Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF)
Operation Connectivity Prior Purchase Reimbursement Program (PPRP)
Last night, The President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, passed by Congress, within the allotted time frame. The bill includes 1) additional stimulus funding to be available to LEAs, and 2) an extension to the end date of the CRF funding (which is funding PPRP) to December 31, 2021.
Given this new federal extension, TEA has made the following changes to the PPRP program to allow LEAs more time and flexibility to maximize their potential for reimbursement:
- TEA is suspending processing the PPRP applications for the coming week.
- The application will be reopened, starting in January.
- All requests for new applications or amendments must be received by January 31.
- All eligible devices to be reimbursed must be received by the LEA by February 28.
- There will be no further extensions or exceptions to the program timeline or deadlines.
- TEA expects the final reimbursement percentage to be closer to the originally anticipated 75% reimbursement rate.
- TEA reserves the right to ratably reduce or increase the 75% reimbursement rate to ensure all CRF funds are allocated and expended, depending on the statewide total request for reimbursement received from all eligible LEAs that apply.
Errata including these program changes and further details will be shared through this email distribution list and at the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) Reimbursement Programs webpage next week.
Program Support, Resources, and Technical Assistance
The statewide training presentation slides, application instructions, and additional informational resources are available on the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) Reimbursement Programs webpage. The statewide training webinar recording has been posted and is listed on the Grant Compliance and Administration playlist of the TEA YouTube channel.
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