Consolidated Grant to the Outlying Areas
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Program Objective
To make an annual consolidated grant to assist an Insular Area in carrying out one or more State-administered formula grant programs of the Department. (i.e., -ESEA,Title I, Part A-Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies; ESEA Title I, Part B-State Assessment Grants; ESEA,Title II, Part A-Supporting Effective Instruction; ESEA,Title III, Part A-English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement Grants; ESEA Title IV, Part A- Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants; ESEA, Title IV, Part B-21st Century Community Learning Centers Grants; Perkins Act, Title I-Career and Technical Education Basic State Grants;- McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act-Title VII-B Grants; ESEA, Title V, Part B, Rural and Low-Income School Program.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- U.S. territories (incl. universities)
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Beneficiaries
- 10
- 22
- 52
- 54
- 66
- 67
Contact Program Office.
How to Apply
Application Procedure
An Insular Area applies annually for a grant consolidating two or more of the programs eligible to be consolidated in accordance with the application requirements of EDGAR 76.131-76.132.
Award Procedure
The Department awards a single consolidated grant annually to each Insular Area that meets the requirements of EDGAR 76.125 through 76.137 and each program under which the grant funds are to be used and administered. The Department may decide that one or more programs cannot be included in the consolidated grant if it is determined that the Insular Area failed to meet the program objectives stated in its plan for the previous fiscal year in which it carried out the programs. The eligibility of a particular Insular Area to receive grant funds under a Federal education program is determined under the statute and regulations for that program (EDGAR 76.130 (a), (b), (d)).
Decision Timeline
- Approval: From 30 to 60 days
Approval will be granted upon determination that the application meets the requirements of EDGAR 76.131 (1) and (2).
Program details & compliance
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
An Insular Area must use the funds it receives under a consolidated grant to carry out, in its jurisdiction, one or more of the programs included in the grant. (See above programs.)
Reporting & Compliance
Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts
- Subpart F — Audit Requirements