Upcoming Events
Online
CIFR 2026 Fiscal Webinar: Strategic Choices With Part B State-Set Aside Funds
Leverage data and community input to make strategic use of your state set-aside funds.
In Person
Save the Date! Part B IDEA Fiscal Forum 2026
Join state special education fiscal staff from across the country at CIFR’s Part B IDEA Fiscal Forum in Kansas City, Missouri, September 1–3, 2026.
Archived Events
Online
CIFR 2023 Open Door Session: Unpacking the Fiscal Elements of OSEP’s New General Supervision Guidance
IDEA state fiscal staff met with CIFR TA staff to examine the implications of the guidance.
In Person
Workshop on Writing IDEA Part B Fiscal Procedures
State teams attended an in-person workshop in Washington, DC, to draft written procedures for subgrant allocations and subrecipient monitoring.
Online
Cross-Center 2023 Fiscal Webinar: Timely, Purposeful Expenditure of IDEA Funds
Part B and Part C state staff were invited to examine obligation and liquidation requirements and timelines, the grant funding cycle, and oversight responsibilities.
In Person
Part C IDEA Fiscal Forum 2023
The conference theme was Purpose-Driven Data: Putting the “Why” Into Fiscal Processes.
Online
CIFR 2023 Fiscal Webinar: Allocating IDEA Part B LEA Subgrants
To prepare for FFY 2023 Part B subgrant allocations, CIFR TA staff reviewed the IDEA requirements and a state presenter shared one SEA’s current practices, including common challenges and suggestions.
Online
CIFR 2023 Fiscal Webinar: The Annual Part B State Application
CIFR TA staff reviewed selected key requirements: reporting MFS, budgeting state set-aside, and obtaining public and LEA input.
Online
Introducing the Updated and Expanded MFS DCRT 2.0
Standardize your state’s MFS processes with CIFR’s expanded MFS Data Collection and Reporting Tool (DCRT) 2.0 and the resources in CIFR’s MFS Toolkit.
Online
CIFR 2022 Fiscal Webinar: IDEA Part C Annual Grant Budget Calculator Training
Part C coordinators learned how to use CIFR’s new IDEA Part C Annual Grant Budget Calculator to develop the grant application budget and track expenditures throughout the lifecycle of the grant.
Online
CIFR 2022 Open Door Session: Understanding IDEA Part B State Set-Aside Funds
At this informal session hosted by CIFR, SEA staff shared current practices about using set-aside funds.
Online
CIFR 2022 Fiscal Webinar: Best Practices and Procedures for Reviewing Part B LEA Subgrants
CIFR and NCSI-FST TA staff examined the process for SEA review of LEA applications for IDEA Part B funds.
