45 FR 22517, Apr. 3, 1980, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 45 FR 77368, Nov. 21, 1980.
(a) The regulations in part 76 apply to each State-administered program of the Department.
(b) If a State formula grant program does not have implementing regulations, the Secretary implements the program under the authorizing statute and, to the extent consistent with the authorizing statute, under the General Education Provisions Act and the regulations in this part. For the purposes of this part, the term State formula grant program means a program whose authorizing statute or implementing regulations provide a formula for allocating program funds among eligible States.
[45 FR 22517, Apr. 3, 1980. Redesignated at 45 FR 77368, Nov. 21, 1980, as amended at 45 FR 84059, Dec. 22, 1980; 50 FR 29330, July 18, 1985; 52 FR 27804, July 24, 1987; 54 FR 21776, May 19, 1989; 55 FR 14816, Apr. 18, 1990]
If a program has regulations that are not consistent with part 76, the implementing regulations for that program identify the sections of part 76 that do not apply.
[45 FR 22517, Apr. 3, 1980. Redesignated at 45 FR 77368, Nov. 21, 1980, as amended at 54 FR 21776, May 19, 1989]
(a) Under a program covered by this part, the Secretary makes a grant:
(1) To the State agency designated by the authorizing statute for the program; or
(2) To the State agency designated by the State in accordance with the authorizing statute.
(b) The authorizing statute determines the extent to which a State may:
(1) Use grant funds directly; and
(2) Make subgrants to eligible applicants.
(c) The regulations in part 76 on subgrants apply to a program only if subgrants are authorized under that program.
(d) The authorizing statute determines the eligibility of an applicant for a subgrant.
[45 FR 22517, Apr. 3, 1980. Redesignated at 45 FR 77368, Nov. 21, 1980, as amended at 52 FR 27804, July 24, 1987; 54 FR 21776, May 19, 1989]
If a program statute authorizes a State to make subgrants, the statute:
(a) Requires the State to use a formula to distribute funds;
(b) Gives the State discretion to select subgrantees through a competition among the applicants or through some other procedure; or
(c) Allows some combination of these procedures.
[45 FR 22517, Apr. 3, 1980. Redesignated at 45 FR 77368, Nov. 21, 1980, as amended at 54 FR 21776, May 19, 1989]
(a)
(1) A faith-based organization is eligible to apply for and to receive a subgrant under a program of the Department on the same basis as any other private organization, with respect to programs for which such other organizations are eligible and considering any permissible accommodation. A State pass-through entity shall provide such religious accommodation as would be required to a recipient under Federal law, the Attorney General's Memorandum of October 6, 2017 (Federal Law Protections for Religious Liberty), and the Religion Clauses of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
(2) In the selection of subgrantees and contractors, States may not discriminate for or against a private organization on the basis of the organization's religious character, affiliation, or exercise and must ensure that all decisions about subgrants are free from political interference, or even the appearance of such interference, and are made on the basis of merit, not on the basis of religion or religious belief, or a lack thereof. Notices or announcements of award opportunities and notices of award or contracts shall include language substantially similar to that in appendices A and B, respectively, to 34 CFR part 75.
(3) No grant document, agreement, covenant, memorandum of understanding, policy, or regulation that is used by States in administering a program of the Department shall require faith-based organizations to provide assurances or notices where they are not required of non-faith-based organizations. Any restrictions on the use of subgrant funds shall apply equally to faith-based and non-faith-based organizations. All organizations that receive a subgrant from a State under a State-Administered Formula Grant program of the Department, including organizations with religious character or affiliation, must carry out eligible activities in accordance with all program requirements, subject to any required or appropriate religious accommodation, and other applicable requirements governing the conduct of Department-funded activities, including those prohibiting the use of direct financial assistance in contravention of the Establishment Clause.
(4) No grant document, agreement, covenant, memorandum of understanding, policy, or regulation that is used by States shall disqualify faith-based organizations from applying for or receiving subgrants under a State-Administered Formula Grant program of the Department because such organizations are motivated or influenced by religious faith to provide social services, or because of their religious character or affiliation, or on grounds that discriminate against organizations on the basis of the organizations' religious exercise.
(b) The provisions of § 76.532 apply to a faith-based organization that receives a subgrant from a State under a State-Administered Formula Grant program of the Department.
(c)
(1) A private organization that applies for and receives a subgrant under a program of the Department and engages in explicitly religious activities, such as worship, religious instruction, or proselytization, must offer those activities separately in time or location from any programs or services funded by a subgrant from a State under a State-Administered Formula Grant program of the Department. Attendance or participation in any such explicitly religious activities by beneficiaries of the programs and services supported by the subgrant must be voluntary.
(2) The limitations on explicitly religious activities under paragraph (c)(1) of this section do not apply to a faith-based organization that provides services to a beneficiary under a program supported only by “indirect Federal financial assistance.”
(3) For purposes of 2 CFR 3474.15, this section, and § 76.714, the following definitions apply:
(i) Direct Federal financial assistance means financial assistance received by an entity selected by the Government or a pass-through entity (under this part) to carry out a service (e.g., by contract, grant, or cooperative agreement). References to “Federal financial assistance” will be deemed to be references to direct Federal financial assistance, unless the referenced assistance meets the definition of “indirect Federal financial assistance.”
(ii) Indirect Federal financial assistance means financial assistance received by a service provider when the service provider is paid for services rendered by means of a voucher, certificate, or other means of government-funded payment provided to a beneficiary who is able to make a choice of service provider. Federal financial assistance provided to an organization is indirect under this definition if—
(A) The government program through which the beneficiary receives the voucher, certificate, or other similar means of government-funded payment is neutral toward religion; and
(B) The organization receives the assistance as the result of the genuine, independent choice of the beneficiary.
(iii) Federal financial assistance does not include a tax credit, deduction, exemption, guaranty contract, or the use of any assistance by any individual who is the ultimate beneficiary under any such program.
(iv) Pass-through entity means an entity, including a nonprofit or nongovernmental organization, acting under a contract, grant, or other agreement with the Federal Government or with a State or local government, such as a State administering agency, that accepts direct Federal financial assistance as a primary recipient or grantee and distributes that assistance to other organizations that, in turn, provide government-funded social services.
(v) Religious exercise has the meaning given to the term in 42 U.S.C. 2000cc-5(7)(A).
(vi) Discriminate against an organization on the basis of the organization's religious exercise means to disfavor an organization, including by failing to select an organization, disqualifying an organization, or imposing any condition or selection criterion that otherwise disfavors or penalizes an organization in the selection process or has such an effect because of:
(A) Conduct that would not be considered grounds to disfavor a secular organization,
(B) Conduct that must or could be granted an appropriate accommodation in a manner consistent with RFRA (42 U.S.C. 2000bb through 2000bb-4) or the Religion Clauses of the First Amendment to the Constitution, or
(C) The actual or suspected religious motivation of the organization's religious exercise.
The definitions of direct Federal financial assistance and indirect Federal financial assistance do not change the extent to which an organization is considered a recipient of Federal financial assistance as those terms are defined under 34 CFR parts 100, 104, 106, and 110.
(d)
(1) A faith-based organization that applies for or receives a subgrant from a State under a State-Administered Formula Grant program of the Department will retain its independence, autonomy, right of expression, religious character, and authority over its governance. A faith-based organization that receives Federal financial assistance from the Department does not lose the protection of law.
Memorandum for All Executive Departments and Agencies, From the Attorney General, “Federal Law Protections for Religious Liberty” (Oct. 6, 2017) (describing Federal law protections for religious liberty).
(2) A faith-based organization that applies for or receives a subgrant from a State under a State-Administered Formula Grant program of the Department may, among other things—
(i) Retain religious terms in its name;
(ii) Continue to carry out its mission, including the definition, development, practice, and expression of its religious beliefs;
(iii) Use its facilities to provide services without concealing, removing, or altering religious art, icons, scriptures, or other symbols from these facilities;
(iv) Select its board members and employees on the basis of their acceptance of or adherence to the religious tenets of the organization; and
(v) Include religious references in its mission statement and other chartering or governing documents.
(e) An organization that receives any Federal financial assistance under a program of the Department shall not discriminate against a beneficiary or prospective beneficiary in the provision of program services or in outreach activities on the basis of religion or religious belief, a refusal to hold a religious belief, or refusal to attend or participate in a religious practice. However, an organization that participates in a program funded by indirect financial assistance need not modify its program activities to accommodate a beneficiary who chooses to expend the indirect aid on the organization's program and may require attendance at all activities that are fundamental to the program.
(f) If a State or subgrantee contributes its own funds in excess of those funds required by a matching or grant agreement to supplement federally funded activities, the State or subgrantee has the option to segregate those additional funds or commingle them with the funds required by the matching requirements or grant agreement. However, if the additional funds are commingled, this section applies to all of the commingled funds.
(g) A religious organization's exemption from the Federal prohibition on employment discrimination on the basis of religion, in section 702(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000e-1, is not forfeited when the organization receives Federal financial assistance from the Department. An organization qualifying for such exemption may select its employees on the basis of their acceptance of or adherence to the religious tenets of the organization.
(h) The Department shall not construe these provisions in such a way as to advantage or disadvantage faith-based organizations affiliated with historic or well-established religions or sects in comparison with other religions or sects.
[85 FR 82128, Dec. 17, 2020]
If any provision of this subpart or its application to any person, act, or practice is held invalid, the remainder of the subpart or the application of its provisions to any person, act, or practice shall not be affected thereby.
[85 FR 82130, Dec. 17, 2020]
This subpart establishes general requirements that a State must meet to apply for a grant under a program covered by this part. Additional requirements are in the authorizing statute and the implementing regulations for the program.
[52 FR 27804, July 24, 1987]
A State that makes subgrants to local educational agencies under a program subject to this part shall have on file with the Secretary a general application that meets the requirements of section 441 of the General Education Provisions Act.
