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IDEA Part B State Set-Aside Calculator: Section 611

Developed by CIFR, this calculator enables state educational agency (SEA) finance staff to collect and report data on Part B Section 611 state set-aside funds.

  • Plan the budget for the next IDEA Part B grant award and complete the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Interactive Spreadsheet for the annual grant application.
  • Collect and track expenditures of Part B set-aside funds across the grant’s life cycle to ensure their efficient and timely obligation and liquidation.
  • Use fiscal data across categories to adjust current and upcoming budget allocations.

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IDEA Part B State Set-Aside Calculator: Section 611 (v1)

Prepare data for your upcoming IDEA Part B grant application. Monitor set-aside expenditures to ensure that your state complies with federal requirements.

Instructions

Print this document to use alongside the calculator. It includes a section on how to use calculator data to fill out the OSEP Interactive Spreadsheet.

Two Sample Calculators

These samples show how the calculator may be used to develop your annual grant application budget (sample 1) and adjust the budget and monitor set-aside funds (sample 2).

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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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