This flexibility authority permits local educational agencies (LEAs) to transfer a portion of the funding that they receive under certain Federal programs to their allocations under other programs so that they can more effectively address their unique needs. This provides LEAs flexibility in targeting Federal resources to meet the needs of all children.
Under transferability, a 50 percent limit applies to the funds a district can transfer from certain federal programs. Funds that an LEA transfers are subject to the rules and requirements of the programs to which the funds are transferred. Currently, this flexibility applies to the districts that are not listed below.
REAP-Flex is the term that the U.S. Department of Education has given to the “alternative uses of funds” authority under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program (SRSA). This authority provides flexibility to eligible rural LEAs to transfer up to 100 percent of funds from certain federal programs for use in other federal programs. Eligible districts are those listed below.
It is important to note that each of these provisions does not involve an actual transfer of funds from one program to another. LEAs are still required to account for funds by specific PED funds codes. However, under these provisions, LEAs are allowed to use the funds for allowable activities under the federal program they are ‘transferring’ to.
