Administrative Updates for 2024-25

No. Intermediate School District (ISD)/Educational Service Agency (ESA) business office time spent on the RAG will no longer be allowable and would be charged to indirect costs for the grant.

Prior approval means grant recipients must receive written approval from the Michigan Department of Education before expending RAG funds on approvable and allowable activities. Prior written approval may take either of the following forms:

• MDE approval of line-item requests and associated supporting documentation in the original or amended NexSys RAG application.
• If school, district and/or ISD/ESA needs change between the original approved application and/or the next amendment window, the ISD/ESA must submit and receive MDE approval of the RAG Prior Approval Service Request Form. The activities approved in the RAG Prior Approval Service Request Form must be included in the next amendment to the original or previously amended RAG application.

Activities that have not received prior approval from MDE will not be considered for reimbursement.