Program: Various, including AL 84.027 – Special Education Grants to States; AL 84.173 – COVID-19 Special Education Preschool Grants; AL 84.425D – COVID-19 Education Stabilization Fund – Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER I and ESSER II); AL 84.425U – COVID-19 Education Sta...
Program: Various, including AL 84.027 – Special Education Grants to States; AL 84.173 – COVID-19 Special Education Preschool Grants; AL 84.425D – COVID-19 Education Stabilization Fund – Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER I and ESSER II); AL 84.425U – COVID-19 Education Stabilization Fund – American Rescue Plan – Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ARP ESSER) – Subrecipient Monitoring
Corrective Action Plan: First SPED subrecipient – As education subrecipients have had a significant influx of subawards to mitigate post-COVID supports for Nebraska education with limited staff capacity, the Department has remained mindful of these conditions and is on schedule to complete its annual fiscal monitoring efforts within the normal timelines afforded each year.
Second SPED subrecipient – Because the UNL utilizes PVS as allowed by 2 CFR 200.430 in regard to salary and wage benefit costs for employees working on a project under a contractual grant agreement, the NDE going forward will require PVS supporting documentation be submitted as a minimum semi-annually for each contract to verify the salary and benefit costs being requested for reimbursement as recommended by the U.S. Department of Education beginning with any payments occurring after March 1, 2023.
Third SPED subrecipient – The documentation to support the review of purchased services and supplies during fiscal monitoring was provided to the APA on March 4, 2024.
Single Audits – The Director of Grants Management and Director of Grants Compliance will work collaboratively to ensure all subrecipient audits are reviewed and applicable management decision letters are issued within the requested timeframe.
Contact: Jen Utemark, Administrator, Office of Budget & Grants Management
Anticipated Completion Date: July 1, 2024