View FileRescinded Oct. 2017 OSEP Memo 11-06 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Monitoring Announcement Memo (MS Word)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONOFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICESDec 6, 2010Contact PersonsName:Rebecca WalawenderTelephone:202.245.7399OSEP 11-06 MEMORANDUMTO:Chief State School Officers and Lead Agency DirectorsFROM:Melody Musgrove, Ed.D.Director Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)SUBJECT:Notification of new OSEP monitoring activities of funds provided through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provided an unprecedented amount of funds to save and create jobs and stimulate the economy. The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) provided ARRA funds to States under three Individuals with Disabilities EduThe ARRA funds were provided to States with high expectations for accountability and transparency in the use of funds. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) set out its expectations for Federal agencies' oversight of the ARRA funds in memo M 09-10. This memo states the following: 5.4 Are Federal agencies expected to initiate additional oversight requirements for grants, such as mandatory field visits or additional case examinations for error measurements, to comply with grant rules and regulations?Yes. Agencies must take steps, beyond standard practice, to initiate additional oversight mechanisms in order to mitigate the unique implementaFollowing the ARRA IDEA monitoring of a State, OSEP will provide the State with a letter that describes the results of our review. If the analysis of the data indicates noncompliance or potential noncompliance, OSEP will describe the noncompliance or potential noncompliance in the letter and require the State to take appropriate action. However, an equally important goal of OSEP's ARRA IDEA monitoring using the AMI is to identify areas to provide further technical assistance to States, as appropriate. The appropriate OSEP Recovery Act Facilitator will notify States individually of the schedule for ARRA IDEA monitoring and provide additional detai
