Post Award Compliance
Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) and Education Service Centers (ESCs), including school districts and open-enrollment charter schools, must follow applicable statues, regulations and non-regulatory guidance when utilizing federal and state grant funding. The Post-Award Compliance Unit reviews grant applications to identify compliance issues related to programmatic and budgetary details post-award. If issues of non-compliance are identified, the Post-Award Compliance Unit assists Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and Education Service Centers (ESCs) in resolving the issue via an amendment.
Programmatic and Budgetary Resources
The Grants Administration webpage has in-depth instructions, frequently ask questions, and state-wide training resources related to how to fill out the ESSA Consolidated Federal, Special Education Consolidated Federal, and Perkins applications.
Through the Grant Opportunities webpage, the Budgeting Costs Guidance Handbook, Programmatic Guidelines, Special and Unusual Cost Forms, and various essential resources can be accessed.
IDEA-B LEA MOE Eligibility Standard and Resources
Eligibility Standard: Per 34 CFR 300.203(a, b), to be eligible to receive an IDEA-B grant, each LEA must budget at least the same amount, either in total or per capita, as the amount it expended for services to children with disabilities in the most recent prior year for which information is available and when they were in Maintenance of Effort compliance.
- Special Education Consolidated (Federal), Focus on BS6016 Eligibility Standard (PDF Version)
- Special Education Consolidated (Federal), Focus on BS6016 Eligibility Standard (YouTube Version)
- Locating and Utilizing the IDEA-B LEA MOE Final Compliance Review Report
- IDEA-B LEA MOE Eligibility Standard, Random Data Validation Resource
Upcoming Training Opportunities
IDEA-B LEA Maintenance of Effort, BS6016 Random Data Validation- Coming Soon
Post Award Compliance Unit Trainings
The resources and trainings below outline specific compliance items that have been identified. In addition, there are examples of how to revise various sections of the different grant applications.
- Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting WorkApp Training (YouTube Version)
- Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting WorkApp Training (PDF Version)
- Special Education Consolidated (Federal), Focus on BS6016 Eligibility Standard (YouTube Version)
- Aligning Schedule BS6016 on the Special Education Consolidated (Federal) Grant Application with the IDEA-B LEA MOE Final Compliance Review Report (PDF Version)
- Aligning Schedule BS6016 on the Special Education Consolidated (Federal) Grant Application with the IDEA-B LEA MOE Final Compliance Review Report (YouTube Version)
- Post-Award Compliance Common Themes 2023-2024 Application Reviews (PDF Version)