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.
Accountability and Assessment Waiver
On March 27th Nebraska received a waiver from USDE for 2019-20 assessments, accountability, school identification and reporting requirements as originally planned, due to extensive school closures brought about due to COVID-19.
Fiscal Waiver
On April 21st Nebraska received a waiver from USDE for 2019-20 to lift the carryover limitation of Title I funds, to extend the period that funds carried over from 2018-19 could be used, and lift the required limitation percentages for Title IV-A funds due to school closures caused by COVID-19.
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.
Allocations 2019-2020
- 2019-20 PY Reallocation amounts by ESU
- Title I Allocations Public 2019-20
- Title I Allocations NonPublic 2019-20 (Estimate)
- Title I-D Allocations 2019-20
- Title II-A Allocations Public 2019-20
- Title II-A Allocations Nonpublic 2019-20 (Estimate)
- Title II-A Allocations Combined 2019-20
- Title III Allocations EL 2019-20
- Title III Allocations IE 2019-20
- Title III Allocations NonPublic EL 2019-20 (Estimate)
- Title III Allocations NonPublic IE 2019-20 (Estimate)
- Title IV-A Allocations Public 2019-20
- Title IV-A Allocations NonPublic 2019-20 (Estimate)
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:
- districts an easy to use mechanism with a common look and feel originating from various sources
- quick response time between the Department and districts
- 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.
The next COP meeting will be held on Tuesday March 24, 2020 via Zoom.
Archive list:
2014 Federal Programs Conference ( Updated 2015)
- Everything…Federal Programs General Session
- 21st Century Community Learning Centers
- Allowable Expenditures & Submitting Requests for Reimbursements
- Federal Accountability
- Preparing for NCLB Monitoring: Time and Effort Reporting
- Data Reporting for Title I
- Highly Qualified Teacher and Para Requirements
- Title III-Language Acquisition
- Blending Parent Involvement
- Title I-A Targeted Services
- Title I Schoolwide Programs
- Applications in GMS
- Equitable Services for Nonpublic
ESEA/NCLB Programs
- Allowable Federal Title Program Expense
- Federal Programs Equitable Services for Nonpublic Schools
- Grant Management System (NDE)
- Monitoring Schedules/Checklists/Forms Section
2016 Administrators’ Days Presentations
- Administrative Support is Key to Afterschool Success. (pdf)
- ESSA – What We Know 2016 (pdf.)
- Federal $$ and Nonpublic Schools (pdf.)