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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

MEMORANDUM 

TO: Chief of Staff

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education 

FROM: Adam Schott, Delegated Authority to Perform the Functions and Duties of the Assistant

Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education 

SUBJECT: Redelegation of Authority for Certain Programmatic Decisions and for the Performance 

of Functions Related to the Award, Management, and Oversight of Formula and 

Discretionary Grants and Cooperative Agreements, Including Authority to Approve State 

Applications, Consolidated State Applications, State Plans, and Consolidated State Plans 

for Formula Grants, within the Delegated Programmatic Authorities: 

I. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY 

Under the authority vested in me by the delegations listed below from the Secretary of 

Education, I redelegate to you, or to anyone serving for you in an acting capacity or delegated 

the authority to perform the functions and duties of your position in the event that the 

Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education or the individual acting as or 

delegated the authority to perform the functions and duties of such position is disqualified 

and recused because of a conflict of interest or the appearance of a loss of impartiality: 

A. the performance of functions related to the award, management and oversight of 

formula and discretionary grants and cooperative agreements within your programmatic 

authority.   See:  Delegation EAR/ES/77 certified on April 11, 2008, as amended by 

Delegation EAR/ES/77-A certified on February 2, 2010 to include the authority to approve 

State applications, consolidated State applications, State plans, and consolidated State plans 

for formula grants; and 

B. the programmatic authorities delegated to me under Delegation EA/ES/87 certified on 

February 3, 2012, as amended by Delegation EA/ES/94 certified on November 7, 2014, 

Delegation EA/ES/97 certified on September 19, 2017, and Delegation EA/ES/101 certified 

on April 17, 2020. 

Unless otherwise noted in future redelegations of authority, amendments to the authorities 

redelegated above are included within the scope of this redelegation. 

II. RESERVATIONS 

Unless otherwise noted in existing or future redelegations of authority, the following are not 

redelegated: 
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A. the authority to sign documents for publication in the Federal Register; 

B. the authority to appoint members of advisory councils and fix compensation; 

C. unless otherwise provided by law, the authority to submit reports to Congress or the 

President: 

D. the authority to set administrative policy for formula and discretionary grants and 

cooperative agreements, including issuing Department directives, handbooks, and manuals 

relating to grants and cooperative agreements; 

E. the authority to impose non-procurement debarments and suspensions and to manage 

enforcement of non-debarments and suspension; 

F. the authority to issue licenses to individuals to record obligations and award grant 

funds for discretionary grants and cooperative agreements; and 

G. the authority as final arbiter on cross-Department risk management strategies 

developed to manage and mitigate risks associated with Department high-risk or at-risk 

grants and grantees. 

III. REDELEGATION 

No further redelegation is authorized. 

IV. CERTIFICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE 

This redelegation is effective upon certification by the Department's Principal Delegations 

Control Officer. I hereby ratify actions within the scope of this redelegation taken by the 

addressee prior to the date of certification. 

____________/s_____________ 

Adam Schott

OGC Concurrence: Debbie Friendly; 8/18/2023

Delegations Control Officer: Jim Clemmens

Control Number: ES/ES/112

Date Certified: 8/18/2023