Consolidated Administrative Funds Tydings Waiver — April 29, 2024
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This is a slide presentation titled Consolidated Administrative Funds Tydings Waiver, dated April 29, 2024, presented by officials of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and Office of State and Grantee Relations. It says State educational agencies may consolidate administrative funds for the ARP ESSER and ARP EANS programs pursuant to section 8201(a)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and that the Department is also designating the ARP Homeless Children and Youth program for consolidation. It says that for ARP ESSER the SEA may not use more than one half of one percent of its grant award for administrative purposes, and that States do not need to request permission to consolidate. The deck also invites States to seek a waiver of section 421(b) of the General Education Provisions Act.
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“Consolidated Administrative Funds Tydings Waiver — April 29, 2024.”
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Consolidated
Administrative Funds
Tydings Waiver
April 29, 2024
Adam Schott, Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Britt Jung, Group Leader, Office of State and Grantee Relations
Christopher
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Tate, Group Leader, Office of State and Grantee Relations
Topics
1. Consolidation of State Administrative Funds
2. Tydings Waiver Request Details
3. Questions
A recording of today’s presentation will be posted on the Deadlines and
Announcements webpage. Slides will also be shared with States via email
following today’s presentation.
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Consolidation of State Administrative Funds
• The Department previously notified States that State educational
agencies (SEAs) may consolidate administrative funds for the ARP
Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) and
ARP Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools (EANS) programs,
pursuant to section 8201(a)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act (ESEA).
• The Department is also designating the ARP Homeless Children and
Youth (ARP-HCY) as a program under which an SEA may consolidate
program administration funds pursuant to ESEA section 8201(a)(2).
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Consolidation of State Administrative Funds
• For ARP-HCY, the SEA may not use all its State set-aside for program
administration; the SEA may only use an amount that is necessary and
reasonable to administer the program.
• For ARP ESSER, the SEA may not use more than ½ of one percent of
its grant award for administrative purposes.
• For ARP EANS, the SEA may not use more than the greater of ½ of one
percent of its grant or $200,000 for administrative purposes.
• States do not need to request permission to consolidate and can do it at
any time (i.e., States can elect to consolidate administrative funds now).
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Consolidation of State Administrative Funds
• To consolidate administrative funds, SEAs must be able to demonstrate
that a majority of its administrative resources are derived from non-
Federal sources.
• States that consolidate administrative funds are not required to track
time and effort.
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Tydings Waiver Request Details
• States are invited to seek a waiver of section 421(b) of the General
Education Provisions Act, to extend the period of availability for ARP
administrative funds and fiscal year (FY) 2022 ESEA program
administrative funds that they choose to consolidate under ESEA
section 8201.
• ARP ESSER, ARP EANS, and ARP-HCY program funds may not be
extended beyond September 30, 2024.
• States can request a Tydings waiver for consolidated administrative
funds through March 31, 2026.
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Tydings Waiver Request Details
• A State may submit a single-page request to waive, pursuant to section
8401 of the ESEA of 1965, the period of availability of consolidated
administrative funds in section 421(b) of GEPA until March 31, 2026.
• Pursuant to section 8401(b)(1), the request must identify the programs
(i.e., the administrative funds from each program) for which the waiver is
being requested. The request may include administrative funds
consolidated under any of the following programs:
ARP Programs ESEA Programs (FY 2022)
1. ARP EANS 1. Title I, Part A of the ESEA (Improving Basic Programs Operated by LEAs)
2. ARP ESSER 2. Title I, Part C of the ESEA (Education of Migratory Children)
3. ARP-HCY 3. Title I, Part D, Subpart 1 of the ESEA (Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and
Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At Risk)
4. Title II, Part A of the ESEA (Supporting Effective Instruction)
5. Title III, Part A of the ESEA (English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and
Academic Achievement)
6. Title IV, Part A of the ESEA (Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants)
7. Title IV, Part B of the ESEA (21st Century Community Learning Centers)
8. Title V, Part B, Subpart 2 of the ESEA (Rural and Low-Income School Program) 77
Tydings Waiver Request Details
• Pursuant to ESEA section 8401(b)(1), the waiver request must
describe:
o How the waiver will advance student academic achievement (e.g.,
the waiver would allow the SEA to use funds reserved for
administration under ESEA section 8201 to address ongoing
administrative costs and avoid diverting funds away from critical
services for LEAs, schools, students, and teachers and other
educational staff), and;
o How schools will continue to provide assistance to the same
populations served by the programs included in the waiver (e.g., the
waiver would allow the SEA to continue to focus its resources on
meetings students’ academic and other needs, including groups of
students most impacted by the pandemic).
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Tydings Waiver Request Details
• The waiver request must also include assurances that the State:
o Will use consolidated administrative funds under the respective
programs in accordance with the provisions of all applicable
statutes, regulations, program plans, and applications not subject to
these waivers, and;
o Has provided the public and all LEAs in the State with notice of, and
the opportunity to comment on, this request by posting information
regarding the waiver request and the process for commenting on the
State website in the manner in which the SEA customarily provides
such notice and opportunity to comment.
• When submitting a waiver request, the SEA must enclose any
comments received from the public and a description of how the SEA
addressed any such comments.
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Tydings Waiver Request Details
• Submit:
o The State’s signed waiver request;
o Any comments it received from the public specific to its request, and;
o The State’s description of how it addressed any comments it
received.
• Send complete waiver requests to: StateName.OESE@ed.gov (e.g.,
Alabama.OESE@ed.gov).
• The Department will quickly approve all complete requests.
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