Iowa Code r. 281-64.33 - Grantee responsibilities
(1) The
grantee will maintain records which include but are not limited to:
a. Information on children and families
served.
b. Direct services provided
to children.
c. Record of budget,
including expenditures. Grant funding is to support direct services to children
to the fullest extent possible. Administrative costs under these programs is
limited to 10 percent of the total award.
d. Other appropriate information specified by
the council necessary to the overall evaluation.
Monitoring of such records will be conducted through the submission of annual reports by the grantee and may include on-site review as determined necessary by the department.
(2) Programs in year one of award. Each
program in year one of a grant shall meet the program standards and
accreditation criteria of the National Association for the Education of Young
Children, the Iowa quality preschool program standards, or other approved
program standards as determined by the department during the program's first
year of funding. Programs that do not attain accreditation or that do not
receive a waiver will not be funded.
(3) Programs in renewal years.
a. Programs shall participate in the renewal
process and maintain accreditation with the National Association for the
Education of Young Children, the Iowa quality preschool program standards and
criteria, or other approved program standards as determined by the department.
Programs unable to maintain accreditation may apply for a waiver of
accreditation within 30 days of the change in accreditation status. Waivers are
awarded at the discretion of the council. Programs that do not maintain
accreditation or that do not receive a waiver will not be funded.
b. Continuation of a grantee's participation
for a second or subsequent renewal year is subject to the approval of the
department based upon the grantee's compliance with program requirements and
the department's review of the grantee's implementation of the grant
program.
c. Awarded grantees are to
maintain the program standards identified in the awarded application throughout
the five-year grant cycle, unless unforeseen circumstances occur. Such
circumstances will be considered at the discretion of the council.
(4) Grantees will provide annual
reports that include information detailing progress toward goals and
objectives, expenditures and services provided on forms provided for those
reports. Failure to submit reports by the due date will result in suspension of
financial payments to the grantee until the time that the report is received.
No funds will be made available to programs in renewal years when there are
delinquent reports from prior years. No new initial awards will be made to
programs when there are delinquent reports from prior grant cycles.
(5) Grantees may use funds in a manner
consistent with Iowa Code section
279.51(2)
"b."
(6) Any
contract under this division may be terminated in whole or in part by June 30
of the current fiscal year in the event that the grantee has not attained
accreditation of the program standards identified in the awarded application or
has not been awarded a waiver of accreditation by the council.
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