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Program Descriptions

84.216:  Capital Expenses

Objectives:  To help local educational agencies (LEAs) pay for capital expenses incurred as a result of implementing alternative arrangements to provide equitable Title I services to eligible private school children, in compliance with the Aguilar v. Felton decision.

PROGRAM AND AWARD	FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS	FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS	INFORMATION CONTACTS
RELATED PROGRAMS	ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS	POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

84.216 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility:  State educational agencies (SEAs). Local educational agencies (LEAs) are subgrantees.

Beneficiary Eligibility:  Children who are failing, or most at risk of failing, to meet challenging State academic standards.

Credentials/Documentation:  None.

84.216 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination:  None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure:  SEAs apply for funds as part of Title I, Part A, State plans submitted to the Department of Education in accordance with Section 1111 of ESEA or as part of a consolidated State plan submitted under Section 14302 of ESEA. An LEA applies to its State educational agency in accordance with Section 200.16 of Title I regulations.

Award Procedure:  The Department of Education awards grants to SEAs on a formula basis. SEAs distribute funds to LEAs on the basis of need.

Deadlines:  Deadlines are established by each State.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:  Vary with each State.

Appeals:  An LEA whose application is disapproved by its SEA may appeal to the SEA and then to the Department of Education under Section 432 of the General Education Provisions Act.

Renewals:  Not applicable.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals:  This is a formula grant program.

Examples of Funded Projects:  Funds are used for such costs as rental of classroom space in neutral sites; rental or purchase of mobile vans; and transportation of private school students to public schools or neutral sites.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:  State award: From fiscal year 1999 funds, $0 to $3,966,000; $462,000.

84.216 RELATED PROGRAMS:

• 84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies.

84.216 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

84.216 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency:  OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Type of Assistance:  Formula Grants; Project Grants.

Obligations:  (Grants) FY 99 $24,000,000; FY 00 est $12,000,000; and FY 01 est $0.

Budget Account Number:  91-0900-2-1-501.

Authorization:  Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title I, Section 1120(e), 20 U.S.C. 6321.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature:  34 CFR 200 15-200.17. For more information, contact the Program Office.

84.216 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:  Not applicable.

Headquarters Office:  Department of Education, Compensatory Education Programs, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave., SW., Room 3W230, FB-6, Washington, DC 20202-6132. Contact: Mary Jean LeTendre. Phone: (202) 260-0826. Use the same number for FTS.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

84.216 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:  Funds are allocated to States based on their proportion of private school children served under Title I in the most recent school year that satisfactory data are available. There is no matching requirement.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:  Generally, awards to States are made from July 1 to September 30 of the following year. In addition, funds remain available to the State for an additional fiscal year for obligation and expenditure.

Uses and Use Restrictions:  LEAs use funds for noninstructional expenses incurred as a result of implementing alternative arrangements for providing Title I services to private-school students, including the costs of purchasing, leasing, and renovating portable classrooms and vans, and transporting private-school students to and from neutral classroom sites.

84.216 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:  None.

Audits:  In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that receive financial assistance of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.

Records:  In accordance with the General Education Provisions Act and the Education Department General Administrative Regulations, certain project records must be maintained for 3 years.