[52 FR 27804, July 24, 1987, as amended at 60 FR 46493, Sept. 6, 1995]
As used in this part, State plan means any of the following documents:
| Document | Program | Authorizing statute | Principal Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| State plan | Assistance to States for Education of Handicapped Children | Part B (except section 619), Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1411-1420) | OSERS |
| Application | Preschool Grants | Section 619, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1419) | OSERS |
| Application | Handicapped Infants and Toddlers | Part H, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1471-1485) | OSERS |
| Application or written request for assistance | Client Assistance Program | Section 112, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 732) | OSERS |
| Application | Removal of Architectural Barriers to the Handicapped Program | Section 607, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1406) | OSERS |
| State plan | State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program | Title I, Parts A-C, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 720-741) | OSERS |
| State plan supplement | State Supported Employment Services Program | Title VI, Part C, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 795j-795r) | OSERS |
| State plan | State Independent Living Services Program | Title VII, Part A, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796-796d) | OSERS |
| State plan | State Vocational Education Program | Title I, Part B, Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2321-2325) | OVAE |
| State plan and application | State-Administered Adult Education Program | Section 341, Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1206) | OVAE |
| State plan | Even Start Family Literacy Program | Title I, Chapter 1, Part B of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2741-2749) | OESE |
| State application | State Grants for Strengthening Instruction in Mathematics and Science | Title II, Part A, Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 2981-2993) | OESE |
| State application | Federal, State and Local Partnership for Educational Improvement | Title I, Chapter 2, Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 2911-2952 and 2971-2976) | OESE |
| State plan or application | Migrant Education Program | Sections 1201, 1202, Chapter 1, Title I, Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 2781 and 2782) | OESE |
| Application | State Student Incentive Grant Program | Section 415C, Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070c-2) | OPE |
| Application | Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship Program | Section 553, Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1111b) | OPE |
| Basic State plan, long-range program, and annual program | The Library Services and Construction Act State-Administered Program | Library Services and Construction Act (20 U.S.C. 351-355e-3) | OERI |
| Application | Emergency Immigrant Education Program | Emergency Immigrant Education Act (20 U.S.C. 3121-3130) | OBEMLA |
| Application | Transition Program for Refugee Children | Section 412(d) Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C. 1522 (d)) | OBEMLA |
| Any document that the authorizing statute for a State-administered program requires a State to submit to receive funds | Any State-administered program without implementing regulations | Section 408(a)(1), General Education Provisions Act and Section 414, Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 1221e-3(a)(1) and 3474) | Dept-wide |
[57 FR 30340, July 8, 1992]
(a) Beginning with fiscal year 1996, each State plan will be effective for a period of more than one fiscal year, to be determined by the Secretary or by regulations.
(b) If the Secretary determines that the multi-year State plans under a program should be submitted by the States on a staggered schedule, the Secretary may require groups of States to submit or resubmit their plans in different years.
(c) This section does not apply to:
(1) The annual accountability report under part A of title I of the Vocational Education Act;
(2) The annual programs under the Library Services and Construction Act;
(3) The application under sections 141-143 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; and
(4) The State application under section 209 of title II of the Education for Economic Security Act.
(d) A State may submit an annual State plan under the Vocational Education Act. If a State submits an annual plan under that program, this section does not apply to that plan.
This section is based on a provision in the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA). Section 427 of the Department of Education Organization Act (DEOA), 20 U.S.C. 3487, provides that except to the extent inconsistent with the DEOA, the GEPA “shall apply to functions transferred by this Act to the extent applicable on the day preceding the effective date of this Act.” Although standardized nomenclature is used in this section to reflect the creation of the Department of Education, there is no intent to extend the coverage of the GEPA beyond that authorized under section 427 or other applicable law.
[45 FR 22517, Apr. 3, 1980. Redesignated at 45 FR 77368, Nov. 21, 1980, as amended at 45 FR 86296, Dec. 30, 1980; 50 FR 43545, Oct. 25, 1985; 60 FR 46493, Sept. 6, 1995]
(a) A State shall include the following certifications in each State plan:
(1) That the plan is submitted by the State agency that is eligible to submit the plan.
(2) That the State agency has authority under State law to perform the functions of the State under the program.
(3) That the State legally may carry out each provision of the plan.
(4) That all provisions of the plan are consistent with State law.
(5) That a State officer, specified by title in the certification, has authority under State law to receive, hold, and disburse Federal funds made available under the plan.
(6) That the State officer who submits the plan, specified by title in the certification, has authority to submit the plan.
(7) That the agency that submits the plan has adopted or otherwise formally approved the plan.
(8) That the plan is the basis for State operation and administration of the program.
(b) [Reserved]
A State shall make the following documents available for public inspection:
(a) All State plans and related official materials.
(b) All approved subgrant applications.
(c) All documents that the Secretary transmits to the State regarding a program.
(a) Sections 76.125 through 76.137 of this part contain requirements for the submission of an application by an Insular Area for the consolidation of two or more grants under the programs described in paragraph (c) of this section.
(b) For the purpose of §§ 76.125-76.137 of this part the term Insular Area means the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
(c) The Secretary may make an annual consolidated grant to assist an Insular Area in carrying out one or more State-administered formula grant programs of the Department.
[47 FR 17421, Apr. 22, 1982, as amended at 54 FR 21776, May 19, 1989; 57 FR 30341, July 8, 1992]
The following regulations apply to those programs included in a consolidated grant:
(b) The regulations that apply to each specific program included in a consolidated grant for which funds are used.
[47 FR 17421, Apr. 22, 1982]
An Insular Area may apply for a consolidated grant for two or more of the programs listed in § 76.125(c). This procedure is intended to:
(a) Simplify the application and reporting procedures that would otherwise apply for each of the programs included in the consolidated grant; and
(b) Provide the Insular Area with flexibility in allocating the funds under the consolidated grant to achieve any of the purposes to be served by the programs that are consolidated.
[47 FR 17421, Apr. 22, 1982]
A consolidated grant is a grant to an Insular Area for any two or more of the programs listed in § 76.125(c). The amount of the consolidated grant is the sum of the allocations the Insular Area receives under each of the programs included in the consolidated grant if there had been no consolidation.
Assume the Virgin Islands applies for a consolidated grant that includes programs under the Adult Education Act, Vocational Education Act, and Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act. If the Virgin Islands' allocation under the formula for each of these three programs is $150,000; the total consolidated grant to the Virgin Islands would be $450,000.
[47 FR 17421, Apr. 22, 1982]
(a) An Insular Area shall use the funds it receives under a consolidated grant to carry out, in its jurisdiction, one or more of the programs included in the grant.
Assume that Guam applies for a consolidated grant under the Vocational Education Act, the Handicapped Preschool and School Programs-Incentive Grants, and the Adult Education Act and that the sum of the allocations under these programs is $700,000. Guam may choose to allocate this $700,000 among all of the programs authorized under the three programs. Alternatively, it may choose to allocate the entire $700,000 to one or two of the programs; for example, the Adult Education Act Program.
(b) An Insular Area shall comply with the statutory and regulatory requirements that apply to each program under which funds from the consolidated grant are expended.
Assume that American Samoa uses part of the funds under a consolidated grant for the State program under the Adult Education Act. American Samoa need not submit to the Secretary a State plan that requires policies and procedures to assure all students equal access to adult education programs. However, in carrying out the program, American Samoa must meet and be able to demonstrate compliance with this equal access requirement.
[47 FR 17421, Apr. 22, 1982]
(a) The Secretary annually makes a single consolidated grant to each Insular Area that meets the requirements of §§ 76.125 through 76.137 and each program under which the grant funds are to be used and administered.
(b) The Secretary may decide that one or more programs cannot be included in the consolidated grant if the Secretary determines that the Insular Area failed to meet the program objectives stated in its plan for the previous fiscal year in which it carried out the programs.
(c) Under a consolidated grant, an Insular Area may use a single advisory council for any or all of the programs that require an advisory council.
(d) Although Pub. L. 95-134 authorizies the Secretary to consolidate grant funds that the Department awards to an Insular Area, it does not confer eligibility for any grant funds. The eligibility of a particular Insular Area to receive grant funds under a Federal education program is determined under the statute and regulations for that program.
[47 FR 17421, Apr. 22, 1982]
(a) An Insular Area that desires to apply for a grant consolidating two or more programs listed in § 76.125(c) shall submit to the Secretary an application that:
(1) Contains the assurances in § 76.132; and
(2) Meets the application requirements in paragraph (c) of this section.
(b) The submission of an application that contains these requirements and assurances takes the place of a separate State plan or other similar document required by this part or by the authorizing statutes and regulations for programs included in the consolidated grant.
(c) An Insular Area shall include in its consolidated grant application a program plan that:
(1) Contains a list of the programs in § 76.125(c) to be included in the consolidated grant;
(2) Describes the program or programs in § 76.125(c) under which the consolidated grant funds will be used and administered;
(3) Describes the goals, objectives, activities, and the means of evaluating program outcomes for the programs for which the Insular Area will use the funds received under the consolidated grant during the fiscal year for which it submits the application, including needs of the population that will be met by the consolidation of funds; and
(4) Contains a budget that includes a description of the allocation of funds—including any anticipated carryover funds of the program in the consolidated grant from the preceding year—among the programs to be included in the consolidated grant.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1880-0513)
[47 FR 17421, Apr. 22, 1982, as amended at 53 FR 49143, Dec. 6, 1988]
(a) An Insular Area shall include in its consolidated grant application assurances to the Secretary that it will:
(1) Follow policies and use administrative practices that will insure that non-Federal funds will not be supplanted by Federal funds made available under the authority of the programs in the consolidated grant;
(2) Comply with the requirements (except those relating to the submission of State plans or similar documents) in the authorizing statutes and implementing regulations for the programs under which funds are to be used and administered, (except requirements for matching funds);
(3) Provide for proper and efficient administration of funds in accordance with the authorizing statutes and implementing regulations for those programs under which funds are to be used and administered;
(4) Provide for fiscal control and fund accounting procedures to assure proper disbursement of, and accounting for, Federal funds received under the consolidated grant;
(5) Submit an annual report to the Secretary containing information covering the program or programs for which the grant is used and administered, including the financial and program performance information required under 2 CFR 200.327 and 200.328.
(6) Provide that funds received under the consolidated grant will be under control of, and that title to property acquired with these funds will be in, a public agency, institution, or organization. The public agency shall administer these funds and property;
(7) Keep records, including a copy of the State Plan or application document under which funds are to be spent, which show how the funds received under the consolidated grant have been spent.
(8) Adopt and use methods of monitoring and providing technical assistance to any agencies, organizations, or institutions that carry out the programs under the consolidated grant and enforce any obligations imposed on them under the applicable statutes and regulations.
(9) Evaluate the effectiveness of these programs in meeting the purposes and objectives in the authorizing statutes under which program funds are used and administered;
(10) Conduct evaluations of these programs at intervals and in accordance with procedures the Secretary may prescribe; and
(11) Provide appropriate opportunities for participation by local agencies, representatives of the groups affected by the programs, and other interested institutions, organizations, and individuals in planning and operating the programs.
(b) These assurances remain in effect for the duration of the programs they cover.
[47 FR 17421, Apr. 22, 1982, as amended at 64 FR 50392, Sept. 16, 1999; 79 FR 76093, Dec. 19, 2014]
(a) After an Insular Area receives a consolidated grant, it may reallocate the funds in a manner different from the allocation described in its consolidated grant application. However, the funds cannot be used for purposes that are not authorized under the programs in the consolidated grant under which funds are to be used and administered.
(b) If an Insular Area decides to reallocate the funds it receives under a consolidated grant, it shall notify the Secretary by amending its original application to include an update of the information required under § 76.131.
