Education Technology State Grants, Recovery Act

 

To provide grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) on a formula basis to (a) improve student academic achievement through the use of technology in schools; (b) assist all students in becoming technologically literate by the end of eighth grade; and (c) encourage the effective integration of technology with teacher training and curriculum development to establish successful research-based instructional methods.

Deleted 01/15/2013 (Archived.) 84.386 Agency: Department of Education Formula Grants Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2011: Not Applicable. Fiscal Year 2012: No Current Data Available Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, Title II, Part D, Subpart 1 and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5. Contact Program Office. Contact Program Office. No Credentials or documentation are required. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. State applications for funding under Title II, D, Subpart 1 submitted to and approved by the Department as part of the FY 2002 State Consolidated Applications are applicable. The Department reviews all State applications and plans. Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. Not Applicable. The Secretary shall not disapprove a State technology plan or State application, before offering the State an opportunity to revise the plan and a hearing. (See 34 CFR 76.202.). > 180 Days. SEAs shall annually report to the Secretary. Renewals are subject to the availability of resources. Not Applicable. At least 95 percent of awards to SEAs must be used to make subgrants to LEAs. Half of the subgrant funds (the 95 percent) must be used for formula awards to eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) that receive funds under Title I, Part A. The remaining one-half provides competitive awards to eligible local entities (see beneficiary eligibility). However, States may use 100 percent of the ARRA funds for this program to make competitive subgrants. Each LEA and eligible entity receiving funds under this program must use at least 25 percent of its funds to provide professional development; the remaining funds must be used carry out other activities consistent with the purposes of the program and the district's local technology plan. This program is subject to non-supplanting requirements and must use a restricted indirect cost rate which is referenced under 34 CFR 76.564- 76.569. For assistance call the Office of the Chief Financial Officer/ Indirect Cost Group on (202) 708-7770. As required by the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) for State-administered programs (34 CFR part 76), financial and performance reports are required annually. Grantees under this program may anticipate having to report at the end of each quarter on the amount of grant funds obligated and expended; all activities for which those funds were obligated and expended; the completion status of those activities; the estimated number of jobs created or retained by the project and those activities; and detailed information on any contracts awarded with grant funds. As required by EDGAR. As required by EDGAR. As required by EDGAR. Performance monitoring is not applicable. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. Any additional audit requirements will be included in award documents. As required by EDGAR for State-Administered programs (34 CFR part 76). Generally, States and subgrantees must retain records related to grant funds and compliance for a period of 5 years. Statutory Formula: Title II, Part D, Subpart 1.
Matching Requirements: Funds are allocated to States proportionate to their share under Part A of Title I of ESEA but with a minimum allocation to any State of one-half of one percent of the amount appropriated.
This program does not have MOE requirements. Awards generally are made for 1 year. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Electronic tranfer. None. Enid Marshall, School Support and Technology Programs, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., FB6, Room 3E307, Washington, District of Columbia 20202 Email: enid.marshall@ed.gov Phone: (202) 708-9499. http://www.ed.gov/programs/edtech/index.html 91-1001-0-1-501. (Formula Grants) FY 09 $650,000,000; FY 10 $0; FY 11 $0 State awards range from $3,209,375 to $71,578,424. 34 CFR 76, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 85, and 86.
Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2011: Not Applicable. Fiscal Year 2012: No Current Data Available