Impact Aid -- School Construction Formula Grants, Recovery Act

 

To provide school construction assistance to local educational agencies (LEAs) where the presence of children living on Federal property places a financial burden on the LEAs that educate them (Section 8003, ESEA).

Deleted 01/15/2013 (Archived.) 84.404 Agency: Department of Education Formula Grants Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2011: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2012: No Current Data Available Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, Section 8007(a), Title VIII ; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), Public Law 111-5. Contact Program Office. Contact Program Office. . OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. 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. No applications are required. Awards will be determined based on information from Impact Aid Section 8003 applications submitted for FY 2008.
Funds are awarded according to a statutory formula, based on the number of eligible federally connected children in average daily attendance who are dependents of members of the uniformed services and children living on Indian lands. Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. The Department expects to obligate funds to SEAs within approximately one month after passage of ARRA. An administrative law hearing is available for any LEA or State adversely affected by any action of the Secretary. The hearing must be requested under the time frame included in the program regulations. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. Awards must be used for construction activities, including the preparation of drawings and specifications for school facilities; erecting, building, acquiring, altering, remodeling, repairing, or extending school facilities; and inspecting and supervising the construction of school facilities. Program reports are not applicable. Cash reports are not applicable. Progress reports are not applicable. The LEA will be required to submit financial documentation to verify the appropriate use of funds. In addition, the LEA will be required to provide a narrative on the outcome of the project and its impact on local employment. ARRA-funded programs will report on how funds under this program are spent and the results of those expenditures. Additional requirements may be included in grant award documents. 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. In accordance with the General Education Provision Act and program regulations, an LEA generally must retain records supporting its payment amount for 3 years after the last payment. Statutory Formula: Title VIII, Section 8007(a).
Matching Requirements: Payments are determined according to a statutory formula, based on the number of eligible federally connected children in average daily attendance living on Indian lands or whose parents are in the uniformed services.
This program does not have MOE requirements. This is a one-time appropriation. Performance periods will vary depending on the type of project funded. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: N/A. None. Catherine Schagh, Department of Education, OESE, Impact Aid Programs, Rm 3E105, 400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20202-6244 Email: impact.aid@ed.gov Phone: (202) 260-3858. http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/impactaid/index.html. 91-0103-0-1-501. (Formula Grants) FY 09 $40,000,000; FY 10 $0; FY 11 $0 - No additional obligations expected for FY 2010 or 2011. For 2009, the range of awards were $2,296 - $5,096,920; the average award was about $220,000. Regulations are included in 34 CFR 222. Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2011: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2012: No Current Data Available