If you do not apply, you will not get the money!

Stabilization Funds (SFSF) amount to at least $120 per WADA and nearly 60% of the Available School Fund amount.  

•  Districts must apply for these funds through the TEA eGrant system.  The instructions and contact information are available here: http://burleson.tea.state.tx.us/GrantOpportunities/forms/GrantProgramSearch.aspx.  (Enter SFSF in the Program/Subject Area and click search.)
• The TEA letter announcing the grant and outlining the program requirements is availablehere. 
• SFSF funds may be used for the pay raise required by HB 3646.  TEA suggests that the grant be used for other purposes to avoid the complexity of “split funding” a large proportion of the district staff.  We understand that time and effort record keeping will not be required unless the employee is paid from multiple other sources.
• SFSF funds must be expended for any activities authorized under the following acts:  (Notice that this means activities authorized by these programs, not the programs themselves.  Be careful not to confuse other ARRA allocations to these programs and the SFSF funds.)
  •  Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)
  •  Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); 
  •  Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA); and 
  •  Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins).  
•   Supplement and not supplant rules do not apply to SFSF funds but do apply to other ARRA grants.