[47 FR 17421, Apr. 22, 1982]
(a) An Insular Area may request that any number of programs in § 76.125(c) be included in its consolidated grant and may apply separately for assistance under any other programs listed in § 76.125(c) for which it is eligible.
(b) Those programs that an Insular Area decides to exclude from consolidation—for which it must submit separate plans or applications—are implemented in accordance with the applicable program statutes and regulations. The excluded programs are not subject to the provisions for allocation of funds among programs in a consolidated grant.
[47 FR 17421, Apr. 22, 1982]
The Secretary waives all requirements for matching funds for those programs that are consolidated by an Insular Area in a consolidated grant application.
[47 FR 17421, Apr. 22, 1982]
Insular Areas may only use and administer funds under programs described in § 76.125(c) during a fiscal year for which the Insular Area is entitled to receive funds under an appropriation for that program.
[47 FR 17421, Apr. 22, 1982, as amended at 57 FR 30341, July 8, 1992]
Any funds under any applicable program which are available for obligation and expenditure in the year succeeding the fiscal year for which they are appropriated must be obligated and expended in accordance with the consolidated grant application submitted by the Insular Area for that program for the succeeding fiscal year.
(a) If the Secretary determines that an amendment to a State plan is essential during the effective period of the plan, the State shall make the amendment.
(b) A State shall also amend a State plan if there is a significant and relevant change in:
(1) The information or the assurances in the plan;
(2) The administration or operation of the plan; or
(3) The organization, policies, or operations of the State agency that received the grant, if the change materially affects the information or assurances in the plan.
If a State amends a State plan under § 76.140, the State shall use the same procedures as those it must use to prepare and submit a State plan.
The Secretary uses the same procedures to approve an amendment to a State plan—or any other document a State submits—as the Secretary uses to approve the original document.
The Secretary approves a State plan if it meets the requirements of the Federal statutes and regulations that apply to the plan.
The Secretary may disapprove a State plan only after:
(a) Notifying the State;
(b) Offering the State a reasonable opportunity for a hearing; and
(c) Holding the hearing, if requested by the State.
(a) To make a grant to a State, the Secretary issues and sends to the State a notification of grant award.
(b) The notification of grant award tells the amount of the grant and provides other information about the grant.
(a) The Secretary allots program funds to a State in accordance with the authorizing statute or implementing regulations for the program.
(b) Any reallotment to other States will be made by the Secretary in accordance with the authorizing statute or implementing regulations for that program.
[50 FR 29330, July 18, 1985]
Funds that a State receives as a result of a reallotment are part of the State's grant for the appropriate fiscal year. However, the Secretary does not consider a reallotment in determining the maximum or minimum amount to which a State is entitled for a following fiscal year.
An applicant for a subgrant can find out the procedures it must follow by contacting the State agency that administers the program.
Cross Reference:See subparts E and G of this part for the general responsibilities of the State regarding applications for subgrants.
A local educational agency that applies for a subgrant under a program subject to this part shall have on file with the State a general application that meets the requirements of Section 442 of the General Education Provisions Act.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1880-0513)
[52 FR 27804, July 24, 1987, as amended at 53 FR 49143, Dec. 6, 1988; 60 FR 46493, Sept. 6, 1995]
A State shall notify a subgrantee in writing of:
(a) The amount of the subgrant;
(b) The period during which the subgrantee may obligate the funds; and
(c) The Federal requirements that apply to the subgrant.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1880-0513)
[45 FR 22517, Apr. 3, 1980. Redesignated at 45 FR 77368, Nov. 21, 1980, as amended at 53 FR 49143, Dec. 6, 1988]
(a) Two or more eligible parties may submit a joint application for a subgrant.
(b) If the State must use a formula to distribute subgrant funds (see § 76.51), the State may not make a subgrant that exceeds the sum of the entitlements of the separate subgrantees.
(c) If the State funds the application, each subgrantee shall:
(1) Carry out the activities that the subgrantee agreed to carry out; and
(2) Use the funds in accordance with Federal requirements.
(d) Each subgrantee shall use an accounting system that permits identification of the costs paid for under its subgrant.
A subgrantee shall make any application, evaluation, periodic program plan, or report relating to each program available for public inspection.
A State that receives an application for a subgrant shall take the following steps:
(a) Review. The State shall review the application.
(b) Approval—entitlement programs. The State shall approve an application if:
(1) The application is submitted by an applicant that is entitled to receive a subgrant under the program; and
(2) The applicant meets the requirements of the Federal statutes and regulations that apply to the program.
(c) Approval—discretionary programs. The State may approve an application if:
(1) The application is submitted by an eligible applicant under a program in which the State has the discretion to select subgrantees;
(2) The applicant meets the requirements of the Federal statutes and regulations that apply to the program; and
(3) The State determines that the project should be funded under the authorizing statute and implementing regulations for the program.
(d) Disapproval—entitlement and discretionary programs. If an application does not meet the requirements of the Federal statutes and regulations that apply to a program, the State shall not approve the application.
(a) State agency hearing before disapproval. Under the programs listed in the chart below, the State agency that administers the program shall provide an applicant with notice and an opportunity for a hearing before it may disapprove the application.
| Program | Authorizing statute | Implementing regulations Title 34 CFR Part |
|---|---|---|
| Chapter 1, Program in Local Educational Agencies | Title I, Chapter 1, Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 2701-2731, 2821-2838, 2851-2854, and 2891-2901) | 200 |
| Chapter 1, Program for Neglected and Delinquent Children | Title 1, Chapter 1, Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 2801-2804) | 203 |
| State Grants for Strengthening Instruction in Mathematics and Science | Title II, Part A, Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 2981-2993) | 208 |
| Federal, State, and Local Partnership for Educational Improvement | Title I, Chapter 2, Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 2911-2952 and 2971-2976) | 298 |
| Assistance to States for Education of Handicapped Children | Part B, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (except Section 619) (20 U.S.C. 1411-1420) | 300 |
| Preschool Grants | Section 619, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1419) | 301 |
| Chapter 1, State-Operated or Supported Programs for Handicapped Children | Title 1, Chapter 1, Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 2791-2795) | 302 |
| Transition Program for Refugee Children | Section 412(d), Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 U.S.C. 1522(d)) | 538 |
| Emergency Immigrant Education Program | Emergency Immigrant Education Act (20 U.S.C. 3121-3130) | 581 |
| Financial Assistance for Construction, Reconstruction, or Renovation of Higher Education Facilities | Section 711, Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1132b) | 617 |
(b) Other programs—hearings not required. Under other programs covered by this part, a State agency—other than a State educational agency—is not required to provide an opportunity for a hearing regarding the agency's disapproval of an application.
(c) If an applicant for a subgrant alleges that any of the following actions of a State educational agency violates a State or Federal statute or regulation, the State educational agency and the applicant shall use the procedures in paragraph (d) of this section:
(1) Disapproval of or failure to approve the application or project in whole or in part.
(2) Failure to provide funds in amounts in accordance with the requirements of statutes and regulations.
(d) State educational agency hearing procedures.
(1) If the applicant applied under a program listed in paragraph (a) of this section, the State educational agency shall provide an opportunity for a hearing before the agency disapproves the application.
(2) If the applicant applied under a program not listed in paragraph (a) of this section, the State educational agency shall provide an opportunity for a hearing either before or after the agency disapproves the application.
(3) The applicant shall request the hearing within 30 days of the action of the State educational agency.
(4)
(i) Within 30 days after it receives a request, the State educational agency shall hold a hearing on the record and shall review its action.
(ii) No later than 10 days after the hearing the agency shall issue its written ruling, including findings of fact and reasons for the ruling.
(iii) If the agency determines that its action was contrary to State or Federal statutes or regulations that govern the applicable program, the agency shall rescind its action.
(5) If the State educational agency does not rescind its final action after a review under this paragraph, the applicant may appeal to the Secretary. The applicant shall file a notice of the appeal with the Secretary within 20 days after the applicant has been notified by the State educational agency of the results of the agency's review. If supported by substantial evidence, findings of fact of the State educational agency are final.
(6)
(i) The Secretary may also issue interim orders to State educational agencies as he or she may decide are necessary and appropriate pending appeal or review.
(ii) If the Secretary determines that the action of the State educational agency was contrary to Federal statutes or regulations that govern the applicable program, the Secretary issues an order that requires the State educational agency to take appropriate action.
(7) Each State educational agency shall make available at reasonable times and places to each applicant all records of the agency pertaining to any review or appeal the applicant is conducting under this section, including records of other applicants.
(8) If a State educational agency does not comply with any provision of this section, or with any order of the Secretary under this section, the Secretary terminates all assistance to the State educational agency under the applicable program or issues such other orders as the Secretary deems appropriate to achieve compliance.
(e) Other State agency hearing procedures. State agencies that are required to provide a hearing under paragraph (a) of this section—other than State educational agencies—are not required to use the procedures in paragraph (d) of this section.
This section is based on a provision in the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA). Section 427 of the Department of Education Organization Act (DEOA), 20 U.S.C. 3487, provides that except to the extent inconsistent with the DEOA, the GEPA “shall apply to functions transferred by this Act to the extent applicable on the day preceding the effective date of this Act.” Although standardized nomenclature is used in this section to reflect the creation of the Department of Education, there is no intent to extend the coverage of the GEPA beyond that authorized under Section 427 or other applicable law.
[45 FR 22517, Apr. 3, 1980. Redesignated at 45 FR 77368, Nov. 21, 1980, as amended at 45 FR 86296, Dec. 30, 1980; 50 FR 43545, Oct. 25, 1985; 52 FR 27805, July 24, 1987; 54 FR 21775, May 19, 1989; 55 FR 14816, Apr. 18, 1990; 57 FR 30341, July 8, 1992; 60 FR 46493, Sept. 6, 1995]
(a) A State and a subgrantee shall comply with the following statutes and regulations:
Table 1 to § 76.500(a)
| Subject | Statute | Regulation |
|---|---|---|
| Discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin | Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d through 2000d-4) | 34 CFR part 100. |
| Discrimination on the basis of sex | Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681-1683) | 34 CFR part 106. |
| Discrimination on the basis of handicap | Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) | 34 CFR part 104. |
| Discrimination on the basis of age | The Age Discrimination Act (42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.) | 34 CFR part 110. |
(b)
(1) Each State or subgrantee that is an institution of higher education, as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1002(a), that is public and that is legally required to abide by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (hereinafter “public institution”), must also comply with the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, including protections for freedom of speech, association, press, religion, assembly, petition, and academic freedom, as a material condition of the Department's grant. The Department will determine that a public institution has not complied with the First Amendment only if there is a final, non-default judgment by a State or Federal court that the public institution or an employee of the public institution, acting in his or her official capacity, violated the First Amendment. A final judgment is a judgment that the public institution chooses not to appeal or that is not subject to further appeal. Absent such a final, non-default judgment, the Department will deem the public institution to be in compliance with the First Amendment.
