Risk Assessment

Contact Information

Federal Compliance Unit 
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas 78701 
Email: NonCompResolution@tea.texas.gov 

The Texas Education Agency, as a pass-through entity, awards federal grant funds to eligible subrecipients, including local educational agencies (LEAs), which include both school districts and open-enrollment charter schools, education service centers (ESCs), and non-profits. TEA as a pass-through entity is required under Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 2 CFR §200.332(c), to evaluate each subrecipient risk of non-compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the sub-award for purposes of determining the appropriate subrecipient monitoring as described in 2 CFR §200.332(e), which may include the subrecipients results of previous audits, include Single-Audits in accordance with 2 CFR §200.332(c), changes to key personnel, and other factors that may reflect any patterns of non-compliance. 

The Federal Compliance Officer in the Department of Grant Compliance and Administration (GCA) manages all GCA Risk Assessment activities, data, technical assistance, and training. 

To comply with this requirement, the Federal Compliance Officer conducts an annual risk assessment of all sub-recipients to determine and mitigate any potential risk of non-compliance. Based on the outcome of the annual risk assessment, sub-recipients are assigned a risk status of low, medium, or high, which is evaluated annually.

2026-2027 Risk Assessment Indicators

The following are the thirty-four indicators developed by the Department of Grant Compliance and Administration to establish LEA Risk Status for the 2026-2027 school year:

  • I-1: An LEA has received a single-audit management decision letter with sustained findings for FY22-FY26.
  • I-2: An LEA was non-compliant for IDEA-B LEA MOE for FY22-FY26.
  • I-3: An LEA was monitored by FFM or SMD with final report findings for FY21-FY25.
  • I-4: An LEA was placed on a formal programmatic Corrective Action for Non-Compliance for the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) grant for FY24-FY26.
  • I-5: An LEA had grant management compliance concerns for FY22-FY26.
  • I-6: An LEA had significant post-award issues with their program applications for FY23-FY26.
  • I-7: An LEA was referred for Risk Assessment by other TEA divisions for FY26.
  • I-8: An LEA experienced Superintendent turnover for FY24-FY26.
  • I-9: An LEA has experienced CFO/Business Manager turnover for FY24-FY26.
  • I-10: An LEA was not required to conduct a single-audit for FY25 as required, per 2 CFR §200.501.
  • I-11: An LEA was monitored by FFM or SMD and had disallowed costs in the final report for FY21-FY25.
  • I-12: An LEA was non-compliant for Program Monitoring Validation for FY22-FY26.
  • I-13: An LEA had Federal Program Non-Compliance issues due to Late or No submission of their ESSA Consolidated Compliance Report for FY22-FY25.
  • I-14: An LEA was non-compliant on their Self-Check Requirements for FY22-FY25.
  • I-15: An LEA has not been fiscally monitored by the Department of Grant Compliance and Administration within the past six years.
  • I-16: An LEA's historical Risk Status Designation for FY22-FY26.
  • I-17: An LEA has been appointed a Board of Managers by the Commissioner of Education under TEC §39A.004 and the Board of Managers still governs the district.
  • I-18: An LEA is currently being served by the Fiscal Conservator, appointed by the Commissioner of Education under TEC §39A.002.
  • I-19: Ad Hoc Referrals to the Federal Compliance Officer for the following projects:
    • Programmatic Non-Compliance
    • Open Complaints and Investigations of federal funds
    • Other referrals
  • I-20: Number of Non-Compliance Resolution overdue refunds or documents for FY23-FY26.
  • I-21: An LEA had a large percentage of federal expenditures compared to their total operating costs for FY25.
  • I-22: An LEA had late or no submission of their single-audit to the Federal Award Clearinghouse in accordance with 2 CFR § 200.512 for FY25.
  • I-23: An LEA has not drawn down federal grant funds by January 31, 2026, for any of the following 2025-2026 Special Education Consolidated Grants:
    • IDEA-B Formula
    • IDEA-B Preschool
    • IDEA-B Discretionary Deaf
  • I-24: An LEA has not drawn down federal grant funds by January 31, 2026, for the following 2025-2026 Grant:
    • Perkins V
  • I-25: An LEA has not drawn down federal grant funds by January 31, 2026, for the following 2025-2026 ESSA Consolidated Grant:
    • Title I, Part A
  • I-26: An LEA has not drawn down federal grant funds by January 31, 2026, for any of the following 2025-2026 ESSA Consolidated Grants:
    • Title I, Part C
    • Title I, Part D
    • Title II, Part A
    • Title III, Part A - ELA
    • Title III, Part A - Immigrant
    • Title IV, Part A
  • I-27: An LEA carried over 40% or more across all three Special Education Consolidated Grants listed below:
    • IDEA-B Formula
    • IDEA-B Preschool
    • IDEA-B Discretionary Deaf 
  • I-28: An LEA carried over 25% or more for any individual Special Education Consolidated Grants listed below:
    • IDEA-B Formula
    • IDEA-B Preschool
    • IDEA-B Discretionary Deaf
  • I-29: An LEA carried over 15% or more of their Title I, Part A Grant funds.
  • I-30: An LEA carried over 25% or more for any individual ESSA Consolidated Grant listed below:
    • Title I, Part C
    • Title I, Part D
    • Title II, Part A
    • Title III, Part A - ELA
    • Title III, Part A - Immigrant
    • Title IV, Part A
  • I-31: An LEA TEHCY Sub-grantee has identified zero homeless students for FY24 (Identification must have occurred from July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024) and FY25 (Identification must have occurred between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025).
  • I-32: An LEA did not expend 25% or more of their TEHCY Grant funds for FY25.
  • I-33: An LEA was referred for Non-Compliance due to a federal investigation finding for FY26.
  • I-34: Per 2 CFR §3474.10, TEA is authorized to designate a federal grant subrecipient as a high-risk grantee.
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Access Your Risk Assessment Status Designation Report

The Department of Grant Compliance and Administration has completed its LEA Risk Assessment status determination for the 2026-2027 school year. LEAs can access their 2026-2027 Risk Assessment Status Designation Report by following the steps below:

  1. Access the TEA Smartsheet WorkApp site.
  2. Select Risk Assessment WorkApp.
  3. Select LEA Name and CDN when the 2026-2027 GCA Risk Assessment page displays.
  4. Click on the Attachments link and click on the LEA RA Report.pdf title.
  5. The report will download to your computer's download folder.
  6. Click on the downloaded report to view your 2026-2027 LEA Risk Assessment Status Designation Report.
  7. Each LEA report includes points assigned by indicator, total risk assessment score, and risk status designation for 2026-2027.

The FY19-FY27 Risk Status Designation Report is also accessible by following the steps above. As new reports are published, they will also be added to the navigation pane for easy access and review, ensuring that all relevant information is readily available for LEAs.

LEA administrators with current, active Smartsheet access to other TEA WorkApps (EDGAR Connect, FPC Random Validation, ESSER Reporting, etc.) will be able to view the Risk Assessment WorkApp, and new users will need to be added through the EDGAR Connect WorkApp. With the assistance of the EDGAR Connect WorkApp, please request for users to be added or removed, or send an email request to Nick Davis (Nick.Davis@tea.texas.gov), the Managing Director and Assistant Chief Grants Officer. For Risk Assessment access issues, email Frank Baca (Frank.Baca@tea.texas.gov).  

For questions regarding 2026-2027 Risk Assessment scores or status, contact Cal Lopez, the TEA Federal Compliance Officer, at noncompresolution@tea.texas.gov or 512-463-9017.

*Please note, Risk Assessment Reports are not confidential and are subject to public information requests (PIRs).

Risk Assessment Resources