Grant Programs and COVID-19 Related Expenses

Grant Programs and Expenses

This information is effective March 19 - June 16, 2020.

Program Name	Laptop	Internet / Hot spot	Software	Food	Other?	CDE Grant Manager / Coordinator
21st Century Community Learning Centers (21CCLC)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	N/A	Dana Scott
Bullying Prevention in Education Grant	No	No	No	No	N/A	Adam Collins
CDC Healthy Schools	No	No	No	No	N/A	Sarah Mathew
Colorado Charter School Program						Peg McMillen
Comprehensive Health and Wellness	No	No	Yes, with limitations	No	Online resources to support health education	Jamie Hurley
Computer Science Education Grant	Yes (equal to no more than 50% of the total grant award)	Yes (equal to no more than 50% of the total grant award)	Yes (equal to no more than 50% of the total grant award)	No	N/A	Chris Summers
Concurrent Enrollment Expansion Grant	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	N/A	Michelle Romero
Early Literacy Grant	Yes (for reading)	No	Yes (for reading)	No	N/A	Alex Frazier
EASI (Empowering Action for School Improvement)	Please discuss with support coordinator	Please discuss with support coordinator	Please discuss with support coordinator	Please discuss with support coordinator	Please discuss with support coordinator. Activities should align with reason(s) for identification and school improvement.	Laura Meushaw Kim Burnham
Educational Stability Grant	Yes	Yes	Yes	Limited	N/A	Kristin Myers
English Language Proficiency Act (ELPA) * PD/support program and * Regular ELPA	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	N/A	Morgan Cox
Expelled and At-Risk Student Services Grant (EARSS)	Yes	Yes - hot spot; Internet services TBD	Yes	Yes, within parameters	COVID-related overtime salary/benefits for EARSS-related staff or IT staff working to set-up an EARSS student for remote learning.	Janelle Krueger
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program	No	No	No	Yes, Only for schools already approved	Guidance has been put out to districts. Working with USDA to see if additional flexibilities can be allowed. Many districts stating too many barriers to utilizing this program during COVID-19	Erica Boyd
Medicaid	Contact Coordinator	Contact Coordinator	Contact Coordinator	Limited	Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)	Sarah Mathew
Ninth Grade Success Grant	Yes	Yes - hotspot	Yes	No	N/A	Ashley Idrees
Physical Education Pilot	No	No	No	No	N/A	Shannon Milliken
Retaining Teachers Grant						Jennifer Simons
School Climate Transformation Grant (SCTG)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	N/A	Andrea Pulskamp
School Counselor Corps Grant Program (SCCGP)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	N/A	Eve Pugh
School Health Professional Grant (SHPG)	No	No	No	No	Telehealth expenses	Phyllis Reed
State Personnel Development Grant	No	No	No	No	Professional Development	Allison Greene
Student Re-engagement Grant (SRG)	Yes	Yes - hotspot	Yes	No	N/A	Ashley Idrees
Title I, Part A	Yes	Yes, especially to increase access to at-risk students/families	Yes	* Possibly - if aligned to the implementation of an allowable activity.	PD options for instructional and specialized support staff	Nazie Mohajeri-Nelson DeLilah Collins
Title I, Part C Migrant	Yes - after all other resources	Yes	No	YES - after all other resources		Tomas Mejia
Title II, Part A	Possibly - if for educators and for purposes of improving instruction.	Yes, if used for supporting educators' instructional quality or other school improvement efforts/staff contributing to instructional quality (e.g., specialized support staff).	Yes, if used for supporting educators' instructional quality or other school improvement efforts/staff contributing to instructional quality (e.g., specialized support staff).	* Possibly - if aligned to the implementation of an allowable activity.	PD options for educators, including teachers, coaches, school leadership, and specialized support staff that inform quality of instruction.	Nazie Mohajeri-Nelson DeLilah Collins
Title III, Part A	Yes	Yes - as long as this is supplementing the ELD curriculum and allowing for extended learning options.	Yes - as long as this is supplementing the ELD curriculum and allowing for extended learning options.	* Possibly - if aligned to the implementation of an allowable activity.	Consider technology to enhance activities to engage families of English learners and/or communities. Professional development to help enhance content, academic, or linguistic supports beyond core curriculum using technology.	Nazie Mohajeri-Nelson DeLilah Collins
Title IV, Part A	Yes	Yes	Yes	* Possibly - if aligned to the implementation of an allowable activity	PD for teachers for providing online instruction; Assistive Technology for Students with Disabilities and English Learners	Nazie Mohajeri-Nelson DeLilah Collins
Title V	Yes	Yes	Yes	* Possibly - if aligned to the implementation of an allowable activity.	Title V funds can be used for allowable activities in Title I - IV programs	Nazie Mohajeri-Nelson DeLilah Collins
Title V SRIS				No		Benji Blase
Title X McKinney-Vento Homeless Education	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	N/A	Kerry Wrenick

* Allowable Activities

With the exception of facilitating meaningful parent, family and stakeholder engagement, there is a very high burden of proof on districts to verify that paying for food and beverages with ESEA funds is necessary to meet the goals and objectives of the federal program (Title I, Part A, Title II, Part A, Title III, Part A, Title IV Part A, Title V).

Districts should work with their Regional Contact to determine if a food purchase is allowable.