Nebraska Department of Education Homepage

Federal Programs

Welcome to the Nebraska Department of Education’s Federal Programs web page.

Below are the resources and services our division provides to Schools, Administrators, Teachers, and the Public from all over Nebraska.

Federal Programs

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.

ESSA Nebraska Page
ESSA State Report Card PDF
ESSA Foster Care information (further down on page)
McKinney-Vento Act PDF

Grants Management (GMS) and Finance

The GMS is a web-based system used by the Department for processing various grants and plans. The system supports application submissions, amendments, and approval as well as the issuance of grant award notifications. The system also supports the processing of payments against grant awards through reimbursement requests.
Its purposes are to provide:

  1. districts an easy to use mechanism with a common look and feel originating from various sources
  2. quick response time between the Department and districts
  3. real time financial representation.

A majority of grants continue to be placed on the GMS which has become the principal method for processing Department issued grants.

NEW GMS Canvas Hub
Newly developed Canvas modules to support K-12 Public District and Non-Public School superintendents, business managers, and others who work in GMS. The modules cover various GMS topics and helpful tips to navigate through GMS in any order and at your own pace. The Grant Management System (GMS) Canvas Hub can be found on the NDE Canvas site.

NDE State and Federal Grant Management Guidance PDF
GMS Main Page

2022-2023 ESSA Consolidated Application Support Sessions

2021-2022 ESSA Consolidated Application PDF
2021-2022 GMS for Federal Programs PDF
2021-2022 Time and Efforts PDF
ESSA Request Approval for Non-Construction Capital Assets
AQuESTT Tenets ESSA Goals PDF
Federal Programs Equitable Services for Nonpublic Schools PDF
Updated January 30, 2023 9:51am