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January 11, 2022

CIFR 2022 Part B Communities of Practice (CoPs)

In 2022, CIFR’s second round of four CoPs brings together state staff with shared interests in IDEA Part B fiscal issues.

January 4, 2022

New CIFR Reference Guide on Charging Indirect Costs to Part C Grants

This CIFR-developed reference guide informs state Part C staff about regulatory requirements and the required approval process related to charging indirect costs to IDEA Part C grants.

December 15, 2021

New Resource From CIFR on the Use of IDEA Part C Funds

CIFR’s Quick Reference Guide on the Use of IDEA Part C Funds provides lead agency staff, policymakers, and stakeholders a high-level overview of regulatory requirements related to the use of IDEA Part C funds.

December 8, 2021

Communicate Essentials of Allocations with the CIFR IDEA Part B Allocations At A Glance

State fiscal staff can use CIFR’s one-page graphic resource to communicate key concepts of IDEA Part B allocations to administrators, stakeholders, and policymakers.

December 1, 2021

Plan Your Work with the Updated IDEA Part B Fiscal Timeline Tool

Our popular planning tool, the IDEA Part B Fiscal Timeline, helps SEA staff meet high-stakes IDEA Part B fiscal requirements with prepopulated recommended activities and month-by-month schedules. The IDEA Part B Fiscal Timeline was updated to reflect changes to the liquidation timeline for federal awards and includes clarifications on excess cost and proportionate share. Its […]

November 12, 2021

Learn more about Using the Power of CEDS to Report MOE/CEIS Data to OSEP

Developed by CIFR, CEDS, and CIID, this video presentation provides a quick overview of the Common Education Data Standards (CEDS) and helps states think about ways to simplify reporting MOE/CEIS data to OSEP using CEDS

June 10, 2021

Updated Local Educational Agency (LEA) Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Calculator now available

The updated Local Educational Agency (LEA) Maintenance of Effort MOE Calculator is now available. Version 2.0 calculates LEA MOE for up to 10 fiscal years and features a number of other improvements over the previous version 1.4.

June 2, 2021

Coming This Summer: Two Part C Quick Reference Guides!

Watch for two new CIFR Quick Reference Guides in our Resource Library this summer.

April 30, 2021

CIFR 2021 Part B Communities of Practice (CoPs)

CIFR is launching the first round of Communities of Practice (CoPs) for 2021 to bring together state staff with a shared interest around four IDEA Part B fiscal issues: LEA Maintenance of Effort (MOE), IDEA Allocations to LEAs, Maintenance of State Financial Support (MFS), and New State Fiscal Staff. The CoPs are specially designed to meet the networking and learning needs of state staff to help improve the quality of states’ collection, reporting, analysis and use of IDEA Part B fiscal data.

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