Application and Review Process

Updated June  23, 2023

  • The Management Council of the Ohio Educational Computer Network (MCOECN)  will make available the online application for twenty business days beginning the week of Oct. 3, 2023.
  • District staff complete applications through the Ohio K-12 Programs portal.
  • All subsidy applications must be completed and  submitted  through  the Ohio K-12 Programs portal by twenty business days after the application opens. No applications will be accepted after that date.
  • Program Administrator will begin reviewing applications approved by the ITCs as soon as the application is made available to districts during the week of Oct. 3, 2023.
  • District staff may check on the status of their district's application at any time by logging into the Ohio K-12 Help portal.
  • Awarded applications will be communicated to the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce on a weekly basis beginning the end of October 2023.
  • Applications will be processed by December 2023.
  • Funds for approved applications will be distributed periodically by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce once the approval process begins.
  • The entire amount of funding must be encumbered on or before June 30, 2024.
  • All funds must be liquidated on or before Sept. 30, 2024.

Please note: While entities will only have to apply once, payments will be made bi-annually, with the first payment of the award being processed after the application is approved and the second payment of the award being processed in Spring 2024.

Last Modified: 5/17/2024 5:05:00 PM