Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B Section 611 and Section 619 Federal Funding for the Education of Students with Disabilities, Grant Application Guidance

The following guidance documents are provided for districts preparing IDEA grant applications:

Comprehensive Coordinated Early Interning Services (CCEIS) and Voluntary Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS)

• CEIS/CCEIS Guidance
• CEIS Guidance
• CEIS Amendment Worksheet

Excess Cost

• Excess Cost Guidance Handbook
• Excess Cost Calculator Tool

General Provision Education Act (GEPA)

• General Education Provision Act (GEPA) Section 427 Form
• Guidance to Complete the General Education Provision Act Form

Maintenance of Effort (MOE) – General Guidance

• LEA Moe Calculator Version 1.4
• LEA Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Calculator FAQ
• MOE Recommendations Worksheet
• Guidance on How to Use the LEA MOE Calculator
• LEA Moe Calculator Version 1.3
• Maintenance of Effort Guidance from USDOE
• Center for IDEA Fiscal Reporting – Developing Written Procedures – LEA MOE
• IDEA LEA Maintenance of Effort FAQ
• IDEA Maintenance of Effort Guidance Document

Maintenance of Effort (MOE) – Year Specific Guidance

• 2024-25 Guidance to complete the LEA MOE Calculator for Eligibility Standard
• 2023-24 Guidance to Complete the LEA MOE Compliance Calculator – for School Years 2023-24
• 2022-23 Guidance to Complete the LEA MOE Compliance Calculator – for School Years 2022-23
• Previous year's guidance is available at: Archived IDEA Grant Application Guidance

Maintenance of Effort (MOE) – Exceptions and Adjustment Guidance

• Quick Reference Guide on the Local Education Agency Maintenance of Effort Adjustment and Use of Freed-Up Funds
• 2020-21 Adjustment Worksheet by District
• 2021-22 Adjustment Worksheet by District
• Adjustment – MOE Reduction Decision Tree Worksheet
• Center for IDEA Fiscal Reporting – MOE Adjustment Guidance

Child Count

• 2023-24 Student with Disabilities Child Count for Compliance Standard – for School Years 2023-24
• 2022-23 Student with Disabilities Child Count for Compliance Standard – for School Years 2022-23
• Previous year's guidance is available at: Archived IDEA Grant Application Guidance

Parentally Placed

• USDOE Guidance: Questions and Answers on Serving Children With Disabilities Placed by Their Parents in Private Schools
• USDOE Guidance: Provisions Related to Children With Disabilities Enrolled by Their Parents in Private Schools
• Parentally Placed Guidance

Other

• Federal Register - 34 CFR Part 300