(2) Each State or subgrantee that is a public institution also must submit to the Secretary a copy of the final, non-default judgment by that State or Federal court to conclude the lawsuit no later than 45 calendar days after such final, non-default judgment is entered.
(c)
(1) Each State or subgrantee that is an institution of higher education, as defined in 20 U.S.C. 1002(a), that is private (hereinafter “private institution”) must comply with its stated institutional policies regarding freedom of speech, including academic freedom. The Department will determine that a private institution has not complied with these stated institutional policies only if there is a final, non-default judgment by a State or Federal court to the effect that the private institution or an employee of the private institution, acting on behalf of the private institution, violated its stated institutional policy regarding freedom of speech or academic freedom, as a material condition of the Department's grant. A final judgment is a judgment that the private institution chooses not to appeal or that is not subject to further appeal. Absent such a final, non-default judgment, the Department will deem the private institution to be in compliance with its stated institutional policies.
(2) Each State or subgrantee that is a private institution also must submit to the Secretary a copy of the final, non-default judgment by that State or Federal court to conclude the lawsuit no later than 45 calendar days after such final, non-default judgment is entered.
(d) As a material condition of the Department's grant, each State or subgrantee that is a public institution shall not deny to any student organization whose stated mission is religious in nature and that is at the public institution any right, benefit, or privilege that is otherwise afforded to other student organizations at the public institution (including but not limited to full access to the facilities of the public institution, distribution of student fee funds, and official recognition of the student organization by the public institution) because of the religious student organization's beliefs, practices, policies, speech, membership standards, or leadership standards, which are informed by sincerely held religious beliefs.
(e) A State or subgrantee that is a covered entity as defined in 34 CFR 108.3 shall comply with the nondiscrimination requirements of the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act, 20 U.S.C. 7905, 34 CFR part 108.
[85 FR 59979, Sept. 23, 2020]
The general principles to be used in determining costs applicable to grants, subgrants, and cost-type contracts under grants and subgrants are specified at 2 CFR part 200, subpart E—Cost Principles.
[79 FR 76093, Dec. 19, 2014]
(a) No State or subgrantee may use its grant or subgrant to pay for any of the following:
(1) Religious worship, instruction, or proselytization.
(2) Equipment or supplies to be used for any of the activities specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section.
(b) [Reserved]
[45 FR 22517, Apr. 3, 1980. Redesignated at 45 FR 77368, Nov. 21, 1980, as amended at 69 FR 31711, June 4, 2004]
No State or subgrantee may use its grant or subgrant for acquisition of real property or for construction unless specifically permitted by the authorizing statute or implementing regulations for the program.
No State or subgrantee may count tuition and fees collected from students toward meeting matching, cost sharing, or maintenance of effort requirements of a program.
(a) The differences between direct and indirect costs and the principles for determining the general indirect cost rate that a grantee may use for grants under most programs are specified in the cost principles for—
(1) All grantees, other than hospitals and commercial (for-profit) organizations, at 2 CFR part 200, subpart E—Cost Principles;
(2) Hospitals, at 45 CFR part 75, Appendix XI, Principles for Determining Costs Applicable to Research and Development Under Awards and Contracts With Hospitals; and
(3) Commercial (for-profit) organizations, at 48 CFR part 31, Contract Cost Principles and Procedures.
(b) A grantee must have a current indirect cost rate agreement to charge indirect costs to a grant. To obtain an indirect cost rate, a grantee must submit an indirect cost proposal to its cognizant agency and negotiate an indirect cost rate agreement.
(c) The Secretary may establish a temporary indirect cost rate for a grantee that does not have an indirect cost rate agreement with its cognizant agency.
(d) The Secretary accepts an indirect cost rate negotiated by a grantee's cognizant agency, but may establish a restricted indirect cost rate for a grantee to satisfy the statutory requirements of certain programs administered by the Department.
[57 FR 30341, July 8, 1992, as amended at 59 FR 59582, Nov. 17, 1994; 79 FR 76094, Dec. 19, 2014]
(a) If the Department of Education is the cognizant agency, the Secretary approves an indirect cost rate for a State agency and for a subgrantee other than a local educational agency. For the purposes of this section, the term local educational agency does not include a State agency.
(b) Each State educational agency, on the basis of a plan approved by the Secretary, shall approve an indirect cost rate for each local educational agency that requests it to do so. These rates may be for periods longer than a year if rates are sufficiently stable to justify a longer period.
(c) The Secretary generally approves indirect cost rate agreements annually. Indirect cost rate agreements may be approved for periods longer than a year if the Secretary determines that rates will be sufficiently stable to justify a longer rate period.
[59 FR 59583, Nov. 17, 1994]
Sections 76.564 through 76.569 apply to agencies of State and local governments that are grantees under programs with a statutory requirement prohibiting the use of Federal funds to supplant non-Federal funds, and to their subgrantees under these programs.
[59 FR 59583, Nov. 17, 1994]
(a) An indirect cost rate for a grant covered by § 76.563 or 34 CFR 75.563 is determined by the following formula:
Restricted indirect cost rate = (General management costs + Fixed costs) ÷ (Other expenditures)
(b) General management costs, fixed costs, and other expenditures must be determined under §§ 76.565 through 76.567.
(c) Under the programs covered by § 76.563, a subgrantee of an agency of a State or a local government (as those terms are defined in 2 CFR 200.90 and 200.64, respectively), or a grantee subject to 34 CFR 75.563 that is not a State or local government agency may use—
(1) An indirect cost rate computed under paragraph (a) of this section; or
(2) An indirect cost rate of eight percent unless the Secretary determines that the subgrantee or grantee would have a lower rate under paragraph (a) of this section.
(d) Indirect costs that are unrecovered as a result of these restrictions may not be charged directly, used to satisfy matching or cost-sharing requirements, or charged to another Federal award.
[59 FR 59583, Nov. 17, 1994, as amended at 79 FR 76094, Dec. 19, 2014]
(a) As used in § 76.564, general management costs means the costs of activities that are for the direction and control of the grantee's affairs that are organization-wide. An activity is not organization-wide if it is limited to one activity, one component of the grantee, one subject, one phase of operations, or other single responsibility.
(b) General management costs include the costs of performing a service function, such as accounting, payroll preparation, or personnel management, that is normally at the grantee's level even if the function is physically located elsewhere for convenience or better management. The term also includes certain occupancy and space maintenance costs as determined under § 76.568.
(c) The term does not include expenditures for—
(1) Divisional administration that is limited to one component of the grantee;
(2) The governing body of the grantee;
(3) Compensation of the chief executive officer of the grantee;
(4) Compensation of the chief executive officer of any component of the grantee; and
(5) Operation of the immediate offices of these officers.
(d) For purposes of this section—
(1) The chief executive officer of the grantee is the individual who is the head of the executive office of the grantee and exercises overall responsibility for the operation and management of the organization. The chief executive officer's immediate office includes any deputy chief executive officer or similar officer along with immediate support staff of these individuals. The term does not include the governing body of the grantee, such as a board or a similar elected or appointed governing body; and
(2) Components of the grantee are those organizational units supervised directly or indirectly by the chief executive officer. These organizational units generally exist one management level below the executive office of the grantee. The term does not include the office of the chief executive officer or a deputy chief executive officer or similar position.
[59 FR 59583, Nov. 17, 1994]
As used in § 76.564, fixed costs means contributions of the grantee to fringe benefits and similar costs, but only those associated with salaries and wages that are charged as indirect costs, including—
(a) Retirement, including State, county, or local retirement funds, Social Security, and pension payments;
(b) Unemployment compensation payments; and
(c) Property, employee, health, and liability insurance.
[59 FR 59583, Nov. 17, 1994]
(a) As used in § 76.564, other expenditures means the grantee's total expenditures for its federally- and non-federally-funded activities in the most recent year for which data are available. The term also includes direct occupancy and space maintenance costs as determined under § 76.568 and costs related to the chief executive officers of the grantee and components of the grantee and their offices (see § 76.565(c) and (d)).
(b) The term does not include—
(1) General management costs determined under § 76.565;
(2) Fixed costs determined under § 76.566;
(3) Subgrants;
(4) Capital outlay;
(5) Debt service;
(6) Fines and penalties;
(7) Contingencies; and
(8) Election expenses. However, the term does include election expenses that result from elections required by an applicable Federal statute.
[59 FR 59583, Nov. 17, 1994]
(a) As used in the calculation of a restricted indirect cost rate, occupancy and space maintenance costs means such costs as—
(1) Building costs whether owned or rented;
(2) Janitorial services and supplies;
(3) Building, grounds, and parking lot maintenance;
(4) Guard services;
(5) Light, heat, and power;
(6) Depreciation, use allowances, and amortization; and
(7) All other related space costs.
(b) Occupancy and space maintenance costs associated with organization-wide service functions (accounting, payroll, personnel) may be included as general management costs if a space allocation or use study supports the allocation.
(c) Occupancy and space maintenance costs associated with functions that are not organization-wide must be included with other expenditures in the indirect cost formula. These costs may be charged directly to affected programs only to the extent that statutory supplanting prohibitions are not violated. This reimbursement must be approved in advance by the Secretary.
[59 FR 59584, Nov. 17, 1994]
(a) Under the programs referenced in § 76.563, the maximum amount of indirect costs under a grant is determined by the following formula:
Indirect costs = (Restricted indirect cost rate) × (Total direct costs of the grant minus capital outlays, subgrants, and other distorting or unallowable items as specified in the grantee's indirect cost rate agreement)
(b) If a grantee uses a restricted indirect cost rate, the general management and fixed costs covered by that rate must be excluded by the grantee from the direct costs it charges to the grant.
[59 FR 59584, Nov. 17, 1994]
A State and a subgrantee shall, to the extent possible, coordinate each of its projects with other activities that are in the same geographic area served by the project and that serve similar purposes and target groups.
[45 FR 22517, Apr. 3, 1980. Redesignated at 45 FR 77368, Nov. 21, 1980, as amended at 57 FR 30341, July 8, 1992]
A grantee shall cooperate in any evaluation of the program by the Secretary.
[45 FR 86298, Dec. 30, 1980, as amended at 57 FR 30341, July 8, 1992]
If a State or a subgrantee cooperates in a Federal evaluation of a program, the Secretary may determine that the State or subgrantee meets the evaluation requirements of the program.
(a) A State or a subgrantee that requests program funds for construction, or whose grant or subgrant includes funds for construction, shall comply with the rules on construction that apply to applicants and grantees under 34 CFR 75.600-75.617.
