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be sure to stop by Glossary, Contacts, and FAQ's. If you
are new to Grants Management Enterprise, Glossary
should be your first step to learn about Grants Management
Enterprise and Grants. Glossary contains lots of information
and downloads to assist LEAs. You will also find current
program area contact information on Contacts.
Any program specific questions can be answered by your
program specialists that are listed on "Contacts". FAQ's
cover all processes in Grants Management, plus other
important topics related to Grants Management process
and procedure.
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1)
Important Notices & Memorandums
You will find important notices and memorandums that
are issued by the Grants Management Office and the program
areas. |
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 Upcoming
GME Training
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"GME Training: Focusing on Amendment Process"
This workshop is intended to provide a hands-on training of the web-based Grants Management Enterprise (GME) system to individuals from Local Education Agencies (LEAs). The presentation will mainly focus on Amendment process along with approved completion report. It will also go over current Business Rules related to ADE Grants Management Amendment process. Click here to download the Training Announcement. Please register online for this workshop through ADE Calendar of Events at http://www.ade.az.gov/onlineregistration/.
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Amendment
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REMINDER:
Amendments for projects ending June 30, 2008 are due no later than April 2, 2008. Click here to view the notification memo.
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Reallocation Cancelled
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Urgent Memo:
FY 2008 Family Literacy Reallocation and Early Childhood Block Grant Reallocation have been cancelled. Click the links below to view notification memos.
- Family Literacy Reallocation Cancellation Memo
- Early Childhood Block Grant Reallocation Cancellation Memo
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Cash Management Report
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Reminder: Cash management
report is due the first month of an initial disbursement
or when local carryover is amended/ approved into the
project, whichever comes first. Click
here
to go to FAQ's: Cash Management Report.
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Indirect Cost Link
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updated on August 17, 2007) |
Please find ADE approved Indirect Cost rates and Instructions
on how to access Indirect Cost rate through Common Logon.
Click here to go to Grants
Management Enterprise's Indirect Cost Website
or FAQ's: Indirect Cost Rate.
Please note that GME only updates this
website bi-weekly at this time. If you are interested
in your county's current approved indirect cost rate,
please contact the county directly or open any of your
FY 2008 project summary for County's ICR. |
2)
GME related useful Documents / Links
You will find important documents & links that are related
to the Grants Management Enterprise system and handling
grants throughout the year. |
Multi-Year Fund
CarryOver Matrix |
Funds remaining from a previous year's allocation, that,
if the program allows, may be amended into the current year
project's budget. The project into which funds are amended
must be appropriate, for the same purpose, and approved
by the ADE program office administering the grant. Please
click on the link to download and print a copy of the Multi-Year
Fund Carryover Matrix in pdf format. |
Maximum
Allowable Indirect Cost for Grants/ Projects Matrix |
Indirect Cost – Those expenses that incur for the joint
benefit of more than one project and cannot be readily and
specifically identified with a particular project without
effort disproportionate to the results achieved. Indirect
Cost can ONLY be applied to federally funded projects, however,
may be restricted or disallowed on some federal grants.
The maximum amount payable is calculated by multiplying
the Approved Restricted Rate times the Actual Subtotal Expenditures.
Click here
to download the Maximum Allowable Indirect Cost Matrix
by grant. |
Capital Outlay
Justification Page |
Fiscal Year 2008 Capital Outlay Justification Page includes
the details of intended capital
outlay expenditures. Please click here
to view (in pdf format) the FY08 capital outlay justification
requirements by grant.
This sheet is to be used as a guideline only for Fiscal
Year 2008. Requirements may vary by applicant,
per programmatic guildelines. Contact the appropriate
program office for more information. |
FY 2008 Chart of
Account Matrix Update |
"FY 2008 Chart of Accounts Matrix" is to be used as a
guideline, with final responsibility
for coding resting with the applicant/subrecipient. Contact
the appropriate Program Area administering the grant for
further information.
Please reference the Auditor General's website for changes
in detail effective July 1, 2007 on Chart of Accounts.
