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EXPLANATION OF BLOCKS ON THE GRANT AWARD NOTIFICATION • For Discretionary, Formula, and Block Grants (See Block 5 of the Notification) 1. RECIPIENT NAME - The legal name of the recipient, name of the primary organizational unit that will undertake the funded activity, and the complete address of the recipient. The recipient is commonly known as the "grantee." ' ROJECT TITLE AND CFDA NUMBER - Identifies the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) subprogram title and the associated subprogram number. 3. PROJECT STAFF - This block contains the names and telephone numbers of the U.S. Department of Education and recipient staff who are responsible for project direction and oversight. *RECIPIENT PROJECT DIRECTOR - The recipient staff person responsible for administering the project. This person represents the recipient to the U.S. Department of Education. EDUCATION PROGRAM CONTACT - The U.S. Department of Education staff person responsible for the programmatic, administrative and business - management concems of the Department. EDUCATION PAYMENT CONTACT - The U.S. Department of Education staff person responsible for payments or questions conceming electronic drawdown and financial expenditure reporting. 4.* KEY PERSONNEL - Name, title and percentage ( %) of effort the key personnel identified devotes to the project. 5. AWARD INFORMATION - Unique items of information that identify this notification. PR /AWARD NUMBER - A unique, identifying number assigned by the Department to each application. On funded applications, this is commonly known as the "grant number" or "document number." ACTION NUMBER - A numeral that represents the cumulative number of steps taken by the Department to date to establish or modify the award through fiscal or administrative means. Action number "01" will always be "NEW AWARD" ACTION TYPE - The nature of this notification (e.g., NEW AWARD, CONTINUATION, REVISION, ADMINISTRATIVE) AWARD TYPE - The particular assistance category in which funding for this award is provided, i.e., DISCRETIONARY, FORMULA, or BLOCK. 6. AWARD PERIODS - Project activities and funding are approved with respect to three different time periods, described below: BUDGET PERIOD - A specific interval of time for which Federal funds are being provided from a particular fiscal year to fund a recipients approved activities and budget. The start and end dates of the budget period are shown. PERFORMANCE PERIOD - The complete length of time the recipient is proposed to be funded to complete approved activities. A performance period may contain one or more budget periods. *FUTURE BUDGET PERIODS - The estimated remaining budget periods for multi-year projects and estimated funds the Department proposes it will award the recipient provided substantial progress is made by the recipient in completing approved activities, the Department determines that continuing the project would be in the best interest of the Government, Congress appropriates sufficient funds under the program, and the recipient has submitted a performance report that provides the most current performance information and the status of budget expenditures. 7. AUTHORIZED FUNDING - The dollar figures in this block refer to the Federal funds provided to a recipient during the award periods. *THIS ACTION - The amount of funds obligated (added) or de- obligated (subtracted) by this notification. *BUDGET PERIOD - The total amount of funds available for use by the grantee during the stated budget period to this date. *PERFORMANCE PERIOD - The amount of funds obligated from the start date of the first budget period to this date. RECIPIENT COST -SHARE - The funds, expressed as a percentage, that the recipient is required to contribute to the project, as defined by the program legislation or regulations and /or terms and conditions of the award. RECIPIENT NON - FEDERAL AMOUNT - The amount of non - federal funds the recipient must contribute to the project as identified in the recipient's application. When non - federal funds are identified by the recipient where a cost share is not a legislation requirement, the recipient will be required to provide the non - federal funds. 8. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION- This information is provided to assist the recipient in completing the approved activities and managing the project in accordance with U.S. Department of Education procedures and regulations. DUNS /SSN - A unique, identifying number assigned to each recipient for payment purposes. The number is based on either the recipient's assigned number from Dun and Bradstreet or the individual's social security number. *REGULATIONS - The parts of the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) and specific program regulations that govern the award and administration of this grant. *ATTACHMENTS - Additional sections of the Grant Award Notification that discuss payment and reporting requirements, explain Department procedures, and add special terms and conditions in addition to those established, and shown as clauses, in Block 10 of the award. Any attachments provided with a notification continue in effect through the project period until modified or rescinded by the Authorizing Official. 9. LEGISLATIVE AND FISCAL DATA - The name of the authorizing legislation for this grant, the CFDA title of the program through which funding is provided, and U.S. Department of Education fiscal information. FUND CODE, FUNDING YEAR, AWARD YEAR, ORG. CODE, PROJECT CODE, OBJECT CLASS - The fiscal information recorded by the U.S. Department of Education's Grant Administration and Payment System to track obligations by award. AMOUNT - The amount of funds provided from a particular appropriation and project code. Some notifications authorize more than one amount from separate appropriations and /or project codes. The total of at amounts in this block equals the amount shown on the line, "THIS ACTION" (See "AUTHORIZED FUNDING" above (Block 7)). 10. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AWARD - Requirements of the award that are binding on the recipient. *AUTHORIZING OFFICIAL - The U.S. Department of Education official authorized to award Federal funds to the recipient, establish or change the terms and conditions of the award, and authorize modifications to the award. FOR FORMULA AND BLOCK GRANTS ONLY: (See also Blocks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10 above) 3. EDUCATION STAFF - The U.S. Department of Education staff persons to be contacted for programmatic and payment questions. tUTHORIZED FUNDING CURRENT AWARD AMOUNT - The amount of funds that are obligated (added) or de- obligated (subtracted) by this action. PREVIOUS CUMULATIVE AMOUNT - The total amount of funds awarded under the grant before this action. CUMULATIVE AMOUNT - The total amount of funds awarded under the grant, this action included. * This item differs or does not appear on formula and block grants.