68j-1 et seq. of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies (RCSA). Furthermore, the applicant must submit periodic reports of its employment and subcontracting practices in such form, in such manner and at such time as may be prescribed by the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO).

Interdistrict Magnet School Capital Improvement Grant Timelines

November 6, 2025 from 10-11am	Bidder’s Conference* Join Meeting Here
November 24, 2025	Grant Application Due
September 1, 2026	Interim Status Report Due eGMS Expenditure Report Due
September 1, 2027	Final Status Report Due eGMS Expenditure Report Due

*A bidder’s conference has been added to the process to provide potential applicants with guiding information about the quality and content expectations for grant applications and afford opportunity in a common space for questions. Questions and answers will be shared with all potential applicants.

Interdistrict Magnet School Capital Improvement Grant Application

Connecticut State Department of Education

Office of Strategic Planning and Partnerships

Interdistrict Magnet School Capital Improvement Grant

SY 2025-26 and 2026-27

Applicant Information

Name of Applicant District/RESC:
District Code:
Grant Contact Name:
Grant Contact Title:
Email Address:
Phone Number:
Funds Requested:	$
Name of Superintendent / RESC Director:

I hereby certify that the information contained in this application is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief. Superintendent / RESC Director: Signature:

Date:

Capital Improvement School Site List and Costs

Provide a list of all of the capital improvement school sites in your proposal, their current school grade range, and their respective projected grant costs.

#	School Site Name(s)	Current Grade Range	Projected Grant Costs
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4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
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Projected Grant Total	$

Capital Improvement School Site Description

Complete this section once for each school site. If you are applying for more than one school site, please replicate only pages 11-16 (school site description and budget forms) for each school site. Each copy must include all of the planned projects for each respective school site.

School Name: Original Date of Construction:

School Street Address: City:

Check all that apply.

New Construction Renovation Addition Repair Replacement Demolition

Other________________________________________

1. Executive Summary: Provide a brief summary of all of the project(s) planned for this school site.

2. Project List: Provide a list of all of the projects, a detailed description, and the costs associated with this school site. In the description, please include all relevant details related to the project including anticipated timeline.

Project	Project Description	Total Project Cost
Total School Site Cost

3. Rationale: Provide a rationale for each of the proposed projects at this school site (listed in the table above) and, include in the rationale, the expected impact of each project. Include the following:

a. articulate the scope of work and a detailed justification for each proposed project at the school site and align the justification with the goal of enhancing the educational environment;

b. articulate the need for each proposed project at the school site based on the current age and condition of the school site and/or an enhancement that aligns with specific educational goals for improving the educational environment; and

c. explain how this project will accommodate current/planned enrollment, and, if applicable, explain how this project will impact the school’s ability to enhance their theme and/or academic programming.

Budget Form and Budget Narrative

Complete the following steps directly in eGMS.

eGMS Home Page - https://connecticut.egrantsmanagement.com/

1. Budget Form

Complete the budget form and enter the budget amount for each object item. This form should be completed once for each school site.

2. Budget Narrative

Enter a detailed budget description fully justifying the expenditures of the funds allocated. This form should be completed once for each school site.

Funds Request - Reimbursement Process

Submit a funds request in eGMS . Funds should be requested at least on a quarterly basis.

Note: CSDE may check financial documents to ensure that fund requests are in alignment with the approved expenditures.

ED 114 SY 2025-26 and 2026-27 Budget Form Funding Status

Grantee Name: Town Code:
Grant Title: Interdistrict Magnet School Capital Improvement Grant Project Title: Interdistrict Magnet School Capital Improvement Grant CORE-CT Classification: Fund: 12052 SPID: 43796 Year: 2026 & 2027 Program: 82062 CF1: 170037 CF2:
Grant Period: 7 / 1 / 25 – 6 / 30 / 27 Authorized Amount: $
Codes	Descriptions	Budget Amount
300	Purchased Professional and Technical Services
400	Purchased Property Services
500	Other Purchased Services
600	Supplies
700	Property
800	Miscellaneous
	Total

