Creative Thinking About the Stabilization Funds
Washington, March 26 — Local education agencies (LEAs) may use their share of the so-called “stabilization” funds authorized by Title XIV of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for any activity authorized by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (otherwise known as the No Child Left Behind Act, or NCLB), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, and the Perkins Career and Technical Education Act.
Most attention has focused on activities allowable under the currently funded, large formula programs authorized by these laws, such as NCLB Title I or IDEA Part B. But the ARRA allows you to use funds for any activity in these laws, whether the particular program is currently funded or not.
To spark creative thinking, Schoolgrants2009.com has compiled a list of smaller categorical and demonstration programs — many of which haven’t been funded in years — listed in just one small part of NCLB, specifically, Title V, Part D. Other demonstration programs are scattered throughout NCLB and the other three statutes as well; all of these are eligible uses of funds.