(b) The State shall perform the functions that the Secretary performs under §§ 75.602 (Preservation of historic sites) and 75.605 (Approval of drawings and specifications) of this title.
(c) The State shall provide to the Secretary the information required under 34 CFR 75.602(a) (Preservation of historic sites).
[45 FR 22517, Apr. 3, 1980. Redesignated at 45 FR 77368, Nov. 21, 1980, as amended at 45 FR 86298, Dec. 30, 1980; 57 FR 30341, July 8, 1992]
(a) Under some programs, the authorizing statute requires that a State and its subgrantees provide for participation by students enrolled in private schools. Sections 76.651-76.662 apply to those programs and provide rules for that participation. These sections do not affect the authority of the State or a subgrantee to enter into a contract with a private party.
(b) If any other rules for participation of students enrolled in private schools apply under a particular program, they are in the authorizing statute or implementing regulations for that program.
Some program statutes authorize the Secretary—under certain circumstances—to provide benefits directly to private school students. These “bypass” provisions—where they apply—are implemented in the individual program regulations.
(a)
(1) A subgrantee shall provide students enrolled in private schools with a genuine opportunity for equitable participation in accordance with the requirements in §§ 76.652-76.662 and in the authorizing statute and implementing regulations for a program.
(2) The subgrantee shall provide that opportunity to participate in a manner that is consistent with the number of eligible private school students and their needs.
(3) The subgrantee shall maintain continuing administrative direction and control over funds and property that benefit students enrolled in private schools.
(b)
(1) A State shall ensure that each subgrantee complies with the requirements in §§ 76.651-76.662.
(2) If a State carries out a project directly, it shall comply with these requirements as if it were a subgrantee.
(a) An applicant for a subgrant shall consult with appropriate representatives of students enrolled in private schools during all phases of the development and design of the project covered by the application, including consideration of:
(1) Which children will receive benefits under the project;
(2) How the children's needs will be identified;
(3) What benefits will be provided;
(4) How the benefits will be provided; and
(5) How the project will be evaluated.
(b) A subgrantee shall consult with appropriate representatives of students enrolled in private schools before the subgrantee makes any decision that affects the opportunities of those students to participate in the project.
(c) The applicant or subgrantee shall give the appropriate representatives a genuine opportunity to express their views regarding each matter subject to the consultation requirements in this section.
A subgrantee shall determine the following matters on a basis comparable to that used by the subgrantee in providing for participation of public school students:
(a) The needs of students enrolled in private schools.
(b) The number of those students who will participate in a project.
(c) The benefits that the subgrantee will provide under the program to those students.
(a) Comparable benefits. The program benefits that a subgrantee provides for students enrolled in private schools must be comparable in quality, scope, and opportunity for participation to the program benefits that the subgrantee provides for students enrolled in public schools.
(b) Same benefits. If a subgrantee uses funds under a program for public school students in a particular attendance area, or grade or age level, the subgrantee shall insure equitable opportunities for participation by students enrolled in private schools who:
(1) Have the same needs as the public school students to be served; and
(2) Are in that group, attendance area, or age or grade level.
(c) Different benefits. If the needs of students enrolled in private schools are different from the needs of students enrolled in public schools, a subgrantee shall provide program benefits for the private school students that are different from the benefits the subgrantee provides for the public school students.
(a) Subject to paragraph (b) of this section, a subgrantee shall spend the same average amount of program funds on:
(1) A student enrolled in a private school who receives benefits under the program; and
(2) A student enrolled in a public school who receives benefits under the program.
(b) The subgrantee shall spend a different average amount on program benefits for students enrolled in private schools if the average cost of meeting the needs of those students is different from the average cost of meeting the needs of students enrolled in public schools.
An applicant for a subgrant shall include the following information in its application:
(a) A description of how the applicant will meet the Federal requirements for participation of students enrolled in private schools.
(b) The number of students enrolled in private schools who have been identified as eligible to benefits under the program.
(c) The number of students enrolled in private schools who will receive benefits under the program.
(d) The basis the applicant used to select the students.
(e) The manner and extent to which the applicant complied with § 76.652 (consultation).
(f) The places and times that the students will receive benefits under the program.
(g) The differences, if any, between the program benefits the applicant will provide to public and private school students, and the reasons for the differences.
A subgrantee may not use program funds for classes that are organized separately on the basis of school enrollment or religion of the students if:
(a) The classes are at the same site; and
(b) The classes include students enrolled in public schools and students enrolled in private schools.
(a) A subgrantee may not use program funds to finance the existing level of instruction in a private school or to otherwise benefit the private school.
(b) The subgrantee shall use program funds to meet the specific needs of students enrolled in private schools, rather than:
(1) The needs of a private school; or
(2) The general needs of the students enrolled in a private school.
A subgrantee may use program funds to make public personnel available in other than public facilities:
(a) To the extent necessary to provide equitable program benefits designed for students enrolled in a private school; and
(b) If those benefits are not normally provided by the private school.
A subgrantee may use program funds to pay for the services of an employee of a private school if:
(a) The employee performs the services outside of his or her regular hours of duty; and
(b) The employee performs the services under public supervision and control.
(a) Under some program statutes, a public agency must keep title to and exercise continuing administrative control of all equipment and supplies that the subgrantee acquires with program funds. This public agency is usually the subgrantee.
(b) The subgrantee may place equipment and supplies in a private school for the period of time needed for the project.
(c) The subgrantee shall insure that the equipment or supplies placed in a private school:
(1) Are used only for the purposes of the project; and
(2) Can be removed from the private school without remodeling the private school facilities.
(d) The subgrantee shall remove equipment or supplies from a private school if:
(1) The equipment or supplies are no longer needed for the purposes of the project; or
(2) Removal is necessary to avoid use of the equipment of supplies for other than project purposes.
A subgrantee shall insure that program funds are not used for the construction of private school facilities.
(a) In general.
(1) A local educational agency (LEA) receiving funds under a CARES Act program must provide equitable services to students and teachers in non-public elementary and secondary schools in the LEA “in the same manner” as provided under section 1117 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as determined in consultation with representatives of non-public schools.
(2) For purposes of this section, the CARES Act programs are the Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund (Section 18002), formula grants to LEAs under the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund (Section 18003(c)), and ESSER SEA Reserve (Section 18003(e)).
(b) Consultation.
(1) An LEA must promptly consult with representatives of non-public elementary and secondary schools during the design and development of the LEA's plans to spend funds from a CARES Act program and before the LEA makes any decision affecting the opportunities of students and teachers in non-public schools to benefit from those funds. As provided in section 1117(b)(1) of the ESEA, the LEA and non-public school officials shall both have the goal of reaching timely agreement on how to provide equitable and effective programs for non-public school students and teachers.
(2) Consultation must occur in accordance with section 1117(b) of the ESEA, except to the extent inconsistent with the CARES Act and this section, such as section 1117(b)(1)(E) and (J)(ii).
(c) Determining proportional share.
(1) To determine the proportional share of funds for equitable services to students and teachers in non-public elementary and secondary schools for each CARES Act program, an LEA must use one of the following measures. The LEA need not use the same measure for each CARES Act program.
(i) An LEA using all its funds under a CARES Act program to serve only students and teachers in public schools participating under Title I, Part A of the ESEA may calculate the proportional share in accordance with paragraph (c)(1)(ii) of this section or by using -
(A) The proportional share of Title I, Part A funds it calculated under section 1117(a)(4)(A) of the ESEA for the 2019-2020 school year; or
(B) The number of children, ages 5 through 17, who attend each non-public school in the LEA that will participate under a CARES Act program and are from low-income families compared to the total number of children, ages 5 through 17, who are from low-income families in both Title I schools and participating non-public elementary and secondary schools in the LEA.
(ii) Any other LEA must calculate the proportional share based on enrollment in participating non-public elementary and secondary schools in the LEA compared to the total enrollment in both public and participating non-public elementary and secondary schools in the LEA.
(2) An LEA must determine the proportional share of funds available for services for students and teachers in non-public elementary and secondary schools based on the total amount of CARES Act funds received by the LEA under a CARES Act program prior to any allowable expenditures or transfers by the LEA.
(3) An LEA using funds from a CARES Act program in Title I schools under paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this section must comply with the supplement not supplant requirement in section 1118(b) of the ESEA, which would prohibit the LEA from allocating CARES Act funds to Title I schools and then redirecting State or local funds to non-Title I schools, among other things.
(d) Equity.
(1) Educational services and other benefits for students and teachers in non-public elementary and secondary schools must be equitable in comparison to services and other benefits for public school students and teachers participating in CARES Act programs, and must be provided in a timely manner.
(2) The measure an LEA uses to determine the proportional share under paragraph (c)(1) of this section does not limit the obligation of the LEA to provide the opportunity to receive services to students and teachers in any non-public elementary or secondary school in the LEA.
(e) Secular, neutral, and nonideological. Educational services and benefits, including materials and equipment, an LEA provides to students and teachers in non-public elementary and secondary schools under the CARES Act programs must be secular, neutral, and nonideological.
(f) Public control of funds. An LEA must -
(1) Maintain control of CARES Act funds;
(2) Keep title to and exercise continuing administrative control of all materials, equipment, and property purchased with CARES Act funds; and
(3) Provide services with CARES Act funds directly or through a contract with a public or private entity.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6320, 6321(b); section 18005 of the CARES Act)
[85 FR 39488, July 1, 2020]
(a) The regulations in §§ 76.671 through 76.677 apply to the following programs under which the Secretary is authorized to waive the requirements for providing services to private school children and to implement a bypass:
| CFDA number and name of program | Authorizing statute | Implementing regulations title 34 CFR part |
|---|---|---|
| 84.010 Chapter 1 Program in Local Educational Agencies | Chapter 1, Title I, Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) | 200 |
| 84.151 Federal, State, and Local Partnership for Educational Improvement | Chapter 2, Title I, Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 2911-2952, 2971-2976) | 298 |
| 84.164 Mathematics and Science Education | Title II, Part A, Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 2981-2993) | 208 |
| 84.186 State and Local Programs | Part B, Drug Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 3191-3197) | None |
(b) Filing requirements.
(1) Any written submission under §§ 76.671 through 76.675 must be filed by hand-delivery, by mail, or by facsimile transmission. The Secretary discourages the use of facsimile transmission for documents longer than five pages.
(2) If agreed upon by the parties, service of a document may be made upon the other party by facsimile transmission.
(3) The filing date for a written submission is the date the document is—
(i) Hand-delivered;
(ii) Mailed; or
(iii) Sent by facsimile transmission.
(4) A party filing by facsimile transmission is responsible for confirming that a complete and legible copy of the document was received by the Department.
(5) If a document is filed by facsimile transmission, the Secretary or the hearing officer, as applicable, may require the filing of a follow-up hard copy by hand-delivery or by mail within a reasonable period of time.
