VEAG3235: 3235(LP)

Legislation directs the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to establish a state program for agricultural education as part of the curriculum of the K through adult public school system. ISBE has established the Facilitating Coordination in Agricultural Education (FCAE) Project to facilitate and coordinate agricultural education programs in Illinois.

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105 ILCS 5/2-3.80

https://www.isbe.net/Documents/75ark.pdf

Implement statewide ag ed initiatives; coordinate content-specific curriculum and assessment materials; conduct statewide consumer ed outreach of agricultural literacy/awareness; provide content-specific professional development and on-site technical assistance; coordinate information collection, resources, website, etc.; coordinate business and education efforts for improvement of agricultural education.

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Education Organizations;

Page 639 of PA 104-0003 indicates that Champaign Ford Regional Office of Education #9 will receive the grant.

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Non-competitive

Education

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Applications are found within ISBE’s IWAS system.

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Applications are reviewed using modified Merit Based Review Process.

Applications are due within 30 calendar days of receipt.

Applications are generally approved or returned for changes within 30 calendar days of receipt.

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www.isbe.net/Documents/fcae-grant-inst.pdf

Expenditure reports to be submitted on quarterly basis via IWAS. Programmatic reports are submitted annually. Final programmatic report due 30 days after completion of grant period.

The audit requirements adopted by GATA include the adoption of the federal audit requirements (2 CFR 200.501), audit requirements for grantees and subrecipients that do not meet the federal audit requirements and audit requirements for “For Profit” subrecipients. For-profit Subrecipient. The PTE(s) is responsible for ensuring subrecipient compliance with established requirements. Methods to ensure compliance for State and federal awards to for profit subrecipients may include pre-award audits, monitoring during the agreement period of performance, and post-award audits. See also 2 CFR 200.331 Requirements for Pass-through Entities. https://gata.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/gata/documents/audit/GATA-Audit-Requirements.pdf; https://gata.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/gata/documents/resource-library/Audit-Report-Review-Process-Grantee-Instruction-Manual.pdf.

Financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other awardee records pertinent to a State award shall be retained for 3 years after the date of submission of the final expenditure report or, for awards renewed quarterly or annually, after the date of the submission of the quarterly or annual financial report to the State agency.

001-58618-4400-38-00

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23 IL Adm Code Part 75, Sections 75.400 - 75.440

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Illinois State Board of Education 100 North First Street Springfield IL 62777

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FY 2026 : $1,650,000