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USDE has offered a 14-month extension in addition to the standard 120-day liquidation period. LEAs may request a liquidation extension for certain obligated contracted services costs. Approval would allow the contracted service to continue to be received and paid during the liquidation period extension.
TEA will request the extension for 14 additional months after the standard liquidation period (until February 28, 2026) on behalf of LEAs that need it. The LEA may request a liquidation extension of the following programs for allowable contracted services:
- ARP ESSER III Formula Grant
- ARP Homeless
- TCLAS Federally funded Projects
- Other ESSER III funded projects
These requests must be submitted to TEA by November 30, 2024, through the ESSER Compliance WorkApp. Please review the ESSER Compliance WorkApp and complete the required information to ensure that your LEA is able to utilize the flexibility being offered for ARP-funded projects. Currently we only have a handful of requests, and with the amount of unexpended funds for these various projects, we anticipate that more LEAs need to utilize this flexibility for one or multiple ARP-funded projects.
Who Should Request the Liquidation Extension
Any LEA that legally obligates ESSER III funds by September 30, 2024, and has a portion of those funds for distinct types of contracted services that will not be fully liquidated (services not received and costs not paid) by December 29, 2024 (the grant’s standard liquidation period) may request the extension. The LEA must be able to describe the contracted service and provide an acceptable justification for needing the extension. Note that needing additional time to expend the funds is not an allowable justification. Allowable justifications include supply chain delays, delays in receiving services, or procurement delays.
How to Access and Submit the ARP Liquidation Extension Data Collection Tool
An LEA that wishes to request an ESSER III Liquidation Extension from USDE must complete and submit a liquidation extension request form to TEA by November 30, 2024, through the ESSER Compliance WorkApp.
LEAs will see pre-populated data (LEA Name, Grant Award, etc.) and fields that require data to be entered by the LEA. LEAs are required to submit all required information in the data collection tool for the request to be approved by TEA and forwarded to USDE for final review and acceptance. Further, LEAs will also submit requests using the discretionary projects form in the ESSER Compliance WorkApp for programs such as ARP Homeless, TCLAS, and other ESSER III funded projects. LEAs submitting a request must be available to consult with TEA staff during December 2024.
ARP Liquidation Extension Webinar and Resources
Please email questions regarding the ARP liquidation extension to Nick Davis (nick.davis@tea.texas.gov).
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