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# Waivers and Flexibility

# Waivers and Flexibility

                                    -        All Education Levels- Procuring, donating, or loaning  medical supplies and equipment purchased with federal funds  (November 2, 2020)
- Fact sheet: Repurposing federal equipment and supplies to combat COVID-19  (October 20, 2020) 
- Fact sheet: Contracted services not performed due to COVID-19  (September 1, 2020)
- U.S. Department of Education CARES Act waiver report to Congress  (April 27, 2020)
- Q&A: Use of the Department's grant funds during COVID-19 national emergency   (April 8, 2020)
Elementary and Secondary Education- Fact sheet: Transferring state- and local-level funds under ESEA  (April 29, 2020)
- Invitation to request waiver of fiscal requirements due to COVID-19 for the 2019-2020 school year  (April 3, 2020)
- Optional state template for waiver from fiscal requirements due to COVID-19 for the 2019-2020 school year  (April 3, 2020)
- Waiver application  for states to  bypass ESSA mandated testing  for the 2019-2020 school year due to COVID-19 national emergency. (March 20, 2020)
- USDA flexibilities allowing students to access meal service during school closures  (March 10, 2020)
Higher Education- COVID-19 CARES Act flexibilities letter to Student Services grantees  (December 3, 2020)
- COVID-19 program match flexibility letter to GEAR UP grantees  (December 3, 2020)
- COVID-19 letter to Institutional Service grantees  (December 3, 2020)
- Extension of flexibilities related to COVID-19  – further extension of selected deadlines for Title IV, HEA programs (August 21, 2020)
- COVID-19 letter to HEP grantees on flexibilities available under the CARES Act  (July 1, 2020)
- COVID-19 FAQs for Title III, IV, V, and VII grantees  (June 16, 2020)
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services- Waiver authority for the period of availability for IDEA, Part C funds for FY 2018:  	Letter announcing waiver authority ( PDF ) | Request form for waiver ( PDF ) (September 10, 2020)
- Waiver authority for the period of availability for IDEA, Part B Funds for fiscal year 2018:  	Letter announcing waiver authority ( PDF ) | Request form for waiver ( PDF ) (June 8, 2020)
Career, Technical, and Adult Education- CTE and Adult Education fiscal waiver  invitation letter  and  optional template  for SEAs (April 17, 2020)
Other COVID-19 Resources   - CARES Act Emergency Relief
- COVID-19 Testing Resources for Schools
- Remote Learning: Resources for Educators, Administrators and Related Service Providers
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- Waivers and Flexibility
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