Summary Sheet for - APPLY FOR AND ACCEPT FY2025 TITLE III GRANT FOR CONSORTIUM SCHOOL DISTRICTS (244603)

APPLY FOR AND ACCEPT FY2025 TITLE III GRANT FOR CONSORTIUM SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS
Apply for and accept fiscal year (FY) 2025 Title III grant from the U.S. Department of Education 
through the Arizona Department of Education. The Title III grant provides funds to support 
students who are learning the English language. The Maricopa County School Superintendent’s 
Office (MCSSO) serves as the fiscal agent for school districts or charter schools that, by federal 
law, must have a consortium when their federal allocation is less than $10,000 a year. There are 
16 school districts or charter schools that will be part of the Consortium in FY2025. The term of 
this grant is for one year, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025; the grant reoccurs annually; and there 
are no cash, in-kind matching, or future contribution requirements. Initial FY2025 grant 
allocations total $67,470.32.
This grant helps fulfill mandated services MCSSO is required to perform. MCSSO passes all 
allocated grant monies to the Consortium members, and because total indirect costs equate to 
only $964.83 using MCSSO’s 1.43% FY2024 indirect cost rate, costs will be absorbed by the 
Department’s operating budget. 
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 action 
does not alter the budget constraining the expenditures of local revenues duly adopted by the 
Board pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17105. MCSSO’s overall grant budget will be adjusted as 
necessary to accommodate these grants through a future reconciliation.
Additional Information:
Item Notes:
Is there a Financial Impact?
No – estimates were included, as appropriate, in FY2025 MCSSO budget.
General Item Information
Department: School Superintendent’s Office
Contact Name: Matt Morales
Meeting Date: 7/24/2024