Original Request Date:

____________________________________ _____________

State Department of Education Date of

Revised Request Date: Program Manager Approval

Budget Narrative

Applicant:
Instructions: Provide details of the proposed expenditures in the blank rows following each category. Please indicate the specific budget year for each item listed.
Code - Object	Amount
300 – Purchased Professional and Technical Services: Services that can be performed only by persons or firms with specialized skills and knowledge. While a product may or may not result from the transaction, the primary reason for the purchase is the services provided. Included are the services of architects, engineers, auditors, dentists, medical doctors, lawyers, consultants, teachers, accountants, etc.
400 – Purchased Property Services: Services purchased to operate, repair, maintain, and rent property owned or used by the grantee. These services are performed by persons other than grantee employees. While a product may or may not result from the transaction, the primary reason for the purchase is the services provided.
500 – Other Purchased Services: Amounts paid for services rendered by organizations or personnel not on the payroll of the grantee (separate from professional, technical or property services). While a product may or may not result from the transaction, the primary reason for the purchase is the services provided.
600 – Supplies: Amounts paid for items that are consumed, worn out or deteriorated through use; or items that lose their identity through fabrication or incorporation into different or more complex units or substances, which includes instructional technology with a value under $5,000 and a useful life less than five years.
700 – Property: Expenditures for acquiring fixed assets, including land or existing buildings, improvements of grounds, initial equipment, additional equipment, and replacement of equipment. In accordance with the Connecticut State Comptroller’s definition equipment, included in this category are all items of equipment (machinery, tools, furniture, vehicles, apparatus, etc.) with a value of over $5,000 and the useful life of more than one year and data processing equipment that has unit price under $5,000 and a useful life of not less than five years.
800 – Miscellaneous: Amounts paid for goods and services not otherwise classified above.
Total Amount:

Connecticut State Department of Education

Standard Statement of Assurances for Grant Programs

Project Title:
Applicant:

The Applicant hereby assures the Connecticut State Department of Education that:

A. The applicant has the necessary legal authority to apply for and receive the proposed grant.

B. The filing of this application has been authorized by the applicant's governing body, and the undersigned official has been duly authorized to file this application for and on behalf of said applicant, and otherwise to act as the authorized representative of the applicant in connection with this application.

C. The activities and services for which assistance is sought under this grant will be administered by or under the supervision and control of the applicant.

D. The project will be operated in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws and in compliance with regulations and other policies and administrative directives of the State Board of Education and the Connecticut State Department of Education.

E. Grant funds shall not be used to supplant funds normally budgeted by the agency.

F. Fiscal control and accounting procedures will be used to ensure proper disbursement of all funds awarded.

G. The applicant will submit a final project report (within 60 days of the project completion) and such other reports, as specified, to the Connecticut State Department of Education, including information relating to the project records and access thereto as the Connecticut State Department of Education may find necessary.

H. The Connecticut State Department of Education reserves the exclusive right to use and grant the right to use and/or publish any part or parts of any summaries, abstracts, reports, publications, records and materials resulting from this project and this grant.

I. If the project achieves the specified objectives, every reasonable effort will be made to continue the project and/or implement the results after the termination of state/federal funding.

J. The applicant will protect and save harmless the State Board of Education from financial loss and expense, including legal fees and costs, if any, arising out of any breach of the duties, in whole or part, described in the application for the grant.

K. At the conclusion of each grant period, the applicant will provide for an independent audit report acceptable to the grantor in accordance with Sections 7-394a and 7-396a of the C.G.S., and the applicant shall return to the Connecticut State Department of Education any moneys not expended in accordance with the approved program/operation budget as determined by the audit.

