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Understanding Discretionary Grants at the U.S. Department of Education (the Department)

• Overview
• Resources

Understanding the Notice Inviting Applications

• Overview
• Resources

Understanding the CLSD Program

• Overview
• CLSD Requirements
• State-level Allowable Activities
• Developing an Application for Subgrants
• Evidence-based Activities
• Resources

Roles and Responsibilities

• Overview
• Grantee
• Authorized Representative
• Project Director
• Program Officer

Fiscal and Budget Information

• Overview — Annual Appropriations Process
• Key Financial Management Requirements for Discretionary Grants
• Federal Cost Principles
• Direct Costs
• Financial Management Systems
• Federal Payment
• Personnel
• Procurement Standards
• Funding Definitions and Periods of Funding
• Project Periods
• Budget Periods
• Frontloading
• Supplement not Supplant
• Indirect Costs — General
• The Lifecycle of Grant Funds
• OMB-approved Excel Budget Tool
• Resources — Guidance
• The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR)
• OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance
• U.S. Department of Education Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on 2 CFR 200
• General Administrative Regulations from the OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance and the Education Department's General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR)
• U.S. Department of Education Nonregulatory Guidance on Title II, Part A of the ESEA
• FAQS on Using Federal Funds for Food, Conferences, and Meetings
• Resources — Grants Management Training
• Allowable Costs and Activities
• Indirect Costs
• Cash Management
• Internal Controls
• Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA)

G5 Grants and Financial System

• Overview
• G5 Instructions — Register as Project Director
• Instructions Available to Grantees
• G5 Administrative (Admin) Actions for Grantees
• G5 Payments for External Users

Understanding the Grant Award Notification

• Overview
• Anatomy of a GAN

Performance Reporting

• Overview
• Reporting Cycles
• Performance Reports
• Program Performance Measures (PPMs)
• Project-Specific Performance Measures (PSPMs)
• Grantee Reporting System (GRS)
• Resources

Monitoring

• Overview of Comprehensive Monitoring
• Purpose of Monitoring
• Monitoring Process
• Monitoring Indicators
• Resources
• Subgrantee Monitoring and Risk Assessment
• Subgrantee Closeout
• Resources

Grant Closeout

• Overview
• Subgrantee (Subrecipient) Closeout
• Late Liquidation
• Records Retention
• OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance
• Education Department General Administrative Regulations
• Discretionary Grant Trainings
• Acronyms and Definitions
• The CLSD National Literacy Center Resources
• Peer Resources