A State Part D Coordinator's Year at a Glance*
During each month, the following actions may be required by the SA/LEA, ED, or the Coordinator:
September
- SA/LEA and Coordinator Action: Monitor subgrantees (Sep-May)
- SA/LEA Action: SAs and LEAs select count window for the Annual Count
- ED Action: ED distributes Annual Count Survey and Guidance
October
- Coordinator Action: Distribute Annual Count Surveys to SAs and LEAs (Oct-Dec)
- SA/LEA Action: SAs and LEAs count eligible students within selected count windows
December
- SA/LEA and Coordinator Action: Collect and verify Annual Count data from subgrantees (Dec-Jan)
January
- Coordinator Action: Submit Annual Count of students to ED
- Coordinator Action: Verify and submit data on students served (unduplicated count) via CSPR and EDFacts to ED
February
- Coordinator Action: EDFacts/CSPR data is reported to ED
March
- Coordinator Action: Prepare/Update Title I, Part D SA and LEA applications
April
- ED Action: ED announces preliminary awards (April/May)
May
- ED and Coordinator Action: RELEASE PART D APPLICATIONS TO ELIGIBLE SAs and LEAs
June
- SA/LEA Action: SAs (Subpart 1) conduct Annual Count (average length of stay of at least 30 days on day of count during the calendar year) (Jun-Nov)
July
- SA/LEA and ED Action: ED releases Part D funds to the states
- SA/LEA and Coordinator Action: MAKE PART D AWARDS (ALLOCATE PART D FUNDS RECEIVED FROM ED)
August
- SA/LEA AND Coordinator Action: PREPARE FOR THE ANNUAL COUNT AND CSPR DATA COLLECTIONS (E.G., UPDATE SURVEY FORMS) (AUG-SEP)
- SA/LEA AND Coordinator Action: PROVIDE TRAINING/TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (T/TA) AS APPROPRIATE TO SUBGRANTEES ON THE ANNUAL COUNT AND CSPR DATA COLLECTIONS (AUG-NOV)
- Coordinator Action: PREPARE FOR SUBGRANTEE MONITORING, including setting schedule, updating monitoring protocols, and preparing other related materials
*NOTE: These and guidelines and suggested timeframes. Federal reporting dates vary from year to year, and States adopt different schedules according to their specific circumstances and preferences.
Last updated: April 2021