Eligible Expenditures

What expenditures are eligible for reimbursement?

• Mobile devices:
  • Chromebooks (but not Chromebook management licenses)
  • Tablets
  • Laptop computers
  • Phones capable of accessing the internet (but not data plans for them)
  • Hotspots (eligible unless reimbursement has been received for them under a TEACH grant)
  • Virtual reality headsets
  • Insurance for devices, but only if included as a one-time cost as part of the purchase price of the devices.
• Note: Annual lease payments for mobile devices are eligible, as long as schools are contractually required to take ownership of them at the end of the lease period.
• Software
  • Any software that can be used or accessed by a mobile device by students while learning is eligible, including:
    • Software purchased as part of a curriculum package
    • Software accessed over the internet
    • Software that either purchased outright or subscribed to
  • Ineligible software:
    • Mobile device management systems
    • Learning Management systems
• Curriculum
  • All curricular materials are eligible if some part of their content can be accessed by mobile devices.
• Professional Development (only expenditures that have not been reimbursed under a TEACH grant)
  • All professional development expenses incurred for training teachers, administrators, and pupil services staff to help students use mobile devices in classrooms are eligible for reimbursement.  This includes:
    • Onsite training provided by outside trainers
    • Onsite training provided by employees, calculated on a per-hour basis.
      • Compensation of tech integrators, library media specialists, or any professional staff acting as instructional coach in the use of mobile devices, during the time they are working with teachers.
    • Workshop registration fees
    • Travel and lodging expenses, if they are required as part of eligible training