Located in:
- Career and Technical Education Programs Authorized Under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006
- f. Financial Requirements
As noted above, in addition to the narrative information provided below, you must submit an updated budget (Item B.1a below) for the upcoming program year using the link to the Perkins State Plan Portal below.
- f. Financial Requirements
f. 1. C. You Must Provide the Specific Dollar Allocations Made Available by the Eligible Agency for Career and Technical Education Programs Under Section 132(a) of the Act and How These Allocations Are Distributed to Postsecondary Institutions Within the State. (section 122(c)(6)(a); Section 202(c))
Current Narrative:
Minnesota’s Perkins Plan is a unified plan serving consortia that consist of a minimum of one secondary school district and postsecondary institution. While data for calculation of the allocations is collected from secondary and postsecondary sources independently, distribution of funds occurs at the local consortium level. Minnesota’s allocation of local Basic consortia is based on:
• For secondary, Minnesota makes use of U.S. Census data for the distribution of secondary funds, basing 30% of the secondary distribution on the estimated population 5-17 and 70% on the estimated number of relevant children 5 to 17 years old in poverty who are related to the householder. • For postsecondary, the poverty measure is Pell grant recipients enrolled in CTE programs offered at colleges within the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.
The state distributes 10% reserve fund of the remaining Basic Grant funds using a modified formula that enables large rurally-based local Perkins IV consortia that exist outside the Twin Cities metropolitan area with square mileage greater than 250 square miles, to overcome more significant planning obstacles encountered mainly because educational programming and support require covering large geographical areas. Administration and State Leadership Funds: After subtracting 85% for total Perkins funds, the remaining 15% is allocated towards administration and state leadership funds, with 5% for state administration and 10% for state leadership activities.