The 2023 Statement of Interest (“SOI”) submission period opened on January 13, 2023. The 2023 Core Program SOI submission process closed on April 14, 2023. The MSBA would like to thank the districts that submitted SOIs for expressing an interest in the MSBA’s program for school building construction, addition/ renovation, and repair grants.
Please note there was no filing period for the Accelerated Repair Program (the “ARP”) in 2023. Please refer to the Board Directors memo, which outlines the recommendation to temporarily pause the ARP and not accept new SOIs for the ARP in 2023, located on our website here.
During our 2023 submission process, the MSBA received a total of 63SOIs submitted by 57 districts for consideration in the Core Program. The charts shown on this page provide an overview of the SOI submissions for the Core Program by both school and district type.
MSBA staff has reviewed the submitted SOIs and worked to validate the issues identified by districts in their SOI submissions. During that process, the MSBA obtained additional or clarifying information from districts as needed. After the MSBA reviewed the entire cohort of SOIs that had been received, staff determined the appropriate level of due diligence that would be required for each SOI and notified districts of next steps accordingly. For more information, view the Core Program Statement of Interest Process Overview.
For the Core Program, if the MSBA invites a district into the Eligibility Period, which requires a vote of the MSBA Board of Directors, the district and the MSBA work collaboratively to determine potential solutions to the issues identified in the SOI. The MSBA works to find solutions that are educationally-sound, fiscally-appropriate, and that fit within the MSBA’s capital funding pipeline.
The MSBA’s grant program is a non-entitlement, competitive program, and grants are distributed by the MSBA Board of Directors based on need and urgency, as expressed by the district and validated by the MSBA. Submitting an SOI is not an invitation into the MSBA's Capital Pipeline; it is the first step in the MSBA's program. Moving forward in the MSBA's process requires further collaboration between the district and the MSBA.
To view a list of 2023 Core Program SOIs invitations, please view: December 13, 2023 Board Meeting.
If you have any questions about the 2023 SOI process, please consult the Statement of Interest User Guide or click here.
