GAENS Application

Applications Due Friday, October 21st, 2022, 5 p. m.


Governor's Additional Emergency Nonpublic School (GAENS) Funds Grant Program under the Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) II Fund.


NOTE: This application cannot be saved in between sessions. It is advised that you review the Paper Application version for planning purposes in advance, review the fields below, and have all forms prepared prior to filling out this application.

Education Provider Information

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Enter the name of the non-public school that is applying

Enter the name of the consortium that is applying on behalf of the eligible non-public schools listed below

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Please check the box if consortium has governing authority for the non-public schools listed below.

If representing a consortia, indicate the intended recipient schools

Applicant Contact Information

Authorized Representative

The individual authorized to submit the application to CDE on behalf of the organization. This individual will receive the award notifications and all communications regarding the application

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Finance Department Contact

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Funding Requested

Note: All costs must be allowable, reasonable, and allocable to the grant purpose (i.e., necessary for the nonpublic school to respond to, prepare for, or prevent the spread of COVID-19).

Check all that apply:

  • Providing additional mental health support services, specifically in the areas of counseling, speech therapy, language, development, emotional and physiological impact from the pandemic to contribute to academic excellence;
  • Offering tutoring services and other enriched programs that would aim to increase students' academic and social-emotional well-being; and
  • Implementing other activities as specified in federal GEER requirements


Check all that apply


Activities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, including those activities allowed under ESSER including but not limited to:


Maximum $100,000


Note: If CDE receives requests exceeding the funds available, priority will be given to schools with a higher percentage of Free/Reduced Lunch students.

Application Narrative

The State requests that the school provide enrollment and low-income data for the school(s) listed in this application. Consortia applicants will provide this information on the GAENS Enrollment and Low Income data sheet for each school listed in the application.


1. Enrollment and Low-Income Data

Number of K-12 students from low income families enrolled in the school in the 2019-2020 school year

Percentage or estimated percentage of total students in the school who are students from low-income families

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Data source used to identify the low income families enrolled in the school in the 2019-2020 school year

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If requesting funds for mental health support services, describe how the services will address the emotional and physiological impact from the pandemic and contribute to academic excellence. (Consortia applicants will add a response for each school to the GANS Consortia Enrollment and Low Income Data Collection form.)

If requesting funds for tutoring services, describe how the services selected will increase students' academic and social-emotional wellbeing. (Consortia applicants will add a response for each school to the GANS Consortia Enrollment and Low Income Data Collection form.)

Applicant Assurances

When completing assurances below, read the assurance and check the box to indicate that the applicant understands and intends to comply with the corresponding program requirements. The applicant must agree to all assurances understanding that if certain requirements don't apply to the applicant’s current context, that the applicant would meet the requirements if the situation were to become applicable.

The applicant will ensure that each program covered by this application will be administered in accordance with all applicable statutes, regulations, program plans, and requirements delineated in this application.

The applicant acknowledges that control of funds for services and assistance provided to a non-public school under the GAENS program and title to materials, equipment and property purchased with such funds, must remain under public control. Therefore, CDE will assume ownership and title to all materials, equipment and property purchased using EANS funds, in accordance with the Uniform Grants Guidance applicable for the use of federal funds.

The State Educational Agency (i.e., Colorado Department of Education) will comply with the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance) requirements in Subpart D—Post Federal Award Requirements (2 CFR §§200.300-345) and Subpart E—Cost Principles (2 CFR§§200.400-475). As such, the SEA has the right to ask for any information/documentation to ensure compliance with UGG from awardees/applicants. The awardees/applicants assure to comply with requests.

The applicant will comply with the provisions of all applicable acts, regulations and assurances; the following provisions of Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) 34 CFR parts 76, 77, 81, 82, 84, 97, 98, and 99; the OMB Guidelines to Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Non-procurement) in 2 CFR part 180, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR part 3485; and the Uniform Guidance in 2 CFR part 200, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR part 3474.

IF ANY FINDINGS OF MISUSE OF FUNDS ARE DISCOVERED, PROJECT FUNDS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. The Colorado Department of Education may terminate a grant award upon thirty (30) days’ notice if it is deemed by CDE that the recipient is not fulfilling the requirements of the funded program as specified in the approved grant award letter.

These funds are subject to monitoring for allowable uses of funds, internal controls, etc. The awardee and fiscal agent will ensure to document and maintain expenditure support related to each expenditure reimbursement requested. This includes receipts, documented authorizations of purchases, documented decision items for vendors or funding recipients.

The applicant acknowledges that all services or assistance provided with these funds must be secular, neutral and non-ideological. The applicant will not request assistance or services for non-secular, ideological or biased services or materials.

The applicant will cooperate with any examination of records with respect to such funds by making records available for inspection, production, and examination, and authorized individuals available for interview and examination, upon the request of (i) the Colorado Department of Education, the State, or any auditors on its behalf; or (ii) any other state agency, commission, or department in the lawful exercise of its jurisdiction and authority.

The applicant will ensure that EANS funds will be used for purposes that are reasonable, necessary, and allocable under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act.

The applicant acknowledges that the data sources used to determine the number of poverty students listed in this application will be kept on file and provided to CDE during the time period when the program is monitored.

Attention Consortia Applicants

NOTE: If applying as individual school, you only need a budget and Certification, Approval and Transmittal Form, and do not need to submit the Consortia files below.


There are additional narrative questions that must be completed for each school that you are representing. Please complete the GAENS Consortia Enrollment and Low-Income Data sheet and upload the completed form by October 21, 2022.


Consortia applicants must complete the GAENS Consortia Sign-Over Agreement and upload below

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