CTE Grants State and Federal WA-ACTE Summer Conference- Yakima August 10-12, 2015

CTE Program Office Contacts Phouang Hamilton, Program Supervisor Career and Technical Education Denise Mileson, Program Specialist GRADS Diane Gard, Executive Assistant Career and College Readiness Jill Pilbro, Office Assistant Career and Technical Education Monica Trabue, Office Assistant Career and Technical Education

What is iGrants iGrants is OSPI’s internet based system that collects district grants and reports. New to iGrants? – Check out the “User Manual”

iGrants Homepage

iGrants: The Message Center

iGrants: Topics  Inventory of Form Packages  Allows individuals to sort by various grant types (Competitive & Noncompetitive)  Federal Grants  State Grants  Allocations  Allows individuals to sort by various grants by funding type and year  Indirect Rates  Federal Restricted and Unrestricted Rates  Carryover  List district’s carry over amount

Getting into iGrants

You’re In!!

Contact

Notes Tab Allow individuals to look at any notes or s posted via iGrants from district to OSPI and the reverse from various staff regarding the application

Where do I find my district allocation?

iGrants Profile Page

Completed Application Check out the “Check Marks” I’m good to go! Click on the “Request OSPI Approval”

What is the Status of My Grant?

Final Approval Icon

What do the Colors Mean? The header bar displays the processing icons. These icons are used to change the budget status as follows:  White Check Mark – Marked Completed  Red – Under OSPI Review  Yellow – Needs More Work  Black – Export to Claims  Blue – Verified by Claims  Green = Final Approval See blue Handout

OSPI iGrants Staff Terri Vatne Jan Burt Phone: (360) See Yellow Handout

Career and College Readiness Grants About 26 iGrants form packages  STEM  Washington FIRST Grants  STEM Lighthouse Grants  PLTW Grants  Agricultural Education  Agricultural Education End of Year Report  Dropout Prevention through Farm Engagement Project  GRADS  Start Up Grants  Early Achievers Grant  Early Achievers Project  Feasibility Study Grant

Career and College Readiness Grants Continued  Perkins  Local Perkins 5-Year Applications  End of Year Report  NonProfit Grants  NonTraditional Grants  CTE/JRA  AP/CTE  AP Computer Science  Skilled and Technical Sciences  Aerospace/Manufacturing  High Demand Grants  JWG

Let’s Talk Perkins A Little

Perkins “Reserve”  States are allowed to “Reserve” up to 10% of the Perkins basic program allocation for specialized projects  Districts eligible to receive reserve funds must meet the following criteria:  Rural areas;  Areas with high percentages of CTE students; and  Areas with high numbers of CTE students

How does a district get “Reserve” funding for a special project? Contact the individual program supervisors within the State CTE program office Betty Klattenhoff, Director Career and Technical Education Denny Wallace, Program Supervisor Skills and Technical Sciences Marianna Goheen, Program Supervisor Health Sciences us Rebecca Wallace, Program Supervisor Agriculture Education Mary Kanikeberg, Program Supervisor Jobs for Washington’s Graduates Mary Nagel, Program Supervisor Family and Consumer Sciences Clarence Dancer, Program Supervisor STEM Lance Wrzesinski, Program Supervisor Business and Marketing

I received notification of a special project utilizing the “Reserve” fund  “Reserve” funds are added to the district’s basic Perkins allocation  Teachers/TOSAs/contractors must communicate with the district CTE director to assure that the district’s special project is allocated appropriately within the iGrants budget tab  This is done by creating a budget revision to the district’s 1000B form in iGrants

Timeline  State Funding Cycle  July 1 - June 30 th  All obligations must be fulfilled by the end of the grant period  Federal Funding Cycle  July 1 – August 31 st  Obligations may be charged to grant funds even though goods and equipment are not received during the grant award period Carryover?

OUR APPLICATION WAS APPROVED – WE’RE GETTING THE MONEY – “LIFE IS GOOD” & I AM DONE! Review it at least at the 6 and 9 month points. Follow it, or AMEND IT 28

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30 Ken Emmil, Assistant Superintendent College and Career Readiness Betty Klattenhoff, Director Career and Technical Education Marianna Goheen, Program Supervisor Health Sciences Rebecca Wallace, Program Supervisor Agriculture Education Phouang Hamilton, Program Supervisor Grants and Innovative Programs Denise Mileson, Program Specialist GRADS Mary Nagel, Program Supervisor Family and Consumer Sciences Lance Wrzesinski, Program Supervisor Business and Marketing Deifi Stolz, Program Supervisor Methods of Administration Denny Wallace, Program Supervisor Skills and Technical Sciences Mary Kanikeberg, Program Supervisor Jobs for Washington’s Graduates Clarence Dancer, Program Supervisor STEM Diane Gard, Executive Assistant | Jill Pilbro, Secretary | Monica Trabue, Secretary |