Are any payments made to the local program automatically?

Yes. The state initial fund payment for each project is initiated by the Office of Career-Technical and Adult Education. In addition, if the amount of funds available for carry-over is small, the Office will automatically pay those carry-over funds not previously paid to the district/agency. Payment will be made following approval of the carry-over budget. If the balance of carry-over funds due to the district/agency is too large to pay in one payment, the treasurer will be contacted by the Office of Grants Management to arrange for a payment plan. • How does the district/agency obtain subsequent federal payments? Each subsequent federal payment during the approved project year is made only after the district/agency submits to the Office of Grants Management a Project Cash Request (PCR) form. The current PCR form is located on the ODE website (www.ode.state.oh.us) under topic "Grants." • How often and when should the Project Cash Request (PCR) form be submitted? This form must be ...  more