ESEA State Resources

General Resources

• ESEA Federal Programs Year-at-a-Glance
• Grant Life Cycle Visual (updated July 2024)
• Federal Spending Handbook 
• ESEA Equitable Services for Non-Public Schools (video)

New Coordinator Training Videos

• Working with ESEA Grant Programs
• Grants4ME
• Application Workflow
• Important ESEA Application Considerations
• ESEA Federal Programs Website

ESEA Consolidated Application and Training

• ESEA Application training (YouTube Playlist)
• FY24 ESEA Application Updates (video)
• FY24 Goal Setting and Assessment Update (video)
• ESEA Application FAQs 

Title I

• Rank and Distribution Training
• Rank and Distribution Training (video)
• FY24 Title IA Allocations Update (video)
• Committee of Practitioners FAQ

Summer Programming: Reallocated Grant Opportunity

• FY24 Title I Summer Reallocation Grant Training (video)
• FY22 Summer School Programming Takeaways
• Title IA Reallocation Procedures
• FY23 Title I Summer Reallocation Grant Training (video)

Family Engagement

• General Family Engagement Requirements Under Title I, Part A 

Schoolwide Programming

• Schoolwide Guidance: How to Apply and the Benefits of Schoolwide Programming
• Presentation for schools who have been approved for Title I Schoolwide Authority, including Tier III. Transcript
• USDOE Resource: Supporting School Reform by Leveraging Federal Funds in a Schoolwide Program

 

Office Hours: ESEA Federal Programs

Date of Office Hour	Topics Covered	Link
9/10/2024	FY25 ESEA Monitoring, updated spending snapshots, Title I Equitable Services, Title I Reallocated Performance Report, and FY24 ESEA Consolidated Performance Report. Fiscal Corner: grant periods that are ending 9/30/24 and how to access FY25 ESEA funds.	Video (23 minutes)
8/13/2024	FY25 ESEA Application, New Equitable Services Process for Title I Data, Title II Spending Snapshot, FY25 Monitoring Status and Training. The Fiscal Corner: Invoicing, Grants4ME, and Timelines for Expiring Grants	Video (18 minutes)
7/09/2024	Title I Non-Public Equitable Services data collection process, the FY25 ESEA Consolidated Application, the Tydings Amendment Waiver request, and the Non-Public Consultation Process, etc. Fiscal Corner: FY25 ESEA funds, Pre-Award costs, Invoicing, and Grants4ME errors	Video (22 minutes)
6/11/2024	FY25 ESEA Applications, Non-Public School Equitable Services, Title IIA Monitoring Takeaways, Title III Consortium, Title IA Allowability: Furniture; Fiscal Corner: Invoicing, Grant Periods, Substantial Approval	Video (22 minutes)
5/15/2024	FY25 ESEA Application, public comment period, CNA updates, non-public school consultation, Title I Summer Reallocated, Title I Committee of Practitioners, etc. In addition, fiscal related items discussed were concerning required policies and procedures and Grants4ME errors.	Video (20 minutes)
4/9/2024	FY24 Spring monitoring, FY25 delay in preliminary allocations, Title II allocation changes, and fiscal-related reminders: reimbursement, contracts, budgeting, period of performance	Video (26 minutes)
3/12/2024	FY25 Preliminary Allocations, Spring Monitoring, Tydings Amendment Waiver, Title I Summer Reallocated, Equitable Services, Fiscal Corner: Invoicing, Reimbursements, Temporary Holds	Video 19 minutes
02/13/2024	Winter Monitoring Next Steps, Title IA Summer Reallocated Application, Allowability: Family Engagement/Means, Equitable Services Training, Maine's Model of School Support, Fiscal Corner: Open Grants, Splitting Invoices, Temporary Holds for ESEA funds	Video (29 minutes)
01/11/2024	Applying for Title I Schoolwide Authority, Title IA Comparability, Fall Assessment and Accountability School Identifications, Fall and Winter Monitoring, Title III Consortia, Title III: Supplement, Not Supplant, Fiscal Corner: Invoice Backup Documentation, Grant Period of Performance, Non-Public School Reimbursement Process, and Splitting Invoices	Video (23 minutes)
12/12/2023	Fall Assessment & Accountability School Identifications, Fall Monitoring, FY23 Performance Report and FY21 Closeout, 15% Carryover Rule for Title I Funds, Title III Consortia, Supplement Not Supplant, Immigrant Children and Youth Update, and Non-Public Reimbursement for Equitable Services	Video (40 minutes)
11/14/2023	FY23 Performance Report, FY23 Monitoring, FY21 Closeout, Non-Public Reconciliation, Title II Professional Development, Fiscal Corner: Substantial Approval, Splitting Invoices, FY21 Funds	Video (30 minutes)
10/10/2023	FY23 Monitoring, FY23 Performance Report, Title IIA Course Reimbursement, Fiscal Corner: Obligation, Substantial Approval, Travel Policy	Video (38 minutes)
9/12/2023	FY24 Monitoring -Tydings and Title IA Carryover Waivers -Title IA Family Engagement Requirements -Title IA Summer Reallocated Performance Reports -Nonpublic Consultation Documentation -Expiring FY21 Funds	Video (22 minutes)