Infrastructure Grants - FY 2018
In Wisconsin State Fiscal Year 18 (July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018) the Wisconsin Department of Administration awarded over $7.82M in TEACH Information Technology Infrastructure Grants to School Districts and Libraries.
Application Requirements:
Per 16.9945 (1), Wis. Stats., applications for the TEACH Information Technology Infrastructure Grants must include the following: description of specific infrastructure to be purchased; plan to purchase, install and use the purchased infrastructure; and readiness (see readiness rubric below) to use purchased infrastructure.
Readiness Library.docx Readiness District.docx
Hotspots:
Per Wis. Stat.16.9945 the TEACH Technology Information Infrastructure Grant may be used for purchasing and installing portable devices (hotspots) on buses and for purchasing portable devices (hotspots) for individuals to temporarily borrow from a school or for patrons to check out from a public library. TEACH Infrastructure grant funds are NOT eligible to be used for service plans. This includes hotspots that have service/data plans included with their purchase.
STATE IDs/AUDITS:
Although the grant program will be listed in the Department of Administration's Annual Inventory of State Funded Grants/Programs, it will not be assigned a State ID since it will not be included in the scope of a single audit.
WUFAR Codes:
Please see the Department of Public Instruction's (DPI's) website for WUFAR Codes.
School Districts
Eligibility Requirements:
Per 16.9945 2017 TEACH Information Technology Infrastructure Grants are available to rural school districts who have 16 or fewer students per square mile (see Eligible Districts list below).
Maximum Award:
A district's maximum award amount is calculated as follows:
- If the membership of the eligible school district is fewer than 750 pupils, $30,000.
- If the membership of the eligible school district is 750 pupils to 1,500 pupils, $40 multiplied by the school district's membership.
- If the membership of the eligible school district is more than 1,500 pupils, $60,000.
Application Due Date: February 2, 2018
# of Grantees: 251 School Districts
Grant Award Date: March 15, 2018
Purchase Period: July 1, 2017 through March 15, 2020
School District Reimbursement Due Dates:
Please use the "Request for Reimbursement Worksheet" your grant contact received via email from DOA TEACH or Davis, Tondra A - DOA. The "Request Reimbursement Worksheet" is one of the tabs in the Excel Budget Document emailed to your grant contact.
Purchase Period | Due Date |
July 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018 | June 30, 2018 |
April 1, 2018 – October 31, 2018 | December 14, 2018 |
November 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019 | August 30, 2019 |
July 1, 2019 – March 15, 2020 – FINAL REQUEST | May 14, 2020 (All reimbursement requests must be submitted to DOA – TEACH by May 14, 2020 – FINAL REQUEST.) |
Note: Grantees who miss submitting reimbursement claims for a specific period may submit up until the final request date for reimbursement claims, which is May 14, 2020 for School Districts.
Budget Transfers:
An email was sent to all grant contacts regarding the budget transfer process. Grantees may transfer awarded funds amongst eligible line items upon approval by TEACH. Please contact the TEACH Grants Administrator for details.
Libraries
Eligibility Requirements:
Libraries became eligible for the TEACH Information Technology Infrastructure Grants in FY18. See Governor's Press Release.
Per 16.9945 2017 TEACH Information Technology Infrastructure Grants are available to public libraries if the population of the municipality within which the library is located is 20,000 or less and if the public library is located in a rural territory as defined by the US Census Bureau.
Maximum Award:
A library's maximum award amount is calculated as follows:
- If the library's municipal population is 2,000 or less, $5,000.
- If the library's municipal population is 2,001 to 4,999, $7,500.
- If the library's municipal population is 5,000 to 20,000, $10,000.
Application Due Date: May 18, 2018
# of Grantees: 24 Libraries
Grant Award Date: June 8, 2018
Purchase Period: July 1, 2017 to June 8, 2020
Library Reimbursement Due Dates:
Please use the "Request for Reimbursement Worksheet" your grant contact received via email from DOA TEACH or Davis, Tondra A - DOA. The "Request Reimbursement Worksheet" is one of the tabs in the Excel Budget Document emailed to your grant contact.
| Period | Due Date |
| July 1, 2017 – May 31, 2018 | July 31, 2018 |
| June 1, 2018 – November 30, 2018 | January 31, 2019 |
| December 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019 | August 30, 2019 |
| July 1, 2019 – March 15, 2020 – FINAL REQUEST | May 14, 2020 (ALL reimbursement requests must be submitted to DOA – TEACH by May 14, 2020) |
Note: Grantees who miss submitting reimbursement claims for a specific period may submit up until the final request date for reimbursement claims, which is May 14, 2020 for Libraries.
Budget Transfers:
An email was sent to all grant contacts regarding the budget transfer process. Grantees may transfer awarded funds amongst eligible line items upon approval by TEACH. Please contact the TEACH Grants Administrator for details.