• Title I-A funds may be used to purchase any needed technology in a schoolwide program for all students and families, as well as professional development to all teachers on the effective use of such technology. In a targeted assistance program, Title I-A funds may be used to purchase any needed technology for identified, academically at-risk Title I students and their families, as well as professional development on the effective use of such technology for the Title I teachers of the identified Title I students.
• Title II-A funds can be used to provide professional development on the effective use of technology.
• Title III funds can be used to purchase technology for English Language Learners only. Purchases must be supplemental to technology purchased by the LEA for all students.
• Title IV-A funds can be used to purchase technology-related items such as digital devices, internet connectivity/virtual private networks (VPNs), and content management systems for students and teachers
• IDEA may be used to provide special education and related services for students with disabilities. Where appropriate, this may include assistive technology devices as indicated by a student’s Individualized Education Program (IEP).
• Perkins funds may be used to purchase digital devices for career and technical education (CTE) programs as a supplement to technology purchased for all students by the LEA. Perkins funding may be used to purchase specialty digital devices necessary to carry out the curriculum custom to the program.

• Title I-A funds may be used to train all teachers in a schoolwide program to deliver online instruction to all students. In a targeted assistance program, Title I-A funds may be used to train the Title I teachers of identified, academically at-risk Title I students to deliver online instruction to these identified students.
• Title II-A can be used to provide training for educators to learn how to deliver online instruction.
• Title III can be used to train teachers who instruct English Language Learners (ELL) on how to deliver online instruction to ELLs.
• Title IV-A funds can be used to provide training for educators on how to deliver online instruction.
• IDEA funds may be used to provide professional development for teachers and related service providers working remotely to educate students with disabilities.
• Perkins funding may be used to offer professional development for certified career and technical education (CTE) teachers to maintain, enhance and improve programmatic and performance goals such as online instruction.

(e.g., extra cleaning and disinfecting of classrooms, cleaning supplies, hand sanitizer, wipes, etc. that are above and beyond what the school pays for on a regular basis to keep our students healthy)

• Title I-A can be used as long as no other funds from other sources are reasonably available to pay for normal cleaning supplies. The USED has indicated that Title I-A funds may be used, as a last resort, for health and sanitary purposes to protect Title I students. As with any other cost, the use must be necessary, reasonable, and allocable to Title I, Part A consistent with 2 F.R. Part 200. The district must maintain on file documentation to show that no other sources of funding were reasonably available to pay for normal cleaning supplies.
• Title II-A cannot be used to clean or disinfect buildings.
• Title III cannot be used to clean or disinfect buildings.  
• Title IV-A can be used to pay for the cleaning and disinfecting of the classrooms and school areas following the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) guidance. In addition, these funds can be used for one-time expenses such as installing sanitizing stations throughout the school.
• IDEA funds may not be used to clean or disinfect school buildings.

• Perkins funding may be used to reduce or eliminate out-of-pocket expenses for students who are members of special populations to participate in career and technical education. Such associated costs include fees for childcare. These expenditures must be paid directly to the childcare facility by the LEA. These activities must be requested as a part of the LEA’s local application to address a gap and must be clearly described in the Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment (effective July 1, 2020).

• Title I-A, II-A, III, IV, Perkins and IDEA funds may be charged the full unreimbursed travel and registration cost of the cancellation to attend a conference/workshop that would have been paid for with the funds.
  • The attempt to recoup federal funds and the reason why the funds were not returned from the conference/workshop provider must be documented and retained in the district’s audit file. (See OMB Memo: Allowability of Costs not Normally Chargeable to Awards [2 CFR 200.403; 2 CFR 200.404; 2 CFR 200.405]).

• Title I-A funds - Under limited circumstances, if health, nutrition, and other social services are not otherwise available to Title I students and no other funds from other sources are reasonably available to provide them to Title I students, then an LEA may use a portion of its Title I funds as a last resort to provide health, nutrition, and other social services to the Title I students. These services certainly could include necessary and reasonable costs for items such as food, water and milk to support nutrition.
• Title II-A cannot pay for food for families.
• Title III funds cannot pay for food for families.
• Title IV-A cannot pay for food for families.
• IDEA funds cannot be used to pay for food for families.
• Perkins funding does not support food costs for students, families, district staff and community members.

• Title I-A funds may be used for online learning for all students in a schoolwide program and for identified, academically at-risk Title I students in a targeted assistance program.
• Title II-A funds cannot pay for student use of online learning but can be used to train educators how to implement and manage online learning.
• Title III funds can be used for online learning for English Language Learners only. Online learning costs must be supplemental to what is being provided by the LEA for all students.
• Title IV-A funds can be used for online, content-based instruction for students.
• IDEA funds may be used to provide virtual or remote instruction and related services for students with disabilities pursuant to P.L. 2020, c.27.
• Perkins funds may be used to provide online learning resources to eligible LEAs who receive Perkins funding for students enrolled in approved CTE programs. Online learning materials and associated costs must be supplemental to what is being provided by the LEA for all students.

Title I-A funds can be used for family support and engagement services for families of Title I-A students in order to support the education of the students. Allowable activities might include activities such as adult literacy so that families can better support the education of Title I-A students.

Title I-A funds can be used at any time (and not just as a last resort), consistent with 2 C.F.R. Part 200, to provide a wide variety of services to homeless students. These services include, but are not limited to:

• Items of clothing, particularly if necessary, to meet a school’s dress or uniform requirement;
• Clothing and shoes necessary to participate in physical education classes;
• Student fees that are necessary to participate in the general education program;
• Personal school supplies such as backpacks and notebooks;
• Birth certificates necessary to enroll in school;
• Immunizations;
• Food;
• Medical and dental services;
• Eyeglasses and hearing aids;
• Counseling services to address anxiety related to homelessness that is impeding learning;
• Outreach services to students living in shelters, motels, and other temporary residences;
• Extended learning time (before and after school, Saturday classes, summer school) to compensate for lack of quiet time for homework in shelters or other overcrowded living conditions;
• Tutoring services, especially in shelters or other locations where homeless students live;
• Parental involvement specifically oriented to reaching out to parents of homeless students;
• Fees for AP and IB testing;
• Fees for college entrance exams such as SAT or ACT; and
• GED testing for school-age students.

Questions related to programs under ESEA should be directed to the following email accounts:

• Title I, Part A: titleone@doe.nj.gov
• Title I, Part D: Title1PD@doe.nj.gov
• Title II, Part A: TitleIIA@doe.nj.gov
• Title III, Part A: ell@doe.nj.gov
• Title III Immigrant: ell@doe.nj.gov
• Title IV, Part A: TitleIVA@doe.nj.gov
• McKinney-Vento (Homeless): vento@doe.nj.gov
• Migrant Education: migranted@doe.nj.gov
• Gifted and Talented: gifted@doe.nj.gov
• IDEA: specedombudsman@doe.nj.gov
• Perkins: PerkinsNJ@doe.nj.gov

Nonpublic school questions should be directed to the NJDOE Ombudsman at Ombudsman.NonPublic@doe.nj.gov.