ERIC Number: ED662960
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Oct-30
Pages: 13
Abstractor: ERIC
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Yukon-Koyukuk School District's Use of Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief Funds. Flash Report. ED-OIG/F24NY0182
Office of Inspector General, US Department of Education
Congress passed three coronavirus relief acts to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus, including $189.5 billion for Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds intended to provide vital support to States, local educational agencies, and schools. This review was performed to determine whether the Yukon-Koyukuk School District expended ESSER grant funds for allowable purposes in accordance with applicable requirements. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) selected and reviewed 8 non-personnel American Rescue Plan (ARP) ESSER expenditures and found that all eight reviewed were used for allowable purposes. However, it was found that Yukon-Koyukuk did not comply with key competitive procurement process or documentation requirements at 2 C.F.R. sections 200.318-320 when procuring the goods and services associated with three of the eight non-personnel expenditures. Recommendations were made to address the procurement issues OIG identified to ensure ESSER funds are used, documented, and managed in accordance with applicable requirements. The comments from the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development's and OIG's response are provided at the end of the report.
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Elementary Secondary Education, Pandemics, Grants, Emergency Programs, COVID-19, Resource Allocation, Compliance (Legal), School Districts, Expenditures
Office of Inspector General, US Department of Education. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 877-433-7827; e-mail: edpubs@edpubs.ed.gov; Web site: https://oig.ed.gov/reports/list
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Office of Inspector General (ED)
Identifiers - Location: Alaska
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
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