What is the Missouri Close the Gap Grant?
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is excited to announce the new Close the Gap Grant program. This is a one-time grant for parents to use for allowable education expenses for their K-12 public school district and charter school student(s). DESE is working with a vendor, Odyssey, to administer this program.
Applications will be open from September 20 - October 25, 2023. After applications have been submitted, they are reviewed for eligibility criteria. If approved, the grant funds will be available in a parent’s Odyssey account. The allocated amount is eligible to be used for allowable educational services and products within the Odyssey Marketplace.
It allows parents to apply for up to $1500 for allowable educational expenses.
For more information click on the link: Missouri Close the Gap Grant