District staff seek authorization to sign federal general assurances required to receive grants

District staff asked the Bedford School District board to authorize district signers to execute and upload the annual federal general assurances required for grant eligibility.

Tom (district staff) explained that the general assurances cover federal programs including IDEA and Title I, II, III and IV and must be uploaded to the grants management portal by June 1 to avoid risking the district’s ability to receive those funds. He told the board that the most recent version of the assurances contained stricken language referencing two executive orders; staff were advised that districts that had already signed and uploaded the older versions could remain as is, while districts that had not yet uploaded must sign the current package and upload by the deadline.

Tom asked the board to give "Sue permission to sign off on each page and to sign the final document, then Mike will do the same," and asked if the board wanted a motion to authorize signing. The transcript records the request for authorization but does not include an explicit recorded vote on that motion in the excerpt provided.

Staff said they planned to load the documents immediately once signers were authorized so that the district would meet the portal deadline and remain eligible for the federal grant funding listed in the assurances.