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Upcoming Events

Archived Events

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May 13–15, 2025 In Person

Part C IDEA Fiscal Forum 2025

Meet IDEA state fiscal staff from across the country at CIFR’s next Part C IFF in Kansas City, MO.

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May 7, 2025 Online

CIFR 2025 Fiscal Webinar: Reviewing IDEA Part B LEA Subgrant Applications

IDEA state fiscal specialists are invited to join CIFR and state staff to talk about how state educational agencies review and approve LEAs’ applications for special education funds.

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March 11, 2025 In Person

Workshop on Writing IDEA Part B Fiscal Procedures

Part B state teams were invited to an in-person workshop aimed at developing written procedures for the fiscal components of either CCEIS or private school proportionate share.

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October 29, 2024 Online

CIFR 2024 Fiscal Webinar: Improve IDEA Part C Fiscal Fluency to Drive Decision Making

Who should be involved? What information shared? We learned about one state’s approach to engaging colleagues and using its fiscal data to make meaningful decisions.

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October 3, 2024 Online

CIFR 2024 Fiscal Webinar: Using IDEA Part B Dollars to Finance a High Cost Fund

CIFR and state attendees discussed the requirements and how to create and implement a fund in your state.

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September 17–19, 2024 In Person

Workshop on Writing IDEA Part C Maintenance of Effort Procedures

CIFR invited small teams of IDEA state fiscal staff to learn about and draft maintenance of effort procedures together in Washington, DC.

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June 20, 2024 Online

CIFR 2024 Fiscal Webinar: Unlocking CEIS: A Deep Dive Into Monitoring Requirements

CIFR and DCASD provided a deep dive into the federal CEIS fiscal and program monitoring rules to build the capacity of states and LEAs to meet their IDEA obligations.

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June 12, 2024 Online

CIFR 2024 Fiscal Webinar: Engaging Your Part C ICC in Meaningful Fiscal Discussions

How can you prepare state Interagency Coordinating Council members to advise your lead agency on Part C fiscal matters with confidence?

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May 14–16, 2024 In Person

Part B IDEA Fiscal Forum 2024

Purpose-Driven Data: Putting the “Why” Into Fiscal Processes

State directors of special education and IDEA fiscal specialists, TA providers from multiple centers, and OSEP staff gathered in Denver to discuss critical IDEA fiscal issues.

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April 4, 2024 Online

CIFR 2024 Fiscal Webinar: How to Review IDEA Part B LEA Subgrant Applications Plus IDEA Fiscal Forum Preview

Examine LEA IDEA grant eligibility requirements and hear from Kansas about its application review processes. Learn what to expect at the Part B IDEA Fiscal Forum in Denver this May.

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The Center for IDEA Fiscal Reporting (CIFR) is a partnership among WestEd, AEM Corporation, American Institutes for Research (AIR), Emerald Consulting, the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Center for Technical Assistance for Excellence in Special Education (TAESE) at Utah State University, and Westat. The Improve Group is CIFR's external evaluator.

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