The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is soliciting proposals from qualified applicants to obtain capitalized equipment upgrades for the FY27 Non-Traditional Participation Grant through grant awards issued by the Mississippi Department of Education.   The Request for Applications may be accessed by potential recipients at www.mdek12.org under the Public Notices section. Written questions should be submitted to ProcurementQnR@mdek12.org by the deadline of Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.   Copies of all questions submitted and the responses will be posted to the MDE website at www.mdek12.org under the Public Notices section and will be available to the general public by Monday, June 15, 2026.   All responses to the solicitation must be submitted via rfxs@mdek12.org or shipped/mailed to the following address:   Shipped to: (FedEx, UPS, etc.) Monique Corley Office of Procurement The Mississippi Department of Education FY27 Non-Traditional Participation Grant RFA 359 North West Street Jackson, MS 39201 (DO NOT OPEN)   The deadline for receipt of responses is on or before Monday, June 29, 2026, by 2:00 p.m., Central Standard Time (CST). 5/27, 6/03/2026  #