Impact Aid-Facilities Maintenance (84.040)

Program

84.040 Impact Aid-Facilities Maintenance

Federal Agency

Agency: Department of Education
Office: Office Of Elementary And Secondary Education

Authorization

Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, Executive Order Title VIII, Section 8008.

Program Number

84.040

Last Known Status

Active

Objectives

To maintain school facilities owned by the Department of Education and operated by local educational agencies (LEAs), and to transfer those facilities to the LEAs, where appropriate.

Types of Assistance

PROJECT GRANTS

Uses and Use Restrictions

To maintain federally owned school facilities and restore or improve them where appropriate to enable an LEA to accept ownership. The Department directly oversees construction projects, unless the LEA has agreed to accept transfer of the facility, in which case funds may be provided to the LEA to complete the project after the transfer. This program is subject to non-supplanting requirements and must use a restricted indirect cost rate which is referenced under 34 CFR 76.563. For assistance call the Office of the Chief Financial Officer/Indirect Cost Group on (202) 708-7770.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

LEAs that operate school facilities owned by the Department of Education.

Beneficiary Eligibility

Public elementary and secondary school children benefit.

Credentials/Documentation

No Credentials or documentation are required. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure

OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. There is no application form for Section 8008 grants. Contact the program office for information.

Award Procedure

The Department of Education makes final decisions to fund projects.

Deadlines

Not Applicable.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

Contact the program office for this information.

Appeals

Not Applicable.

Renewals

Approved construction projects may be revised during construction, subject to appropriate approvals.

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

This program has no statutory formula.

This program has no matching requirements.

This program does not have MOE requirements.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

The length and terms of an award will be established prior to the award. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: This information is included in the award document.

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

In accordance with OMB Circular No. A-102 (Attachments H and I) and Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) for direct project grant and contract programs, Part 100a, Subpart F. See 34 CFR 74, Subpart H, Standards for Grantees Financial Management Systems. Cash reports are not applicable. Progress reports are not applicable. Expenditure reports are not applicable. Performance monitoring is not applicable.

Audits

This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-133. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations, nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.

Records

In accordance with OMB Circular No. A-102 (Attachment C) and Education Department General Administrative Regulations, for direct project grant and contract programs, Part 100a, Subpart F. See 34 CFR 74, Subpart H, Standards for Grantees Financial Management Systems.

Program Accomplishments

Fiscal Year 2008: Emergency repairs are made to schools with funds from this program. Some facilities are improved to the extent that LEAs accept ownership. Fiscal Year 2009: Same as FY08. Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Financial Information

Account Identification

91-0102-0-1-501.

Obligations

(Project Grants) FY 08 $4,864,000; FY 09 est $4,864,000; FY 10 est $4,864,000

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

Not available.

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

Regulations are published at 34 CFR 222.

Related Programs

84.041 Impact Aid; 84.401 Impact Aid School Construction, Recovery Act; 84.404 Impact Aid -- School Construction Formula Grants, Recovery Act

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

None.

Headquarters Office

Catherine Schagh Department of Education, OESE Impact Aid Programs 400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Rm. 3E105, Washington, District of Columbia 20202 Email: impact.aid@ed.gov Phone: (202) 260-3858

Web Site Address

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/impactaid/index.html.

Examples of Funded Projects

Fiscal Year 2008: Additions of classrooms to existing buildings. Repairs of schools to provide access for the disabled and to ensure the safety of building users. Construction of a new school to replace three outdated facilities on a military base. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Emergency repairs are funded as needed. Priority for more extensive projects is given to LEAs that agree to accept transfer of the school facility.