2026 Wisconsin Federal Funding Conference
The 2026 Federal Funding Conference, a collaboration between DPI, WASBO and WCASS will be held on February 23 and 24 (Monday & Tuesday) in Wisconsin Dells.
The purpose of this conference is to provide an overarching view of federal education grants awarded to Wisconsin local education agencies. The conference is purposely designed to be meaningful to both program area and fiscal staff, and we encourage agencies to send a team of people who work with ESEA, IDEA, and Perkins from both the programmatic and fiscal angles - whatever position you hold, if you are tied to these federal programs at all, you will find use in this conference. The speakers are from DPI, and our goal is to make sure that the information you receive is understandable and applicable to your work and will hopefully shed some light on what can seem to be confusing topics.
Visit the WASBO registration site: Wisconsin Federal Funding Conference 2026 (as a reminder, the cost of attending this conference can be reimbursed with IDEA or Title I-A formula funds).
Sessions Descriptions and Speaker Bios for February 23 & 24, 2026: View Here
| Allowable Costs under the Uniform Grant Guidance & Time and Effort Supporting Documentation - Tuesday | Web Slides | Handout |
| Back to the Basics with Title IV, Parts A and B - Monday | Web Slides | Handout |
| Braiding Federal Funding to Support the Title I Schoolwide Plan - Tuesday | Web Slides | Handout |
| Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Introductory Overview - Monday | PDF Slides | Handout |
| Embracing Your Title III Funds - Monday | Web Slides | Handout |
| ESEA Equitable Services Options for Rural Communities - Tuesday | Web Slides | Handout |
| ESEA Monitoring: What you need to know!! - Tuesday | Web Slides | Handout |
| Federal Education Grant Fraud - What You Can Learn from OIG Audits - Tuesday | Web Slides | Handout |
| Federal Legislative Overview & Updates - Tuesday; Keynote provided by Bruman Group / DC | PDF Slides | Handout |
| Fiscal Importance of WISEdash - How Federal Funds Rely on Student Data - Monday | Web Slides | Handout |
| IDEA's Equitable Participation for Private School Students - Monday | PDF Slides | Handout |
| IDEA Flexibility - Voluntary CEIS and Title I Schoolwide Funding Options to Support All Students - Tuesday | PDF Slides | Handout |
| IDEA Maintenance of Effort - Overview and Basics - Tuesday | PDF Slides | Handout |
| IDEA Maintenance of Effort - Advanced Session - Tuesday | PDF Slides | |
| Introduction to IDEA Formula Funding - Monday | PDF Slides | Handout |
| Introduction to Title I, Part A Funding - Monday | Web Slides | Handout |
| Know the Expectations: Equipment, Procurement, and Real Property Purchased through Federal Grants - Tuesday | Web Slides | Handout |
| Maintaining and Retaining Teachers and School Leaders with Title II, Part A Funding - Monday | Web Slides | Handout |
| Perkins V - Strengthening Career and Technical Education (CTE) for the 21st Century Act - Tuesday | Web Slides | Handout |
| Providing Equitable Services to Private Schools with ESEA Funds - Monday | Web Slides | Handout |
| Regulations that Impact Your Day-to-Day Work: Uniform Grant Guidance, Education Department General Administration Regulations, General Education Provision Act - Monday | Web Slides | Handout |
| Revisions to Medicaid School Based Services and Potential Expansion - Monday | PDF Slides | Handout |
| Special Education Funding in Wisconsin Overview - Monday | PDF Slides | Handout |
| The State's Investment in K-12 Education and its Impact on Federal Funding - Monday Keynote | PDF Slides | Handout |
| Title I Schoolwide Requirements and Flexibilities - Tuesday | Web Slides | Handout |
| United States Census Data and the Impact on ESEA Allocations - Monday | Web Slides | Handout |
| Using Federal Funds to Support Students Experiencing Homelessness - Tuesday | Web Slides | Handout |
| WISEdata Finance and Your Chart of Accounts - Impact on Federal Grant Monitoring and Planning for Success in Financial Data Reporting - Tuesday | Web Slides | |
| WUFAR - What's It Good For? - Sessions on Monday and Tuesday | Web Slides |
2025 Federal Funding Conference Agenda and Materials (Archived)
2024 Federal Funding Conference Agenda and Materials (Archived)
2023 Federal Funding Conference Agenda and Materials (Archived)
2021 Federal Funding Conference Agenda and Materials (Archived)
2020 Federal Funding Conference Agenda and Materials (Archived)
2019 Federal Funding Conference Agenda and Materials (Archived)
2018 Federal Funding Conference Agenda and Materials (Archived)
2017 Federal Funding Conference Agenda and Materials (Archived)
2016 Federal Funding Conference Agenda and Materials (Archived)