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District outlines federal grants and entitlements, highlights use of Title I, IDEA and child nutrition funds
Summary
District staff reviewed formula and discretionary federal funding, reported entitlements of about $22.98 million (excluding ESSER), described Title I campus allocations, IDEA use for special education staffing, child nutrition reimbursements and discretionary grants, and explained maintenance-of-effort and supplement-not-supplant constraints.
District staff presented an overview of federal grants and entitlements at the April 3 meeting, explaining how the funds flow from the U.S. Department of Education through TEA to local districts and how Richardson ISD uses those funds.
Dr. Butel (district federal grants staff) described two broad buckets of federal funds: formula entitlements (for example Title I, Title II, Title III, Title IV, IDEA and Perkins) and discretionary or competitive grants. She said the district’s recurring entitlement awards totaled approximately $22,981,000 for the period discussed (this…
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