Article: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY ISSUES CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING 27-MONTH PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY FOR FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAMS-TYDINGS AMENDMENT FEDERAL 2008-2009 SCHOOL YEAR FORMULA GRANT PROGRAMS

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 9 -- The Texas Education Agency issued the following correspondence:

SUBJECT: 27-Month Period of Availability for Federal Grant Programs-Tydings Amendment Federal 2008-2009 School Year Formula Grant Programs

TO THE ADMINISTRATOR ADDRESSED:

Most federal programs appropriated by the U.S. Congress contain a provision that permits those funds to be used during a carryover period. This is pursuant to the provisions in the Tydings Amendment, Section 421(b) of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA), 20 U.S.C. 1225(b), which states that any funds that are not obligated and expended at the end of the period in which they were appropriated shall remain available for the full ...

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