# Tennessee Department of Education’s Administration and Oversight of Emergency Assistance to Nonpublic Schools Grant Funds
> **Audit** by Department of Education OIG · 2024-11-19
> *About: Department of Education*
## Report
- **Title:** Tennessee Department of Education’s Administration and Oversight of Emergency Assistance to Nonpublic Schools Grant Funds
- **Submitting OIG:** Department of Education OIG
- **Component agency:** Department of Education
- **Type:** Audit
- **Publication date:** 2024-11-19

## Summary

Congress provided $5.5 billion for the Emergency Assistance to Nonpublic Schools (EANS) program. The purpose of the EANS programs, authorized under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA) and American Rescue Plan (ARP), is to provide services or assistance to eligible nonpublic schools to address educational disruptions caused by the COVID-19 emergency.


## Recommendations

- **Rec 2.1** (Open): We recommend that the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education require Tennessee, in consultation with the Governor of Tennessee, to review its policies and procedures for drawing down Department grant funds to pay for…
- **Rec 2.2** (Open): We recommend that the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education require Tennessee, in consultation with the Governor of Tennessee, to ensure that Tennessee officials responsible for making, reviewing, and approving G5…
- **Rec 2.3** (Open): We recommend that the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education require Tennessee, in consultation with the Governor of Tennessee, to ensure full implementation of procedures that will identify, locate, and track assets…
- **Rec 2.4** (Open): We recommend that the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education require Tennessee, in consultation with the Governor of Tennessee, to retroactively obtain prior written approval from the Department for the three…
## Source
- [oversight.gov report page](https://www.oversight.gov/reports/audit/tennessee-department-educations-administration-and-oversight-emergency-assistance)
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