Guidelines, Provisions, and Assurances

For all grants administered by TEA, the agency publishes general, fiscal, and program-specific guidelines. Grant recipients must assure that funds will be spent in accordance with all grant procedures and federal and state regulations. 

General and Fiscal Guidelines

The General and Fiscal Guidelines describe grant application procedures as well as general processes for distribution and management of grant funds based on the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR). These guidelines apply to all grants that TEA administers and are part of every Request for Application (RFA) that TEA publishes.

As these guidelines are updated, TEA maintains prior versions that are applicable to already published grants. From the list below, select the appropriate guidelines based on the date range for awarded grants.

General and Fiscal Guidelines by Date Range for Awarded Grants:

• Guidelines for grants awarded on or after July 1, 2021 
  • Change History for the Update
• Guidelines for grants awarded from May 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021
• Guidelines for grants awarded from July 1, 2018, to April 30, 2020
• Guidelines for grants awarded from March 30, 2018, to June 30, 2018
• Guidelines for grants awarded from July 01, 2017, to March 29, 2018
• Guidelines for grants awarded from December 26, 2014, to June 30, 2017

Program Guidelines

A grant’s Program Guidelines supplement the more comprehensive General and Fiscal Guidelines by providing specific information about that grant’s purpose, eligibility or review criteria, program description, statutory and TEA requirements, critical dates, and information about allowable or unallowable costs. Program Guidelines for each grant can found on the TEA Grant Opportunities page.

Provisions and Assurances

All TEA grants include provisions and assurances that a grant recipient agrees to comply with when accepting a grant award. These provisions and assurances are linked to each PDF and eGrant application listed on the TEA Grant Opportunities page. Grant requirements may include but are not limited to the following:

• General Provisions and Assurances: Required for every TEA grant agreement:
  • Provisions and Assurances for grants awarded on or after January 04, 2021
  • Provisions and Assurances for grants awarded before January 04, 2021
• Program-Specific Provisions and Assurances: Specified within a grant’s Program Guidelines on the TEA Grant Opportunities page
• Debarment and Suspension: Required for all federal grants, regardless of dollar amount
• Lobbying Certification: Required for all federal grants greater than $100,000
• Every Student Succeeds Act: Required for all programs funded under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by Public Law 114-95, Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
• No Child Left Behind Act of 2001: Required for all programs funded under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by Public Law 107-110, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001