L. Nondiscrimination

1) For purposes of this Section, the following terms are defined as follows:

a. “Commission” means the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities;

b. “Contract” and “contract” means this grant;

c. “Contractor” and “contractor” means the applicant and any successors or assigns;

d. “gender identity or expression” means a person’s gender-related identity, appearance or behavior, whether or not that gender-related identity, appearance or behavior is different from that traditionally associated with the person’s physiology or assigned sex at birth, which gender-related identity can be shown by providing evidence including, but not limited to, medical history, care or treatment of the gender-related identity, consistent and uniform assertion of the gender-related identity or any other evidence that the gender-related identity is sincerely held, part of a person’s core identity or not being asserted for an improper purpose;

e. “good faith” means that degree of diligence which a reasonable person would exercise in the performance of legal duties and obligations;

f. “good faith efforts” shall include, but not be limited to, those reasonable initial efforts necessary to comply with statutory or regulatory requirements and additional or substituted efforts when it is determined that such initial efforts will not be sufficient to comply with such requirements;

g. “marital status” means being single, married as recognized by the State of Connecticut, widowed, separated or divorced;

h. “mental disability” means one or more mental disorders, as defined in the most recent edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders", or a record of or regarding a person as having one or more such disorders;

i. “minority business enterprise” means any small contractor or supplier of materials fifty-one percent or more of the capital stock, if any, or assets of which is owned by a person or persons: (1) who are active in the daily affairs of the enterprise, (2) who have the power to direct the management and policies of the enterprise, and (3) who are members of a minority, as such term is defined in subsection (a) of C.G.S. § 32-9n; and

j. “public works contract” means any agreement between any individual, firm or corporation and the State or any political subdivision of the State other than a municipality for construction, rehabilitation, conversion, extension, demolition or repair of a public building, highway or other changes or improvements in real property, or which is financed in whole or in part by the State, including, but not limited to, matching expenditures, grants, loans, insurance or guarantees.

2) For purposes of this Section, the terms “Contract” and “contract” do not include a contract where each contractor is (a) a political subdivision of the state, including, but not limited to, a municipality, unless the contract is a municipal public works contract or quasi-public agency project contract, (b) any other state, including but not limited to any federally recognized Indian tribal governments, as defined in C.G.S. § 1-267, (c) the federal government, (d) a foreign government, or (e) an agency of a subdivision, state or government described in the immediately preceding enumerated items (a), (b), (c), or (d).

3) (a) The Contractor agrees and warrants that in the performance of the Contract such Contractor will not discriminate or permit discrimination against any person or group of persons on the grounds of race, color, religious creed, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity or expression, status as a veteran, status as a victim of domestic violence, intellectual disability, mental disability or physical disability, including, but not limited to, blindness, unless it is shown by such Contractor that such disability prevents performance of the work involved, in any manner prohibited by the laws of the United States or of the State of Connecticut; and the Contractor further agrees to take affirmative action to ensure that applicants with job-related qualifications are employed and that employees are treated when employed without regard to their race, color, religious creed, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity or expression, status as a veteran, status as a victim of domestic violence, intellectual disability, mental disability or physical disability, including, but not limited to, blindness, unless it is shown by the Contractor that such disability prevents performance of the work involved; (b) the Contractor agrees, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of the Contractor, to state that it is an “affirmative action equal opportunity employer” in accordance with regulations adopted by the Commission; (c) the Contractor agrees to provide each labor union or representative of workers with which the Contractor has a collective bargaining Agreement or other contract or understanding and each vendor with which the Contractor has a contract or understanding, a notice to be provided by the Commission advising the labor union or workers’ representative of the Contractor's commitments under this Section and to post copies of the notice in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for employment; (d) the Contractor agrees to comply with each provision of this Section and C.G.S. §§ 46a-68e and 46a-68f and with each regulation or relevant order issued by said Commission pursuant to C.G.S. §§ 46a-56, 46a-68e, 46a-68f and 46a-86; and (e) the Contractor agrees to provide the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities with such information requested by the Commission, and permit access to pertinent books, records and accounts, concerning the employment practices and procedures of the Contractor as relate to the provisions of this Section and C.G.S. § 46a-56.  If the contract is a public works contract, municipal public works contract or contract for a quasi-public agency project, the Contractor agrees and warrants that he or she will make good faith efforts to employ minority business enterprises as subcontractors and suppliers of materials on such public works or quasi-public agency projects.