[54 FR 21775, May 19, 1989, as amended at 57 FR 56795, Nov. 30, 1992]
(a) Before taking any final action to implement a bypass under a program listed in § 76.670, the Secretary provides the affected grantee and subgrantee, if appropriate, with written notice.
(b) In the written notice, the Secretary—
(1) States the reasons for the proposed bypass in sufficient detail to allow the grantee and subgrantee to respond;
(2) Cites the requirement that is the basis for the alleged failure to comply; and
(3) Advises the grantee and subgrantee that they—
(i) Have at least 45 days after receiving the written notice to submit written objections to the proposed bypass; and
(ii) May request in writing the opportunity for a hearing to show cause why the bypass should not be implemented.
(c) The Secretary sends the notice to the grantee and subgrantee by certified mail with return receipt requested.
[54 FR 21775, May 19, 1989]
Sections 76.673 through 76.675 contain the procedures that the Secretary uses in conducting a show cause hearing. The hearing officer may modify the procedures for a particular case if all parties agree the modification is appropriate.
[54 FR 21776, May 19, 1989]
(a) If a grantee or subgrantee requests a hearing to show cause why the Secretary should not implement a bypass, the Secretary appoints a hearing officer and notifies appropriate representatives of the affected private school children that they may participate in the hearing.
(b) The hearing officer has no authority to require or conduct discovery or to rule on the validity of any statute or regulation.
(c) The hearing officer notifies the grantee, subgrantee, and representatives of the private school children of the time and place of the hearing.
[54 FR 21776, May 19, 1989]
(a) The following procedures apply to a show cause hearing regarding implementation of a bypass:
(1) The hearing officer arranges for a transcript to be taken.
(2) The grantee, subgrantee, and representatives of the private school children each may—
(i) Be represented by legal counsel; and
(ii) Submit oral or written evidence and arguments at the hearing.
(b) Within 10 days after the hearing, the hearing officer—
(1) Indicates that a decision will be issued on the basis of the existing record; or
(2) Requests further information from the grantee, subgrantee, representatives of the private school children, or Department officials.
[54 FR 21776, May 19, 1989]
(a)
(1) Within 120 days after the record of a show cause hearing is closed, the hearing officer issues a written decision on whether a bypass should be implemented.
(2) The hearing officer sends copies of the decision to the grantee, subgrantee, representatives of the private school children, and the Secretary.
(b) Within 30 days after receiving the hearing officer's decision, the grantee, subgrantee, and representatives of the private school children may each submit to the Secretary written comments on the decision.
(c) The Secretary may adopt, reverse, modify, or remand the hearing officer's decision.
[54 FR 21776, May 19, 1989]
If a grantee or subgrantee is dissatisfied with the Secretary's final action after a proceeding under §§ 76.672 through 76.675, it may, within 60 days after receiving notice of that action, file a petition for review with the United States Court of Appeals for the circuit in which the State is located.
[54 FR 21776, May 19, 1989]
The Secretary continues a bypass until the Secretary determines that the grantee or subgrantee will meet the requirements for providing services to private school children.
[54 FR 21776, May 19, 1989]
If a State or a subgrantee uses a human subject in a research project, the State or subgrantee shall protect the person from physical, psychological, or social injury resulting from the project.
[45 FR 22517, Apr. 3, 1980. Redesignated at 45 FR 77368, Nov. 21, 1980, as amended at 57 FR 30341, July 8, 1992]
If a State or a subgrantee uses an animal in a project, the State or subgrantee shall provide the animal with proper care and humane treatment in accordance with the Animal Welfare Act of 1970.
A State and a subgrantee shall comply with any Federal health or safety requirements that apply to the facilities that the State or subgrantee uses for a project.
If any provision of this subpart or its application to any person, act, or practice is held invalid, the remainder of the subpart or the application of its provisions to any person, act, or practice shall not be affected thereby.
[85 FR 59980, Sept. 23, 2020]
A State and a subgrantee shall comply with § 76.500, the State plan, applicable statutes, regulations, and approved applications, and shall use Federal funds in accordance with those statutes, regulations, plan, and applications.
[85 FR 59980, Sept. 23, 2020]
A State or a subgrantee shall directly administer or supervise the administration of each project.
A State and a subgrantee shall use fiscal control and fund accounting procedures that insure proper disbursement of and accounting for Federal funds.
(a)
(1) The Secretary may establish, for a program subject to this part, a date by which a State must submit for review by the Department a State plan and any other documents required to be submitted under guidance provided by the Department under paragraph (b)(3) of this section.
(2) If the Secretary does not establish a date for the submission of State plans and any other documents required under guidance provided by the Department, the date for submission is three months before the date the Secretary may begin to obligate funds under the program.
(b)
(1) This paragraph (b) describes the circumstances under which the submission date for a State plan may be deferred.
(2) If a State asks the Secretary in writing to defer the submission date for a State plan because of a Presidentially declared disaster that has occurred in that State, the Secretary may defer the submission date for the State plan and any other document required under guidance provided by the Department if the Secretary determines that the disaster significantly impairs the ability of the State to submit a timely State plan or other document required under guidance provided by the Department.
(3)
(i) The Secretary establishes, for a program subject to this part, a date by which the program office must deliver guidance to the States regarding the contents of the State plan under that program.
(ii) The Secretary may only establish a date for the delivery of guidance to the States so that there are at least as many days between that date and the date that State plans must be submitted to the Department as there are days between the date that State plans must be submitted to the Department and the date that funds are available for obligation by the Secretary on July 1, or October 1, as appropriate.
(iii) If a State does not receive the guidance by the date established under paragraph (b)(3)(i) of this section, the submission date for the State plan under the program is deferred one day for each day that the guidance is late in being received by the State.
The following examples describe how the regulations in § 76.703(b)(3) would act to defer the date that a State would have to submit its State plan.
The Secretary decides that State plans under a forward-funded program must be submitted to the Department by May first. The Secretary must provide guidance to the States under this program by March first, so that the States have at least as many days between the guidance date and the submission date (60) as the Department has between the submission date and the date that funds are available for obligation (60). If the program transmits guidance to the States on February 15, specifying that State plans must be submitted by May first, States generally would have to submit State plans by that date. However, if, for example, a State did not receive the guidance until March third, that State would have until May third to submit its State plan because the submission date of its State plan would be deferred one day for each day that the guidance to the State was late.
If a program publishes the guidance in the Federal Register on March third, the States would be considered to have received the guidance on that day. Thus, the guidance could not specify a date for the submission of State plans before May second, giving the States 59 days between the date the guidance is published and the submission date and giving the Department 58 days between the submission date and the date that funds are available for obligation.
(c)
(1) For the purposes of this section, the submission date of a State plan or other document is the date that the Secretary receives the plan or document.
(2) The Secretary does not determine whether a State plan is substantially approvable until the plan and any documents required under guidance provided by the Department have been submitted.
(3) The Secretary notifies a State when the Department has received the State plan and all documents required under guidance provided by the Department.
(d) If a State submits a State plan in substantially approvable form (or an amendment to the State plan that makes it substantially approvable), and submits any other document required under guidance provided by the Department, on or before the date the State plan must be submitted to the Department, the State may begin to obligate funds on the date that the funds are first available for obligation by the Secretary.
(e) If a State submits a State plan in substantially approvable form (or an amendment to the State plan that makes it substantially approvable) or any other documents required under guidance provided by the Department after the date the State plan must be submitted to the Department, and—
(1) The Department determines that the State plan is substantially approvable on or before the date that the funds are first available for obligation by the Secretary, the State may begin to obligate funds on the date that the funds are first available for obligation by the Secretary; or
(2) The Department determines that the State plan is substantially approvable after the date that the funds are first available for obligation by the Secretary, the State may begin to obligate funds on the earlier of the two following dates:
(i) The date that the Secretary determines that the State plan is substantially approvable.
(ii) The date that is determined by adding to the date that funds are first available for obligation by the Secretary—
(A) The number of days after the date the State plan must be submitted to the Department that the State plan or other document required under guidance provided by the Department is submitted; and
(B) If applicable, the number of days after the State receives notice that the State plan is not substantially approvable that the State submits additional information that makes the plan substantially approvable.
(f) Additional information submitted under paragraph (e)(2)(ii)(B) of this section must be signed by the person who submitted the original State plan (or an authorized delegate of that officer).
(g)
(1) If the Department does not complete its review of a State plan during the period established for that review, the Secretary will grant pre-award costs for the period after funds become available for obligation by the Secretary and before the State plan is found substantially approvable.
(2) The period established for the Department's review of a plan does not include any day after the State has received notice that its plan is not substantially approvable.
The following examples describe how the regulations in § 76.703 would be applied in certain circumstances. For the purpose of these examples, assume that the grant program established an April 1 due date for the submission of the State plan and that funds are first available for obligation by the Secretary on July 1.
Paragraph (d): A State submits a plan in substantially approvable form by April 1. The State may begin to obligate funds on July 1.
Paragraph (e)(1): A State submits a plan in substantially approvable form on May 15, and the Department notifies the State that the plan is substantially approvable on June 20. The State may begin to obligate funds on July 1.
Paragraph (e)(2)(i): A State submits a plan in substantially approvable form on May 15, and the Department notifies the State that the plan is substantially approvable on July 15. The State may begin to obligate funds on July 15.
Paragraph (e)(2)(ii)(A): A State submits a plan in substantially approvable form on May 15, and the Department notifies the State that the plan is substantially approvable on August 21. The State may begin to obligate funds on August 14. (In this example, the plan is 45 days late. By adding 45 days to July 1, we reach August 14, which is earlier than the date, August 21, that the Department notifies the State that the plan is substantially approvable. Therefore, if the State chose to begin drawing funds from the Department on August 14, obligations made on or after that date would generally be allowable.)
Paragraph (e)(2)(i): A State submits a plan on May 15, and the Department notifies the State that the plan is not substantially approvable on July 10. The State submits changes that make the plan substantially approvable on July 20 and the Department notifies the State that the plan is substantially approvable on July 25. The State may begin to obligate funds on July 25. (In this example, the original submission is 45 days late. In addition, the Department notifies the State that the plan is not substantially approvable and the time from that notification until the State submits changes that make the plan substantially approvable is an additional 10 days. By adding 55 days to July 1, we reach August 24. However, since the Department notified the State that the plan was substantially approvable on July 25, that is the date that the State may begin to obligate funds.)
Paragraph (e)(2)(ii)(B): A State submits a plan on May 15, and the Department notifies the State that the plan is not substantially approvable on August 1. The State submits changes that make the plan substantially approvable on August 20, and the Department notifies the State that the plan is substantially approvable on September 5. The State may choose to begin drawing funds from the Department on September 2, and obligations made on or after that date would generally be allowable. (In this example, the original submission is 45 days late. In addition, the Department notifies the State that the plan is not substantially approvable and the time from that notification until the State submits changes that make the plan substantially approvable is an additional 19 days. By adding 64 days to July 1, we reach September 2, which is earlier than September 5, the date that the Department notifies the State that the plan is substantially approvable.)
