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The CIFR website is the first step in. I provided it to a newly hired staff member before their start date, and they loved the information—great news from a new colleague with no IDEA background or understanding.
Featured Resources
Part C
IDEA Part C Maintenance of Effort: The Basics
This TA On Demand video reviews the IDEA prohibition against supplanting requirement, known as maintenance of effort, and the funds used to calculate compliance and permitted allowances.
IDEA Part C Maintenance of Effort: Calculations
This TA On Demand video walks through the two calculations that states must make to show that they are meeting the MOE requirement.
Part B
Budgeting and Monitoring IDEA Part B State Set-Aside Funds
Examine the allowable uses and requirements for budgeting and managing Part B state set-aside funds.
Reallocating Local Educational Agency IDEA Part B Funds
Manage unspent LEA IDEA Part B funds and reduce the need to revert them to the federal government.
Events
News
New Videos Introduce State Staff to IDEA Part C Maintenance of Effort Requirements, Calculations
Designed especially for newer IDEA Part C state staff.
Budget and Monitor Your IDEA Part B State Set-Aside Funds with This Guide
Examine the allowable uses and requirements for budgeting and managing IDEA Part B state set-aside funds.
CIFR's Impact 10/01/2020 - 09/30/2023
IDEA Part B Technical Assistance
- 60 States and entities supported
- 563 TA records
- 46 Communities of Practice convened
IDEA Part C Technical Assistance
- 56 States and entities supported
- 358 TA records
- 3 Communities of Practice Convened