Most federal grants funded through the United States Department of Education (USED) contain a provision known as the Tydings Amendment. This means the funds are awarded to states for use within a 27-month period. The intent of this provision is to give the grantees (states) and sub-grantees (LEAs) enough time to administer effective programs and minimize the amount of funds returned to the federal government.
The multi-year delegation forms will be available for districts to submit from May 1, 2022, through May 14, 2022.
FY2022 multi-year delegation does two things:
The multi-year delegation window will be from May 1, 2022, through May 14, 2022.
Applicants are not required to utilize the multi-year option. If the expectation is to fully expend the grant by 6/30/2022, there is no need to submit a multi-year delegation form.
Funding moved into FY2023 via multi-year submission will be available for drawdown on July 1, 2022. Draw-downs can be applied to services occurring prior to 6/30 as well as services post 7/1 since the start date of the grant remains the same.
If you do not file multi-year delegation but leave funds unclaimed after the final payment request window (August 20 – 24th), balances will roll automatically in September and will be available to draw in the October payment request window.
FY2020 ESSA awards have been extended to 9/30/2022 and the October window is to claim for final expenditures through 9/30/2022. Obligations cannot be made after the end date of the grant.
Please review the Multi-Year FAQ and How To for more information.