Paragraph (g): A State submits a plan on April 15 and the Department notifies the State that the plan is not substantially approvable on July 16. The State makes changes to the plan and submits a substantially approvable plan on July 30. The Department had until July 15 to decide whether the plan was substantially approvable because the State was 15 days late in submitting the plan. The date the State may begin to obligate funds under the regulatory deferral is July 29 (based on the 15 day deferral for late submission plus a 14 day deferral for the time it took to submit a substantially approvable plan after having received notice). However, because the Department was one day late in completing its review of the plan, the State would get pre-award costs to cover the period of July 1 through July 29.
(h) After determining that a State plan is in substantially approvable form, the Secretary informs the State of the date on which it could begin to obligate funds. Reimbursement for those obligations is subject to final approval of the State plan.
[45 FR 22517, Apr. 3, 1980. Redesignated at 45 FR 77368, Nov. 21, 1980, as amended at 60 FR 41294, Aug. 11, 1995; 61 FR 14484, Apr. 2, 1996]
(a) This section specifies the State plan requirements that must be addressed in a State plan if the State plan requirements established in statutes or regulations change on a date close to the date that State plans are due for submission to the Department.
(b)
(1) A State plan must meet the following requirements:
(i) Every State plan requirement in effect three months before the date the State plan is due to be submitted to the Department under 34 CFR 76.703; and
(ii) Every State plan requirement included in statutes or regulations that will be effective on or before the date that funds become available for obligation by the Secretary and that have been signed into law or published in the Federal Register as final regulations three months before the date the State plan is due to be submitted to the Department under 34 CFR 76.703.
(2) If a State plan does not have to meet a new State plan requirement under paragraph (b)(1) of this section, the Secretary takes one of the following actions:
(i) Require the State to submit assurances and appropriate documentation to show that the new requirements are being followed under the program.
(ii) Extend the date for submission of State plans and approve pre-award costs as necessary to hold the State harmless.
(3) If the Secretary requires a State to submit assurances under paragraph (b)(2) of this section, the State shall incorporate changes to the State plan as soon as possible to comply with the new requirements. The State shall submit the necessary changes before the start of the next obligation period.
[60 FR 41296, Aug. 11, 1995]
The following table shows when a State or a subgrantee makes obligations for various kinds of property and services.
| If the obligation is for— | The obligation is made— |
|---|---|
| (a) Acquisition of real or personal property | On the date on which the State or subgrantee makes a binding written commitment to acquire the property. |
| (b) Personal services by an employee of the State or subgrantee | When the services are performed. |
| (c) Personal services by a contractor who is not an employee of the State or subgrantee | On the date on which the State or subgrantee makes a binding written commitment to obtain the services. |
| (d) Performance of work other than personal services | On the date on which the State or subgrantee makes a binding written commitment to obtain the work. |
| (e) Public utility services | When the State or subgrantee receives the services. |
| (f) Travel | When the travel is taken. |
| (g) Rental of real or personal property | When the State or subgrantee uses the property. |
| (h) A pre-agreement cost that was properly approved by the Secretary under the cost principles in 2 CFR part 200, Subpart E—Cost Principles | On the first day of the grant or subgrant performance period. |
[45 FR 22517, Apr. 3, 1980. Redesignated at 45 FR 77368, Nov. 21, 1980, as amended at 55 FR 14817, Apr. 18, 1990; 57 FR 30342, July 8, 1992; 79 FR 76094, Dec. 19, 2014]
(a) If the authorizing statute for a program requires a State to make subgrants on the basis of a formula (see § 76.5), the State may not authorize an applicant for a subgrant to obligate funds until the later of the following two dates:
(1) The date that the State may begin to obligate funds under § 76.703; or
(2) The date that the applicant submits its application to the State in substantially approvable form.
(b) Reimbursement for obligations under paragraph (a) of this section is subject to final approval of the application.
(c) If the authorizing statute for a program gives the State discretion to select subgrantees, the State may not authorize an applicant for a subgrant to obligate funds until the subgrant is made. However, the State may approve pre-agreement costs in accordance with the cost principles in 2 CFR part 200, subpart E-Cost Principles.
[45 FR 22517, Apr. 3, 1980. Redesignated at 45 FR 77368, Nov. 21, 1980. Further redesignated at 60 FR 41295, Aug. 11, 1995; 79 FR 76094, Dec. 19, 2014]
(a) If a State or a subgrantee does not obligate all of its grant or subgrant funds by the end of the fiscal year for which Congress appropriated the funds, it may obligate the remaining funds during a carryover period of one additional fiscal year.
(b) The State shall return to the Federal Government any carryover funds not obligated by the end of the carryover period by the State and its subgrantees.
This section is based on a provision in the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA). Section 427 of the Department of Education Organization Act (DEOA), 20 U.S.C. 3487, provides that except to the extent inconsistent with the DEOA, the GEPA “shall apply to functions transferred by this Act to the extent applicable on the day preceding the effective date of this Act.” Although standardized nomenclature is used in this section to reflect the creation of the Department of Education, there is no intent to extend the coverage of the GEPA beyond that authorized under section 427 or other applicable law.
[45 FR 22517, Apr. 3, 1980. Redesignated at 45 FR 77368, Nov. 21, 1980, as amended at 45 FR 86296, Dec. 30, 1980. Redesignated at 60 FR 41295, Aug. 11, 1995]
A State and a subgrantee shall use carryover funds in accordance with:
(a) The Federal statutes and regulations that apply to the program and are in effect for the carryover period; and
(b) Any State plan, or application for a subgrant, that the State or subgrantee is required to submit for the carryover period.
This section is based on a provision in the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA). Section 427 of the Department of Education Organization Act (DEOA), 20 U.S.C. 3487, provides that except to the extent inconsistent with the DEOA, the GEPA “shall apply to functions transferred by this Act to the extent applicable on the day preceding the effective date of this Act.” Although standardized nomenclature is used in this section to reflect the creation of the Department of Education, there is no intent to extend the coverage of the GEPA beyond that authorized under section 427 or other applicable law.
[45 FR 22517, Apr. 3, 1980. Redesignated at 45 FR 77368, Nov. 21, 1980, as amended at 45 FR 86296, Dec. 30, 1980. Redesignated at 60 FR 41295, Aug. 11, 1995]
If a program is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA), a State, when requesting funds under the program, shall identify that program by the CFDA number.
[60 FR 41296, Aug. 11, 1995]
If a grantee under a State-Administered Formula Grant program of the Department has the authority under the grant or subgrant to select a private organization to provide services supported by direct Federal financial assistance under the program by subgrant, contract, or other agreement, the grantee must ensure compliance with applicable Federal requirements governing contracts, grants, and other agreements with faith-based organizations, including, as applicable, §§ 76.52 and 76.532 and 2 CFR 3474.15. If the pass-through entity is a nongovernmental organization, it retains all other rights of a nongovernmental organization under the program's statutory and regulatory provisions.
[85 FR 82130, Dec. 17, 2020]
(a) This section applies to a State's reports required under 2 CFR 200.327 (Financial reporting) and 2 CFR 200.328 (Monitoring and reporting program performance), and other reports required by the Secretary and approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.
(b) A State must submit these reports annually unless—
(1) The Secretary allows less frequent reporting; or
(2) The Secretary requires a State to report more frequently than annually, including reporting under 2 CFR 3474.10 and 2 CFR 200.207 (Specific conditions) and 2 CFR 3474.10 (Clarification regarding 2 CFR 200.207) or 2 CFR 200.302 Financial management and 200.303 Internal controls.
(c)
(1) A State must submit these reports in the manner prescribed by the Secretary, including submitting any of these reports electronically and at the quality level specified in the data collection instrument.
(2) Failure by a State to submit reports in accordance with paragraph (c)(1) of this section constitutes a failure, under section 454 of the General Education Provisions Act, 20 U.S.C. 1234c, to comply substantially with a requirement of law applicable to the funds made available under that program.
(3) For reports that the Secretary requires to be submitted in an electronic manner, the Secretary may establish a transition period of up to two years following the date the State otherwise would be required to report the data in the electronic manner, during which time a State will not be required to comply with that specific electronic submission requirement, if the State submits to the Secretary—
(i) Evidence satisfactory to the Secretary that the State will not be able to comply with the electronic submission requirement specified by the Secretary in the data collection instrument on the first date the State otherwise would be required to report the data electronically;
(ii) Information requested in the report through an alternative means that is acceptable to the Secretary, such as through an alternative electronic means; and
(iii) A plan for submitting the reports in the required electronic manner and at the level of quality specified in the data collection instrument no later than the date two years after the first date the State otherwise would be required to report the data in the electronic manner prescribed by the Secretary.
[72 FR 3702, Jan. 25, 2007, as amended at 79 FR 76094, Dec. 19, 2014]
A State may require a subgrantee to submit reports in a manner and format that assists the State in complying with the requirements under 34 CFR 76.720 and in carrying out other responsibilities under the program.
[72 FR 3703, Jan. 25, 2007]
A State and a subgrantee shall keep records that fully show:
(a) The amount of funds under the grant or subgrant;
(b) How the State or subgrantee uses the funds;
(c) The total cost of the project;
(d) The share of that cost provided from other sources; and
(e) Other records to facilitate an effective audit.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1880-0513)
[45 FR 22517, Apr. 3, 1980. Redesignated at 45 FR 77368, Nov. 21, 1980, as amended at 53 FR 49143, Dec. 6, 1988]
A State and a subgrantee shall keep records to show its compliance with program requirements.
(a) Most records on present or past students are subject to the requirements of section 438 of GEPA and its implementing regulations under 34 CFR part 99. (Section 438 is the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974.)
(b) Under most programs administered by the Secretary, research, experimentation, and testing are subject to the requirements of section 439 of GEPA and its implementing regulations at 34 CFR part 98.
[45 FR 22517, Apr. 3, 1980. Redesignated at 45 FR 77368, Nov. 21, 1980, as amended at 57 FR 30342, July 8, 1992]
A State or a subgrantee may use funds under more than one program to support different parts of the same project if the State or subgrantee meets the following conditions:
(a) The State or subgrantee complies with the requirements of each program with respect to the part of the project assisted with funds under that program.
(b) The State or subgrantee has an accounting system that permits identification of the costs paid for under each program.
A State or a subgrantee may use program funds to pay up to 100 percent of the cost of a project if:
(a) The State or subgrantee is not required to match the funds; and
(b) The project can be assisted under the authorizing statute and implementing regulations for the program.
