Applying for Safety Net Funding

Safety net funding is available to school districts with a demonstrated capacity for Special Education funding in excess of state and federal funding otherwise provided.

Read the Safety Net Funding Bulletin (B069-24) for information about allocated funding, the application process, trainings, deadlines, committee members, and more! 

EGMS Applications

Both Safety Net applications are now available in the Education Grants Management System (EGMS).

• Log into EGMS here
• Download the Application User Guide - updated 12/17/2024
• Download the Naming Conventions Guide

Announcement IDs

• FP 300 Safety Net: High Need Individual (24-25):  AN-OSPI-1978
• FP 350 Safety Net: Community Impact: Announcement ID coming soon!

Upload Templates

• Worksheet C Student Overview Upload Template - used to upload new students into the Worksheet C Student Overview form in the EGMS application.
• Worksheet C Student IEP Upload Template - used to load staff members into student records for the regular school year on the Worksheet C IEP Staff and Other Staff Costs form in the EGMS application.
• Worksheet C Student ESY Upload Template - used to load staff members into student records for ESY on the Worksheet C ESY Staff and Other Staff Costs form in the EGMS application. 
• Worksheet C Staff Upload Template - used to upload staff that will be included on Safety Net applications into the EGMS system. When staff are added using this upload template, users will be able to manually add the staff to student records.

Other Application Templates

• Medicaid Reimbursement Calculator - use on any application that requires a Medicaid deduction.
  • Medicaid Provider Eligibility Verification - use for providers who are not eligible to bill Medicaid.
• 1:1 Contracted Provider Template - use to calculate the costs for services provided by a contracted one on one provider.

Training

The OSPI Safety Net team will host two general Safety Net trainings:

• January 23, 2025 10–11:30 via Zoom (Register)

Contact the Safety Net Team if you want to set up one-on-one Safety Net training.

Please note: the recorded trainings linked below are still good resources, but have not been updated for the 2024-25 school year. We will publish updates as soon as they are available.

Safety Net High-Need Individual EGMS Application Walkthrough

This video walkthrough details how to apply for High-Need Individual Safety Net applications in EGMS.

• Safety Net High-Need Individual EGMS Application Walkthrough

Safety Net Overview Recorded Training

This video covers the basics about Safety Net and does not go into detail about how to apply through EGMS. 

Safety Net Overview Training | Safety Net Overview Training Slides

Safety Net Application Mini-Tutorial Videos

The following mini-tutorial videos are available on YouTube:

• Worksheet A
• Worksheet A - Budget Reconciliation
• Worksheet C - Student Overview
• Worksheet C - Associating Staff Information (IEP and ESY)
• Worksheet C - IEP 
• Worksheet C - ESY
• Worksheet C - Summary
• High Need Safety Net Certification
• 2021–22 High School and Beyond Plan (HSBP) and Safety Net Mini Training Video | 2021–22 HSBP & Safety Net Training Slides

Safety Net Materials

• 2024–25 Threshold Calculation
• Threshold Calculation Methodology
• Q&A: Safety Net Funding for Services Provided in Out-of-District Placements
• Medicaid Provider Eligibility Verification form
• Computing Annualized Caseload
• Splitting Weeks Between Multiple Providers
• Safety Net Rules
• IEP Review Form (revised 09/2021)
• MAG Quick Check Handout

Please note: Some of these examples include redacted IEP matrices that were provided by a local district. We are in no way endorsing how information is reported on the matrices but merely using the example to show how we would report the information on Worksheet C.

Past Application Summaries

• 2022–23 Safety Net Application Summary (posted September 2023)
• 2021–22 Safety Net Application Summary (posted September 2022)
• 2020–21 Safety Net Application Summary (posted September 2021)
• 2019–20 Safety Net Application Summary (posted September 2021)