GRANT PROCEDURES

GRANT PROCEDURES

ap6111Adopted April 12, 2005Revised March 18, 2016

6111 - GRANT PROCEDURES

(Procedures do not apply to Brevard Schools Foundation Grants)

If applying for this TYPE
OF GRANT then:
Required
Permissions
1st Board
Agenda
2nd Board
Agenda
  1. Any competitive grant that
    requires the Superintendent's
    signature and/or any one of
    the following:

     
    1. Is newly created,
      controversial, or
      unique in its scope
      and design;
    2. requires matching
      funds that must be
      committed by the
      School Board and/or
      an external entity;

    3. commits BPS funds to
      continue
      implementation of the
      program after the
      grant funding ends;

    4. proposes a program
      that is not a part of the
      Brevard strategic plan;

    5. involves partnerships
      with organizations that
      the BPS has not
      partnered with in the
      past;

    6. requires an external
      evaluator.

  2. State, federal, or any
    grant that requires the
    Superintendent's
    signature BUT is:

    1. An entitlement
      program;

    2. has been funded
      in the past;

    3. does not meet any
      of the
      requirements
      listed above in #1

(NOTE: subsequent
program and/or budget
amendments do not
require resubmission
unless initial program
scope has significantly
changed.)

Immediate supervisor (i.e.,
director, manager,
administrator), assistant
superintendent, and/or
appropriate deputy
superintendent

Grant Development Office
by completing the "Request
to Develop a Proposal"
form.

Immediate supervisor (i.e., 
director, manager, 
administrator), assistant 
superintendent, and/or 
appropriate deputy 
superintendent

A Board agenda item is
required for the next
meeting for CONSENT
WITHOUT INFORMATION

asking permission to write
and submit the grant.

A Board agenda item for
INFORMATION prior to
submission.

If grant award exceeds
$50,000 re-submit to the
School Board as a
CONSENT AFTER

INFORMATION to accept
the grant award.

N/A

  1. Grants that do not require
    the Superintendent’s
    signature and exceed

    $50,000.

Immediate supervisor (i.e.,
director, manager,
administrator), assistant
superintendent, and/or
appropriate deputy
superintendent

Grant Development Office by
completing the "Request to
Develop a Proposal" form.

A Board agenda item for the
next meeting for CONSENT
W/O INFORMATION asking
permission to write and
submit a grant.

When grant is awarded re-
submit to School Board as
CONSENT AFTER
INFORMATION to accept
grant award.

  1. Grants that do not
    require the
    Superintendent's
    signature and do not
    exceed $50,000.

    (Note: A grant proposal
    that will impact budgets,
    salaries, supplements,
    extra duty pay, working
    conditions, etc., or if the
    grant obligates the
    District in any way the
    immediate supervisor
    should contact the
    appropriate deputy
    superintendent or
    assistant
    superintendent to
    determine whether
    or not to seek School
    Board approval.

Immediate supervisor (i.e.,
director, manager,
administrator)

Deputy superintendent or
assistant superintendent

N/A unless deputy
superintendent or assistant
superintendent determines
need to seek School Board
approval

N/A unless deputy
superintendent or assistant
superintendent determines
need to seek School Board
approval

Note: Any salary, extra duty pay, supplement, or other pay that is written into a grant budget for employees of Brevard Public Schools must be calculated from the negotiated School Board approved salary schedule and must include current fringe rates.

Revised 3/09
Revised 2/16/12
Revised 3/18/16

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