Each State shall have procedures for reviewing and approving applications for subgrants and amendments to those applications, for providing technical assistance, for evaluating projects, and for performing other administrative responsibilities the State has determined are necessary to ensure compliance with applicable statutes and regulations.
[57 FR 30342, July 8, 1992]
(a) A subgrantee may request a hearing if it alleges that any of the following actions by the State educational agency violated a State or Federal statute or regulation:
(1) Ordering, in accordance with a final State audit resolution determination, the repayment of misspent or misapplied Federal funds; or
(2) Terminating further assistance for an approved project.
(b) The procedures in § 76.401(d)(2)-(7) apply to any request for a hearing under this section.
This section is based on a provision in the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA). Section 427 of the Department of Education Organization Act (DEOA), 20 U.S.C. 3487, provides that except to the extent inconsistent with the DEOA, the GEPA “shall apply to functions transferred by this Act to the extent applicable on the day preceding the effective date of this Act.” Although standardized nomenclature is used in this section to reflect the creation of the Department of Education, there is no intent to extend the coverage of the GEPA beyond that authorized under section 427 or other applicable law.
[45 FR 22517, Apr. 3, 1980. Redesignated at 45 FR 77368, Nov. 21, 1980, as amended at 45 FR 86296, Dec. 30, 1980; 57 FR 30342, July 8, 1992]
If any provision of this subpart or its application to any person, act, or practice is held invalid, the remainder of the subpart or the application of its provisions to any person, act, or practice shall not be affected thereby.
[85 FR 59980, Sept. 23, 2020]
64 FR 71965, Dec. 22, 1999, unless otherwise noted.
The regulations in this subpart implement section 10306 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), which requires States to take measures to ensure that each charter school in the State receives the funds for which it is eligible under a covered program during its first year of operation and during subsequent years in which the charter school expands its enrollment.
The regulations in this subpart apply to—
(a) State educational agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs) that fund charter schools under a covered program, including SEAs and LEAs located in States that do not participate in the Department's Public Charter Schools Program;
(b) State agencies that are not SEAs, if they are responsible for administering a covered program. State agencies that are not SEAs must comply with the provisions in this subpart that are applicable to SEAs; and
(c) Charter schools that are scheduled to open or significantly expand their enrollment during the academic year and wish to participate in a covered program.
For purposes of this subpart—
Academic year means the regular school year (as defined by State law, policy, or practice) and for which the State allocates funds under a covered program.
Charter school has the same meaning as provided in title X, part C of the ESEA.
Charter school LEA means a charter school that is treated as a local educational agency for purposes of the applicable covered program.
Covered program means an elementary or secondary education program administered by the Department under which the Secretary allocates funds to States on a formula basis, except that the term does not include a program or portion of a program under which an SEA awards subgrants on a discretionary, noncompetitive basis.
Local educational agency has the same meaning for each covered program as provided in the authorizing statute for the program.
Significant expansion of enrollment means a substantial increase in the number of students attending a charter school due to a significant event that is unlikely to occur on a regular basis, such as the addition of one or more grades or educational programs in major curriculum areas. The term also includes any other expansion of enrollment that the SEA determines to be significant.
(a) Notice. At least 120 days before the date a charter school LEA is scheduled to open or significantly expand its enrollment, the charter school LEA or its authorized public chartering agency must provide its SEA with written notification of that date.
(b) Information.
(1) In order to receive funds, a charter school LEA must provide to the SEA any available data or information that the SEA may reasonably require to assist the SEA in estimating the amount of funds the charter school LEA may be eligible to receive under a covered program.
(2)
(i) Once a charter school LEA has opened or significantly expanded its enrollment, the charter school LEA must provide actual enrollment and eligibility data to the SEA at a time the SEA may reasonably require.
(ii) An SEA is not required to provide funds to a charter school LEA until the charter school LEA provides the SEA with the required actual enrollment and eligibility data.
(c) Compliance. Except as provided in § 76.791(a), or the authorizing statute or implementing regulations for the applicable covered program, a charter school LEA must establish its eligibility and comply with all applicable program requirements on the same basis as other LEAs.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1810-0623)
(a) Information. Upon receiving notice under § 76.788(a) of the date a charter school LEA is scheduled to open or significantly expand its enrollment, an SEA must provide the charter school LEA with timely and meaningful information about each covered program in which the charter school LEA may be eligible to participate, including notice of any upcoming competitions under the program.
(b) Allocation of Funds.
(1) An SEA must allocate funds under a covered program in accordance with this subpart to any charter school LEA that—
(i) Opens for the first time or significantly expands its enrollment during an academic year for which the State awards funds by formula or through a competition under the program;
(ii) In accordance with § 76.791(a), establishes its eligibility and complies with all applicable program requirements; and
(iii) Meets the requirements of § 76.788(a).
(2) In order to meet the requirements of this subpart, an SEA may allocate funds to, or reserve funds for, an eligible charter school LEA based on reasonable estimates of projected enrollment at the charter school LEA.
(3)
(i) The failure of an eligible charter school LEA or its authorized public chartering agency to provide notice to its SEA in accordance with § 76.788(a) relieves the SEA of any obligation to allocate funds to the charter school within five months.
(ii) Except as provided in § 76.792(c), an SEA that receives less than 120 days' actual notice of the date an eligible charter school LEA is scheduled to open or significantly expand its enrollment must allocate funds to the charter school LEA on or before the date the SEA allocates funds to LEAs under the applicable covered program for the succeeding academic year.
(iii) The SEA may provide funds to the charter school LEA from the SEA's allocation under the applicable covered program for the academic year in which the charter school LEA opened or significantly expanded its enrollment, or from the SEA's allocation under the program for the succeeding academic year.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1810-0623)
(a) For purposes of this subpart, an SEA must determine whether a charter school LEA is eligible to receive funds under a covered program based on actual enrollment or other eligibility data for the charter school LEA on or after the date the charter school LEA opens or significantly expands its enrollment.
(b) For the year the charter school LEA opens or significantly expands its enrollment, the eligibility determination may not be based on enrollment or eligibility data from a prior year, even if the SEA makes eligibility determinations for other LEAs under the program based on enrollment or eligibility data from a prior year.
(a) For each eligible charter school LEA that opens or significantly expands its enrollment on or before November 1 of an academic year, the SEA must implement procedures that ensure that the charter school LEA receives the proportionate amount of funds for which the charter school LEA is eligible under each covered program.
(b) For each eligible charter school LEA that opens or significantly expands its enrollment after November 1 but before February 1 of an academic year, the SEA must implement procedures that ensure that the charter school LEA receives at least a pro rata portion of the proportionate amount of funds for which the charter school LEA is eligible under each covered program. The pro rata amount must be based on the number of months or days during the academic year the charter school LEA will participate in the program as compared to the total number of months or days in the academic year.
(c) For each eligible charter school LEA that opens or significantly expands its enrollment on or after February 1 of an academic year, the SEA may implement procedures to provide the charter school LEA with a pro rata portion of the proportionate amount of funds for which the charter school LEA is eligible under each covered program.
Except as provided in §§ 76.788(b) and 76.789(b)(3):
(a) For each eligible charter school LEA that opens or significantly expands its enrollment on or before November 1 of an academic year, the SEA must allocate funds to the charter school LEA within five months of the date the charter school LEA opens or significantly expands its enrollment; and
(b)
(1) For each eligible charter school LEA that opens or significantly expands its enrollment after November 1, but before February 1 of an academic year, the SEA must allocate funds to the charter school LEA on or before the date the SEA allocates funds to LEAs under the applicable covered program for the succeeding academic year.
(2) The SEA may provide funds to the charter school LEA from the SEA's allocation under the program for the academic year in which the charter school LEA opened or significantly expanded its enrollment, or from the SEA's allocation under the program for the succeeding academic year.
(a) Competitive programs.
(1) For covered programs in which the SEA awards subgrants on a competitive basis, the SEA must provide each eligible charter school LEA in the State that is scheduled to open on or before the closing date of any competition under the program a full and fair opportunity to apply to participate in the program.
(2) An SEA is not required to delay the competitive process in order to allow a charter school LEA that has not yet opened or significantly expanded its enrollment to compete for funds under a covered program.
(b) Noncompetitive discretionary programs. The requirements in this subpart do not apply to discretionary programs or portions of programs under which the SEA does not award subgrants through a competition.
(a) An SEA that allocates more or fewer funds to a charter school LEA than the amount for which the charter school LEA is eligible, based on actual enrollment or eligibility data when the charter school LEA opens or significantly expands its enrollment, must make appropriate adjustments to the amount of funds allocated to the charter school LEA as well as to other LEAs under the applicable program.
(b) Any adjustments to allocations to charter school LEAs under this subpart must be based on actual enrollment or other eligibility data for the charter school LEA on or after the date the charter school LEA first opens or significantly expands its enrollment, even if allocations or adjustments to allocations to other LEAs in the State are based on enrollment or eligibility data from a prior year.
(a) The SEA must make any necessary adjustments to allocations under a covered program on or before the date the SEA allocates funds to LEAs under the program for the succeeding academic year.
(b) In allocating funds to a charter school LEA based on adjustments made in accordance with paragraph (a) of this section, the SEA may use funds from the SEA's allocation under the applicable covered program for the academic year in which the charter school LEA opened or significantly expanded its enrollment, or from the SEA's allocation under the program for the succeeding academic year.
(a) Each LEA that is responsible for funding a charter school under a covered program must comply with the requirements in this subpart on the same basis as SEAs are required to comply with the requirements in this subpart.
45 FR 22517, Apr. 3, 1980, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 45 FR 77368, Nov. 21, 1980, and further redesignated at 64 FR 71965, Dec. 22, 1999.
(a) No official, agent, or employee of ED may waive any regulation that applies to a Department program unless the regulation specifically provide that it may be waived.
(b) No act or failure to act by an official, agent, or employee of ED can affect the authority of the Secretary to enforce regulations.
(a) The Office of Administrative Law Judges, established under Part E of GEPA, has the following functions:
(1) Recovery of funds hearings under section 452 of GEPA.
(2) Withholding hearings under section 455 of GEPA.
(3) Cease and desist hearings under section 456 of GEPA.
(4) Any other proceeding designated by the Secretary under section 451 of GEPA.
(b) The regulations of the Office of Administrative Law Judges are at 34 CFR part 81.
[57 FR 30342, July 8, 1992]
After a hearing by the Secretary, a State is usually entitled—generally by the statute that required the hearing—to judicial review of the Secretary's decision.
A grantee or subgrantee shall cooperate with the Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United States or any of their authorized representatives in the conduct of audits authorized by Federal law. This cooperation includes access without unreasonable restrictions to records and personnel of the grantee or subgrantee for the purpose of obtaining relevant information.
[54 FR 21776, May 19, 1989]