Section 75.350  Terms of the Grant

a)         The grantee shall maintain on file documentation specific to its achievement of each quality indicator set forth on the application for funding.  The documentation shall be made available for programmatic review and auditing purposes.  Up to 25 percent of grantees receiving funding under this Subpart D in each fiscal year may be selected for an on-site review or audit.

b)         In the event that the grantee discontinues its agricultural teacher preparation program, all instructional materials, tools and equipment purchased with funds provided under this Subpart D shall be relocated by the State Board of Education to other agricultural teacher preparation programs in the State.

c)         No subcontracting will be allowed without the prior written approval of the State Superintendent of Education.

d)         Activities shall be supported by funding under this Subpart D only to the extent that they do not duplicate or supplant efforts already conducted by or under the auspices of the grantee.  The use of grant funds for administrative expenditures shall be limited to amounts demonstrably necessary for the implementation or coordination of additional activities under this Subpart D.

e)         No later than 20 days after the end of the grant period, each grantee shall submit a final narrative report, in a format specified by the State Superintendent of Education, regarding the services and activities provided and their impact on the agricultural teacher preparation program.

(Source:  Amended at 45 Ill. Reg. 16012, effective December 1, 2021)