Federal E-Grants Tour

The OPI Federal Programs Unit will be conducting the E-Grants tour for interested district administrators and title coordinators from July 23rd through August 9th.  Here are the regional locations and dates:

July 23rd Helena (Helena College)

July 29th Laurel (Laurel MS)

July 31st Glendive (Glendive HS)

August 1st Glasgow (Glasgow HS)

August 2nd Lewistown (Lewistown HS)

August 6th Havre (Location TBA)

August 7th Kalispell (Glacier HS)

August 8th Missoula (MCPS Learning Lab)

August 9th Manhattan (Manhattan HS)

Further information will be forthcoming as we get closer to these dates.  Please take note and contact Zach Hawkins if you have any questions.

Spring Monitoring Reminder

May 10, 2024, is the deadline to have ALL documentation labeled and uploaded into Spring monitoring portfolios (on Google) for districts who were notified in January that they were selected for a Spring 2024 ESEA/ESSA Title I, II, III, IV-A, and Title IX desk monitoring review. 

For more information or questions, please contact Kimberly Rebich, Federal Grants Coordinator. 

FY 2024 SRSA Application Deadline is May 10th

• If you are looking for the link to your SRSA application, follow the steps below:   

• Locate your LEA on the Master Eligibility Spreadsheet [oese.ed.gov] to confirm it is SRSA-eligible and has an estimated award amount of more than $0. 
• Locate the name of the primary contact listed for your LEA. 
• Have the primary contact check their spam/junk folder for an email from no-reply.survey@max.gov and confirm that your LEA’s firewall is not preventing this email from being delivered. 
• If you are not the primary contact but need to access the application, you may ask the primary contact to forward you the invitation email containing your LEA’s link. 
• If the primary contact cannot be reached or cannot access the invitation email, please let the REAP team know and we will follow up with you soon to provide your LEA’s application link.

• If you have a question about REAP eligibility, follow the steps below:   

• Locate your LEA on the fiscal year 2023 Master Eligibility Spreadsheet [oese.ed.gov] to determine its eligibility status for the two REAP grant programs (SRSA and RLIS). 
• Review eligibility criteria for SRSA by visiting the SRSA Eligibility webpage [oese.ed.gov].  
• Review eligibility criteria for RLIS by visiting the RLIS Eligibility webpage [oese.ed.gov]. 
• If your LEA is dual-eligible, please visit the Considerations for Dual-Eligible LEAs webpage [oese.ed.gov].

• To confirm that REAP has received your SRSA application, follow the steps below:   

• Locate your LEA on the REAP Master Eligibility Spreadsheet [oese.ed.gov].   
• View column R – if it says YES, we have received your SRSA application. 
• Please note, that there can be a delay from when you submit your application to when your status in column R is updated. 

For questions or further information please contact Christy Hendricks

Federal Grants Unit Contacts:

Zach Hawkins, Title I and Federal Programs Director, 406-444-3083

Angela Branz-Spall, Title I Part C MEP Director, 406-444-2423

Christy Hendricks, Federal Programs Coordinator, 406-444-0794

Serena Wright, State Coordinator for Homeless Education/Title I Specialist, 406-444-2036

Kimberly Rebich, Federal Grants Coordinator, 406-410-4578

The OPI is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, require an alternate format, or have questions concerning accessibility, contact the OPI ADA Coordinator, 406-444-3161, opiada@mt.gov, Relay Service: 711.