Grant Compliance and Administration

The department is responsible for managing all discretionary and formula grants, ensuring the agency’s compliance with the fiscal requirements of federal grants, and conducting monitoring and grant reviews of federal grant subrecipients.

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COVID Grant Funding

The following federal grant and reimbursement programs have been authorized in response to COVID-19:

• Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER)
  GCA acts as the program office for the ESSER grant programs: ESSER I, CRRSA ESSER II, ARP ESSER III, and ESSER-SUPP.
• Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools (EANS)
  GCA acts as the program office for the Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools grant programs, CRRSA EANS I and ARP EANS II, which fund certain services to private nonprofit schools (PNPs) impacted by COVID-19.
• GEER Assistance to Private Schools (GAPS) Grant Program
  GCA acts as the program office for the GAPS grant program, which provides funding for PNPs to address needs identified and caused by the pandemic, including limited school safety related activities.
• CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funding (CRF) Reimbursement Programs
  GCA acts as the program office for the CRF reimbursement programs: the Operation Connectivity PPRP and LMRP.

Department Functions

Links in the following table lead to information on the department's primary functions.

• Non-Compliance Resolution
  The Department of Grant Compliance and Administration manages the agency's Non-Compliance Resolution process and activities.
• Monitoring of Single-Audit Findings
  The Department of Grant Compliance and Administration manages the agency's Monitoring of Single-Audit Findings process and activities.
• Risk Assessment
  The Department of Grant Compliance and Administration conducts an Annual Federal Fiscal Risk Assessment of sub-recipients to evaluate and mitigate the risk of non-compliance.
• COVID-19 and Federal Grant Funds
  Information related to the initial federal and state response to COVID-19.
• School Safety Related Grant Programs
  The Department of Grant Compliance and Administration administers several school safety related grants listed below.
• Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Stimulus Funding
  GCA serves as the program office for the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) reimbursement programs.
• Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund
  GCA serves as the program office for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund.
• Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools Grant Program
  GCA serves as the program office for the EANS grant program.
• GEER Assistance to Private Schools (GAPS) Grant Program
  GCA serves as the program office for the GAPS grant program.
• Disaster Relief and Federal Grant Funding
  Guidance on using federal grant funds to help mitigate effects of the natural disasters, such as hurricanes.
• EDGAR
  Administrative requirements that went into effect in Dec. 2014, when USDE adopted the Uniform Grants Guidance (Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or 2 CFR)
• Strategic Priorities and Recommended Uses of Funds
  TEA has defined four strategic priorities to support the agency’s goal of preparing every child for success in college, a career, or the military. The recommended uses of funds linked here are designed to help grantees align their grant fund expenditures with those priorities.
• Substitute System of Time and Effort
  Guidance on how LEAs may implement a simplified system of time and effort reporting for their employees who work on multiple cost objectives.
• Travel Information and Guidance
  Current mileage, lodging, and meal reimbursement rates along with guidance on what expenses are allowable for reimbursement.

Divisions of the Department

• Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting Division
  Oversees activities of federal grant programs to ensure they are compliant with fiscal requirements and ensures that the agency is compliant with federal reporting requirements.
• Federal Fiscal Monitoring Division
  Monitors the expenditures of federal grant subrecipients to ensure federal funds are used for authorized purposes in compliance with federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of federal awards.
• Federal Program Compliance Division
  Provides state administration and implementation of ESSA programs (Title I, Parts A and D); Migrant; Title II, Part A; Title IV, Part A; Titles V, VI, and VII; and ESSA PNP services).
• Grants Administration Division
  Provides centralized administration of all formula and discretionary state-appropriated funds and federal grant funds awarded to TEA; administers all grant funds awarded to subrecipients.
• Special Monitoring Division
  Monitors Disaster Relief and Federal Grant funds to ensure they are utilized to maximize project goals and objectives, to identify and prevent wasteful spending, and minimize waste, fraud, and abuse.

Reporting Fraud, Waste or Abuse in Texas

Anyone can report fraud, waste or abuse involving state and federal resources or concerning Texas public schools and Education Service Centers.

The State Auditor’s Office (SAO) investigates allegations of fraud, waste or abuse related to funds from the General Appropriations Act – expenditures by state agencies, colleges and universities or use of state grant money.

To report fraud, waste, or abuse, call the SAO Hotline at 1-800-TX-AUDIT (892-8348) or visit the State Auditor's Office website.

Reports of fraud may also be mailed to:

State Auditor's Office
Attn: Investigations and Audit Support
P.O. Box 12067
Austin, TX 78711-2067