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For a capital construction project to be eligible for Building Aid, it must meet the following minimum criteria:

1. The building involved in the project must be used for the instruction of students (that is, it must have a State-rated capacity) or the building must be a school bus facility.
2. The work must be bonafide capital construction--not maintenance or repair work.
3. The construction contracts must total at least $10,000 (exclusive of incidental costs).
4. The project must have received approval by the Commissioner and a Building Permit before advertising for bids. (Chapter 315 of the Laws of 1990)
5. The project must have been properly authorized, generally by a vote of the people.

Assuming that all of the above criteria are properly met, then the determination of how much building aid will be paid on a particular capital construction project is based upon several factors: the building aid units assigned by OFP, the cost index in effect the month the contracts are signed, the district's aid ratio and the actual amounts expended. Refer to the publication State Building Aid for Public School Districts and BOCES. Project specific building aid information will be sent from State Aid Office.