1. GRA 2.0 Welcome! The training will begin shortly. Please select thumbs up if you’ve used Idaho Live before If you are dialing in by phone, please be sure it is on mute

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9. GRA 2.0 Greater Functionality More Transparency

10. Overview of Changes  Simplified Layout  Removed confusing duplicate links  Removed excess old data from view  Easier to find requests needing action  More Transparency  Increased reporting  Notes for allocation change  Non-ARRA request more tied to budget  Easier to keep track of balance

11. Funding – Programs Page

12. Allocation Balance  At top of each request page for ARRA, Non-ARRA, and Ed Jobs

13. Non-ARRA Request Changes  Jobs reporting is still NOT required  Should track better with budget lines  Broken into 7 categories  Some grants will use fewer  If a category does not appear, it was not considered allowable. Please contact your grant’s coordinator for questions  If travel costs for professional development are budgeted and tracked with your professional development costs, they can be reported together

15. Reporting  Grant Activities Report - Useful to show change in grant balance over time at high level.  Allocation Summary Report – Useful to see an overview of all current allocations for your district/charter school and export to Excel  Request Details Report – Useful to see the details of current and old requests and export to Excel

16. Grant Activity Report

17. Allocation Summary Report

18. Find Request Screen  Request Numbers can be found on the Grant Activities Report and on the Request Details Report

19. Other Notes  Expenditure Cut-Off Dates apply on the grant side  This means all requests should be submitted well before that date itself, preferable before the next to last payment before the grant closes.  If you receive an login error with several letters and numbers mixed, use the lost password link to reset your password

20. Questions?