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Federal Programs

Education is primarily a State and local responsibility in the United States. It is States and communities, as well as public and private organizations of all kinds, that establish schools and colleges, develop curricula, and determine requirements for enrollment and graduation. These federal programs assist in completing the educational goals of our students.

ARRA Reporting Dates (11/11)
ESEA ARRA Update (10/11)
ESEA and ARRA Extension of Carryover Limitation (2/9/2011)
ESEA/NCLB Updates (10/2011)
Federal Programs Staff Listing
Grants: Unpaid Funds to be Obligated by 9/30/2011 (pdf)
NCLB Funding 2011-2012
Title I Allocations 2012 (updated 9/23/2011)
Title IA AYP (8/15/2011)
Title ID-Title III Allocations 2012 (updated 9/23/2011)


Financial Files:

ARRA FUNDS

ARRA FY 2009 Funds Waiver of Timeline for Availability of Funds
Nebraska has received approval of the waiver request for extending the period of time for obligating FY2009 NCLB and ARRA funds.   The waiver request was explained in the NDE Bulletins from September 11 and September 28, 2011.   Approval means that districts will be able to continue to obligate and spend funds originally awarded in July 2009 for the programs involved.
PLEASE have patience and stay tuned for further NDE Bulletins and notifications as we work to define all the implications of this waiver.  First, the NCLB Consolidated Application for 2010-11 and the ARRA ESEA Consolidated Application for 2009-10 will be reopened.  New Grant Award Notifications (GAN) will need to be created for districts indicating the new closing date (still to be determined).   The actions or steps that districts will need to take to ensure use of their funds depends on the closeout status of these applications.  Whenever possible, districts will receive direct notification from the Federal Programs or Financial Services staff.
Continuing Resolution for Federal Budget
Congress has passed another Continuing Resolution to keep the federal government running until December 16, 2011.  This Continuing Resolution also includes the 1.5% reduction for Title I and Title II programs.  NDE is still working to get the reductions into the Grants Management System (GMS).  For the present, the 2011-12 ESEA Consolidated Application is still “on hold”.  

NCLB Funding for 2011-12

Contact:  Diane Stuehmer, Federal Programs Director (402-471-1740 or diane.stuehmer@nebraska.gov). Though NDE is still awaiting final 2011-12 allocations for programs included in the NCLB Consolidated application, preliminary state allocations and changes from 2010-11 to 2011-12 are:

  • Title I, Part A has an increase of approximately .68%
  • Title II, Part A has a decrease of approximately 17.2%
  • Title III has a decrease of approximately 3.2%
  • There will be no formula funding for Title II-D, Title IV-A, or Title V.  This is the same as 2010-11.

Final allocations for districts will be disseminated once final amounts are available and district eligibility is determined.  For budgeting purposes, Title I still has the 85% hold harmless provisions but only if the district remains eligible. Stay tuned!