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A General Statement of Assurance guarantees accountability to the
United States and the State of Arizona by the recipients
of Federal and State assistance grants. Consistent with
34 C.F.R. Section 76-85, the SUBGRANTEE assures,
if awarded a grant, subgrant, or contract that the SUBGRANTEE
will accept funds in accordance with applicable Federal
and State statutes, regulations, program plans, and applications,
and administer the programs in compliance with all provisions
of such statutes, regulations, applications, policies
and amendments.
A document required to receive federal and state funding
for projects/grants administered by the Arizona Department
of Education (ADE)
Submitted annually; to be returned by May 31st; reminder email in March
Must be signed by Authorized Representatives in Blue Ink
Common Logon UserID (Username and Password) is required
to access secure Grants Management processes
The Grants Management Office published the General Statement
of Assurance Guidelines to ensure only authorized users
will have access to secure Grants Management Enterprise
System. Please review the
General Statement of Assurance Guidelines EX-47.
(effective 03/18/2009)
1) FY 2010
General Statement of Assurance.pdf : Fiscal Year
2010 General Statement of Assurance is due May 31, 2009.
Please mail a hard-copy directly to the Grants Management
Office. All original signatures must be affixed in blue
ink. Click here to view the notification
memo. Instructional Training Video - FY 2010 GSA Training
Module is also available online from Grants Management Training Website .
Annual General Statement of Assurance’s section A and C can be signed by:
- Districts: Board President, Superintendent
- Charters: Charter Contract Signer
- Other Entities: Comparable authorized official
FY 2010 GSA submission status can be determined by viewing the FY 2010 General Statement of Assurance Submission Status Report.
2) Change Form
: After submitting annual General Statement of
Assurance to ADE Grants Management Office, SUBGRANTEE
can use Change Form to add or remove GSA signers or capture
only users during the fiscal year. This form requires
signatures in Blue Ink from new added GSA signers and requesting
person (Requesting Person should be superintendent or business manager for districts / charter holder or contract signer for charters, and GSA signer for other Entity). Please mail a hard-copy
directly to the Grants Management Office.
3) Below are the links for obtaining all information and
forms required for establishing a new entity through
Arizona Department of Education to receive a grant , adding
a new site, or closing a site.
How
to establish, update, or close a site or entity :
In order to establish a brand new site or update / close
an existing site, Districts and Charters must submit required
documents to its responsible office. Please click here
to download the detail information on required documents
and main contact information.
AZ
W - 9 form: New Charter Schools will submit GSA (General
Statement Of Assurances) and W-9 form to Arizona State
Board for Charter Schools. Any existing entities with
change in warrant address should submit a new W-9 form
to ADE Grants Management Office. Please note that AZ W-9
form is used to generate your payment from Arizona Department
of Education. Payments are normally sent to its warrant
address indicated in entity's W-9 form. Any change in
W-9 form, entity should submit a new W-9 form to Grants
Management Office.
General
Statement Of Assurance: A brand new entity who wishes
to apply for a grant through Arizona Department of Education
should submit a General Statement of Assurance to its
responsible office. (Arizona State Board for Charter Schools
or ADE Grants Management Office)
* Please note that General Statement of Assurance is annual
form. If you wish to apply for FY 2010 grant application
during Fiscal Year 2009, the Grants Management Office may
request both FY 2009 GSA and FY 2010 GSA. Click here to
download FY 2009
General Statement of Assurance and FY
2010 General Statement of Assurance.
4) GSA frequently asked questions:
The FAQ's link cover a majority of the questions and answers
related to the General Statement of Assurance.
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