Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga Board Of Cooperative Educational Services

Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga Board Of Cooperative Educational Services (TST BOCES) is a U.S. local government and school district entity registered in SAM.gov since 2007, located in Ithaca, New York. As a Board of Cooperative Educational Services, the organization serves multiple school districts in the Tompkins, Seneca, and Tioga county regions, providing shared educational services and support to local school systems. The organization is primarily engaged in receiving and administering federal and state educational grants, with a focus on providing specialized educational programming and services to schools and out-of-school populations.

TST BOCES has consistently received federal grant sub-awards from the New York State Education Department across multiple program categories, including vocational education programs, integrated English literacy and civics education, and educational services for out-of-school populations. In a notable recent prime federal grant award, the organization is conducting a research project on healthy school meals in collaboration with the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, focusing on contaminant levels in National School Lunch Program meals and investigating scratch-cooking practices in institutional food service settings. The organization's sub-grant awards demonstrate a consistent pattern of supporting educational initiatives, with grants targeting vocational education, English literacy, civic education, and consolidated nutrition programs. These awards reflect TST BOCES' role in implementing diverse educational support services and research projects that enhance learning opportunities and educational quality for various student populations in New York state.