Education Update: Federal Funding & Indirect Cost Rate for Charter Schools for 2016–2017
• South Texas independent school district
• Windham School District
• Texas Juvenile Justice Department
• Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
• Texas School for the Deaf
TEA will use this submission of the SC5050 to determine the applicant’s eligibility and planning amounts for No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, Part B) federal programs for the LEAs listed above, and for open-enrollment charter schools to request indirect cost rates.
To ensure eligibility and planning amounts are determined for the applicant, the SC5050 must be certified and submitted in eGrants no later than April 7, 2016.
Capturing Actual Enrollment Figures (REVISED)
• Special education enrollment (ages 3 through 5), and
• Special education enrollment (ages 3 through 21).
The information submitted on the SC5050 form is binding. No changes will be allowed after the form is submitted. Applicants are advised to ensure data entered has been thoroughly reviewed for accuracy and that auditable documentation is on file to support the data reported.
Access to SC5050 Form
To access the SC5050 form, logon to eGrants through TEASE or TEAL and follow these steps:
1. From the Application List, select eGrants.
2. Open the dropdown list titled “Available Grant Programs in eGrants.”
3. From the dropdown list, select the entry titled “2016–2017 Data Collections for Federal Funding.”
4. Select “2016–2017 Request for Federal Funding & Indirect Cost Rate for Charter Schools.”
For Further Information
If you have questions, please contact the Division of Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting at (512) 463-9127(512) 463-9127or by email at compliance@tea.texas.gov.
Sincerely,
Ed Santiago, Senior Director
Division of Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting