Vote — approved

Clint Hickman	yes
Jack Sellers	yes
Thomas Galvin	yes
Bill Gates	yes
Steve Gallardo	yes

Ayes: Clint Hickman, Jack Sellers, Thomas Galvin, Bill Gates, Steve Gallardo

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17. APPLY FOR AND ACCEPT THE 2023 TITLE III CONSORTIUM GRANT FROM THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Approve the application for and acceptance of $172,272 for the Title III Consortium grant from the Arizona Department of Education (ADE). This grant is a federal entitlement grant that provides funds for the support of students who are learning the English language. These funds also support instructors who teach classes for stu dents who are learning the English language. The Maricopa County School Superintendent’s Office (MCSSO) serves as the fiscal agent for this consortium as the districts, by federal law, must have a consortium when their federal allocation is less than $10,0 00 a year. There are 19 school districts or charter schools that are part of the Consortium in fiscal year 2023. The term of this grant is for one year, July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023. Authorize the Chairman to sign all documents related to these grant fun ds, as applicable. The grant award is reoccurring and has been awarded to the Office in previous years. The cash or in-kind match is not applicable. MCSSO’s indirect cost rate for fiscal year 2023 is 0.45 percent. Total indirect costs on this award are $0 as all the monies are a pass through to the Consortium members. The estimated unallowable indirect costs are $775. Ongoing cash contributions not applicable. The grant award is non-competitive and an entitlement grant from the federal government. There ar e no costs that will need to be absorbed by the department’s operating budget. As a result of this funding and pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17106(B), approve an adjustment to the FY2023 County School Superintendent (D370) Schools Grants Fund (715) Operating (OP ER) revenues and expenditures budget in the amount of $51,276. Grant revenues are not local revenues for the purpose of the constitutional expenditure limitation, and therefore, expenditures of these revenues are not prohibited by the budget law. This act ion does not alter the budget constraining the expenditures of local revenues duly adopted by the Board pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17105. (C-37-23-029-X-00)

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