4) Determination of the Contractor’s good faith efforts shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following factors: The Contractor's employment and subcontracting policies, patterns and practices; affirmative advertising, recruitment and training; technical assistance activities and such other reasonable activities or efforts as the Commission may prescribe that are designed to ensure the participation of minority business enterprises in public works projects.

5) The Contractor shall develop and maintain adequate documentation, in a manner prescribed by the Commission, of its good faith efforts.

6) The Contractor shall include the provisions of subsection (3) of this Section in every subcontract or purchase order entered into in order to fulfill any obligation of a contract with the State and in every subcontract entered into in order to fulfill any obligation of a municipal public works contract for a quasi-public agency project, and such provisions shall be binding on a subcontractor, vendor or manufacturer unless exempted by regulations or orders of the Commission.  The Contractor shall take such action with respect to any such subcontract or purchase order as the Commission may direct as a means of enforcing such provisions including sanctions for noncompliance in accordance with C.G.S. § 46a-56, as amended; provided if such Contractor becomes involved in, or is threatened with, litigation with a subcontractor or vendor as a result of such direction by the Commission regarding the State contract, the Contractor may request the State of Connecticut to enter into any such litigation or negotiation prior thereto to protect the interests of the State and the State may so enter.

7) The Contractor agrees to comply with the regulations referred to in this Section as they exist on the date of this Contract and as they may be adopted or amended from time to time during the term of this Contract and any amendments thereto.

8) (a) The Contractor agrees and warrants that in the performance of the Contract such Contractor will not discriminate or permit discrimination against any person or group of persons on the grounds of sexual orientation, in any manner prohibited by the laws of the United States or the State of Connecticut, and that employees are treated when employed without regard to their sexual orientation; (b) the Contractor agrees to provide each labor union or representative of workers with which such Contractor has a collective bargaining Agreement or other contract or understanding and each vendor with which such Contractor has a contract or understanding, a notice to be provided by the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities advising the labor union or workers' representative of the Contractor's commitments under this Section, and to post copies of the notice in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for employment; (c) the Contractor agrees to comply with each provision of this Section and with each regulation or relevant order issued by said Commission pursuant to C.G.S. § 46a-56; and (d) the Contractor agrees to provide the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities with such information requested by the Commission, and permit access to pertinent books, records and accounts, concerning the employment practices and procedures of the Contractor which relate to the provisions of this Section and C.G.S. § 46a-56.

9) The Contractor shall include the provisions of the foregoing paragraph in every subcontract or purchase order entered into in order to fulfill any obligation of a contract with the State and such provisions shall be binding on a subcontractor, vendor or manufacturer unless exempted by regulations or orders of the Commission.  The Contractor shall take such action with respect to any such subcontract or purchase order as the Commission may direct as a means of enforcing such provisions including sanctions for noncompliance in accordance with C.G.S. § 46a-56, as amended; provided, if such Contractor becomes involved in, or is threatened with, litigation with a subcontractor or vendor as a result of such direction by the Commission regarding a State contract, the Contractor may request the State of Connecticut to enter into any such litigation or negotiation prior thereto to protect the interests of the State and the State may so enter.

10) Nondiscrimination Certification. Pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 4a-60 and subsection (b) of Section 4a-60a of the Connecticut General Statutes, the Contractor, for itself and its authorized signatory of this Contract, affirms that it understands the obligations of this Section and that it will maintain a policy for the duration of the Contract to assure that the Contract will be performed in compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements of such Sections. The Contractor and its authorized signatory of this Contract demonstrate their understanding of this obligation by signing this Statement of Assurances below.

M. The grant award is subject to approval of the Connecticut State Department of Education and availability of state or federal funds.

N. The applicant agrees and warrants that Sections 4-190 to 4-197, inclusive, of the C.G.S. concerning the Personal Data Act and Sections 10-4-8 to 10-4-10, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies promulgated there under are hereby incorporated by reference.

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