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Learning Renewal is an initiative from the Office of Governor JB Pritzker to provide education funding through the American Rescue Plan Act to address unprecedented interruptions to classroom learning and development.

CODE of FEDERAL REGULATIONS Title 2: Grants and Agreements PART 200 - Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR 200)

Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA), 30 ILCS 708/1

Illinois Administrative Code

To prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus COVID-19 disease pandemic.

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he Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) has been provided with $9,850,000 in federal Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Funds (GEERF) II funding to distribute to the community college system in order implement key aspects of the P-20 Council Learning Renewal Resource Guide. The funding period is for FY2022, July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. Subject to appropriation authority, the ICCB reserves the right to extend this grant through June 30, 2023. Plans with budget are due EOD Thursday, September 30, 2021. ICCB may require colleges to revise their plan as appropriate.

Education Organizations; Government Organizations;

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State educational agencies, local educational agencies, colleges, universities, and other education-related entities, and their students, faculty, staff, and employees, will benefit.

Formula Grants

Education

2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles applies to this program.

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2 CFR part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Contact the program office for additional information.

As Applicable

For the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund, the Department awards funds by formula to each State educational agency with an approved application, in the same proportion as each State received under Part A of Title I of the ESEA in the most recent year, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus. Each State must allocate at least 90 percent of these funds to local educational agencies in proportion to the amount of funds each LEA received under Part A of title I of the ESEA in the most recent fiscal year. The 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico are eligible to apply for these funds. For the Homeless Children and Youth, the Department awards funds by formula to each State educational agency with an approved application, for the purposes of identifying homeless children and youth, providing wraparound services in light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and providing assistance needed to enable homeless children and youth to attend school and participate fully in school activities, including in-person instruction. For the Governor?s Emergency Education Relief Fund, the Department awards funds by formula to the Governor of each State with an approved application to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus. These grants may be used to provide emergency support to local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, or any other educational entity within the State at the Governor?s discretion. The 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico are eligible to apply for these funds. For the Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools, the Department awards grants by formula to each Governor with an approved Certification and Agreement to provide services or assistance to eligible non-public schools to address the impact that COVID-19 has had, and continues to have, on non-public school students and teachers in the State. For the Discretionary Grants, in fiscal year 2020 the Department awarded grants to States with the highest coronavirus burden to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus under two competitions: (1) Rethink K-12 Education Models and (2) Reimagining Workforce Preparation. The 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico are eligible to apply for these funds. For the Outlying Areas, the Department awards grants to Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus. For the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), the Department transferred funds to the Department of the Interior, for programs operated by the BIE to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus. For the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, the Department awards funds to eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) based upon (1) specific formulas or (2) the discretion provided to the Secretary, as provided in statute. Various formulas were used to award funds under: sections 18004(a)(1), (a)(2), and (a)(3) (in part) of The CARES Act; sections 314(a)(1), (a)(2), and (a)(4) of The CRRSAA; and the ARP Act, pursuant to sections 314(a)(1), (a)(2), and (a)(4) of The CRRSAA. Remaining funds under section 18004(a)(3) (in part) of The CARES Act, section 314(a)(3) of The CRRSAA, and the ARP Act, pursuant to section 314(a)(3) were distributed to IHEs that the Secretary determined, through competitive processes, had the greatest unmet needs related to coronavirus.

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As Pursuant to IL Admin Code

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This program has MOE requirements, see funding for further details.

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Programmatic and Financial Reports as described in grant agreement

In accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR part 200, Subpart F - Audit Requirements, nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $750,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Non-Federal entities that expend less than $750,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in 2 CFR 200.503

In accordance with Section 443 of the General Education Provisions Act, as well as 34 CFR 75.730-732, 34 CFR 76.730-731, and 2 CFR 200.333, grantees must maintain records for 3 years.

18-0251-0-1-501;

FY22: $9,850,000.00

$0-9,850,000.00; Average $218,888.89

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Regulations applicable to this program are 2 CFR part 200, 2 CFR 3474, 2 CFR 3485, 34 CFR 299, and the Education Department General Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR parts 75, 76, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, and 99.

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Meredith Miller 400 Maryland Ave., SW, Rm. 3W311, Washington, DC 20202 Email: meredith.miller@ed.gov Phone: (202) 401-8368

https://www.ed.gov/coronavirus

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4/8/2020

FY 2022 : $9,850,000