R955-100-200. Becoming Quality School Readiness Grant Program

(1) A grant under this section shall be awarded by the department in consultation with the SRT. (2) During each program year, a grant recipient shall administer and report results of the assessments required in the grant agreement. (3) The department shall monitor a grant recipient in accordance with department policy and procedure, and in consultation with the SRT. (a) Monitoring may include: (i) fiscal operations; (ii) the terms, conditions, attachments, scope of work, and performance requirements of the grant agreement; (iii) announced and unannounced site visits; (iv) desk audit; (v) third party monitoring; (vi) expenditure document review; and (vii) video or phone conferencing. (b) Onsite monitoring will take place during normal business hours. (c) If the department determines a grant recipient is not in compliance with the grant agreement, the recipient may be placed on a performance improvement plan or the agreement may be terminated in accordance with the terms of the grant agreement. (d) If a grant recipient fails to comply with a performance improvement plan, the recipient may be ineligible to receive additional reimbursements or future grant funding. (3) A grant recipient may receive a grant under this section for no longer than three years.