Applications for IDEA Part B funding - Flow-through, Preschool and Discretionary Grants are handled through WISEgrants.
To schedule a technical assistance meeting with Will Cannon or Rachel Zellmer, Special Education Team fiscal monitoring consultants, please use our Bookings page.
Timelines
- Final claims for FY 2023-2024 are due September 30, 2024
- Final budget revisions for FY 2023-2024 IDEA formula budgets should be submitted by August 15, 2024
- IDEA Formula Certifications & Assurances for FY 2024-2025: July 1, 2024
- IDEA Flow-through & Preschool Initial Budget Submissions for FY 2024-2025: August 30, 2024 (mandatory CCEIS does not follow the 8-30 due date)
- Last date for submitting a claim spending down FY 2022-2023 Tydings Amounts: Nov. 22, 2024
- IDEA CEIS (voluntary) Initial Budget Submission: No due date, but before activities are started
(CEIS claims cannot be submitted until students served have been reported to WISEdata) - IDEA Title I Schoolwide Set-Aside Initial Budget Submission: No due date
- Final claims for FY 2024-2025 are due September 30, 2025
Posted Allocations
Flow-through Formula Allocations - All School Districts, Independent Charter Schools, State Agencies and State Institutions
Preschool Formula Allocations - All School Districts, Independent Charter Schools, State Agencies and State Institutions
IDEA Flow-through and Preschool Applications within the WISEgrants Web Portal
IDEA Formula Grant Application Guidance - Brief descriptions provided for each of the menu items under the IDEA flow-through and preschool grants.
Allowable Costs Guidance
Flow-through and Preschool Formula Allowable Costs
Designed in a chart format, this document lists items in alphabetical order and provides clear and concise information on types of costs that are either allowed or not allowed under the IDEA grant. It is updated on a regular basis and includes information on locating costs in the WISEgrants budget application.
WISEgrants Technical Assistance for Flow-through and Preschool
This document, updated on a regular basis, provides the user with common issues discovered when DPI reviews budgets. This document will be helpful when entering items into the flow-through or preschool budgets in WISEgrants to ensure that required fields are filled out correctly.
Indirect Cost Recovery
This document provides an overview of indirect cost recovery using federal grant funds as well as providing a link to step-by-step instructions for budgeting and claiming indirect cost recovery through the IDEA, Title I, II, and III grant budget software programs.
Questions regarding IDEA Flow-through and Preschool formula grants and fiscal compliance should be directed to the DPI special education fiscal inbox: ideafiscal@dpi.wi.gov. This inbox is managed by Will Cannon.