Click to view the updates: School
Districts and Charter
Schools |
General Statement
of Assurance |
"FY 2008 General Statement of Assurance"
was due by May 31st, 2007. If you would
like to add or remove GSA signers, please visit General
Statement of Assurance link.
General Statement of Assurance website
also includes information for a New LEA or existing LEA's
data change such as Name change, warrant address change.
You can also find a New W-9 form at this site. Please use the new form effective immediately. The previous form issued in May of this year will continue to be accepted until November 19, 2007.
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Qualified
Zone Academy Bonds (QZAB) |
The Arizona Department of Education still has Quality Zone
Academy Bonds available. (The 2004 allocation expires in
December of 2006 and the 2005 allocation expires in December
of 2007) Please click here
to view for additional information. |
3) Useful Links
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U.S. Department of Education:
Grants & Contracts |
"U.S. Department of Education: Grants
/ Contracts" includes application packages for grant competitions,
option to browse ED programs by topic, active contracts,
contract solicitations, and other contract information at
ED, the ED discretionary grants application process, forecast
of funding opportunities, Funding announcements and more.
Click the link to go to www.ed.gov/fund/landing.jhtml
directly. |
Grants.Gov |
"Grants.gov" is your source to Find
and apply for Federal government grants. Click the link
to go to www.grants.gov
directly and search for a grant. |
Indirect
Cost |
"OCFO: Office of the Chief Financial
Officer" provides Overview information on Indirect Costs.
Click the link to go to http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocfo/intro.html
OCFO's Indirect Cost Overview website directly. |
OMB Circular
A-133 |
OMB Circular A-133 contains information on Audits of States,
Local Governments, and Non-profit Organization. Please visit
Compliance Supplement, Appendix A: Data Collection Form,
Appendix B: 2005 OMB Compliance Supplement Update. Click
the link to go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/index.html
OMB Circulars Home page directly. |
CFDA |
"The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance:
CFDA" gives you access to a database of all Federal programs
available to State and local governments; (including the
District of Columbia); federally -recognized Indian tribal
governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United
States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit
and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized
groups; and individuals. After you find the program you
want, contact the office that administers the program and
find out how to apply. Click the link to go to http://12.46.245.173/cfda/cfda.html
CFDA Homepage. |
4) Other Available Grants
GME would like to announce different grant opportunities that ADE is not the pass-through agency. These grants are offered directly to Local Educational Agencies. Please find grants opportunities below. The listed grants are only opened to Local Educational Agencies (LEA). You can also find other useful grant related links.
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Small, Rural Achievement (SRSA) Program CFDA 84.358A |
Small, Rural Achievement (SRSA) Program CFDA 84.358A
Posted Date: June 09, 2008
Original Closing Date for Application: June 30, 2008
Click Here to go to this grant announcement.
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The Jordon Fundamentals Grant Program |
The Jordon Fundamentals Grants are given to support teachers and provide access to additional resources. The Fundamentals grant program was born out of Michael Jordan's firm belief that education is a key to opportunity and helps build commitment to core values which foster personal excellence and achievement.
Innovation Grants:
Grants totaling $2500 will be awarded to individual teachers for projects that will impact classroom innovation and improve instruction.
Inspiration Grants:
Winners of the Innovation Grants may apply for an Inspiration Grant. Grants up to $10,000 will be awarded to teams of teachers in support of scaling up implementation of approaches developed with Innovation Grants.
Click Here to go to this grant announcement. |
US Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) National Clean Diesel Campaign (NCDC) |
(Washington, D.C. - April 2, 2008) EPA is announcing the availability of almost $50 million in grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing emissions from the nation's existing fleet of diesel engines.
The unprecedented sum, which was authorized by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and funded for the first time this fiscal year, will be administered by EPA's National Clean Diesel Campaign (NCDC) and its network of seven collaboratives, made up of EPA regional offices and public and private sector partners.
Click Here for more information about NCDC and funding opportunities.
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