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).

• High-Need Individual Safety Net Application: Announcement ID coming soon!
• Community Impact Safety Net Application: Announcement ID coming soon!

• Log into EGMS here
• Download the Application User Guide - updated 2/5/2024 to include Community Impact instructions
• Download the Naming Conventions Guide

Training

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

• December 6, 2024 10–11:30 via Zoom (Register)
• 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.

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)