COLLEGE & CAREER - Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources - Frequently Asked - Facilitating Coordination in Agricultural Education (FCAE)

Oct 10, 2026

Facilitating Coordination in Agricultural Education (FCAE) grant frequently asked questions explain who may apply and what costs can or cannot be covered. Eligibility is limited to public community colleges and universities offering an agricultural program of study. Allowable spending includes staffing, curriculum development, statewide consumer education outreach, professional learning and technical assistance, and information/resource dissemination supported by the agriculture website. The document also describes the two-part budget code in IWAS, function and object code combinations, as a primary basis for approval.

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Frequently Asked

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Budget codes in IWAS (function and object)

COLLEGE & CAREER AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND NATURAL RESOURCES Frequently Asked Facilitating Coordination in Agricultural Education 1. Who is eligible to apply for a Facilitating Coordination in Agricultural Education (FCAE) grant? 2. What are allowable expenditures for FCAE funds? 3. What are the non-allowable expenditures for FCAE funds? 4. How will my FCAE application be reviewed? 5. How do I submit my IWAS budget application for an FCAE grant? 6. How do I check the status of my IWAS budget application? 7. How do I submit an amendment to my IWAS budget application? 8. How do I submit a request for subgrant/subcontractor? 1. Who is eligible to apply for a Facilitating Coordination in Agricultural Education grant? Public community colleges and universities that offer an agricultural program of study are eligible to apply. For purposes of this grant, an "agricultural program of study" is one that offers a series of courses in agriculture, foods , or natural resources that may be transferred to other universities or enables a student to pursue either a minor or major concentration in one of those areas of study. 2. What are allowable expenditures for FCAE funds? Allowable expenditures include, but are not limited to, those related to the following objectives: 1. Implementation of agricultural education initiatives through the use of a sufficient number of qualified professional and support staff, including the designation of a director, who are located in identified regions of the state that at least include representation in each of the five districts established by the Illinois Association of Vocational Agriculture Teachers. 2. Review of existing or development of new curricular resources and related materials (assessments, activities, supplementary materials, etc.) . 3. Coordination of statewide consumer education outreach initiatives with a focus on agriculture designed to increase literacy in and awareness of agriculture at all grade levels. 4. Coordination of a statewide system of professional learning and provision of on-site technical assistance for school-based agricultural education teachers at all grade levels. 5. Coordination of the identification, compilation, and dissemination of information and resources that include data collection from agricultural education programs and maintenance of the agriculture website found [at](at www.ilaged.org)[ ](at www.ilaged.org)[www.ilaged.org](at www.ilaged.org). 6. Coordination of efforts between the business community and educators to improve agricultural education programs and opportunities. Allowable expenditures may vary based on the specific components identified in respective Requests for Proposals (RFPs) . For clarity on specific expenditures, please contact the principal consultant for agricultural education in the ISBE Department of CTE and Innovation. Each expenditure will need to be aligned with a two-part budget code when you complete your budget details in the ISBE Web Application Security (IWAS) system. This is the most common reason for a budget not being approved; as such, it is crucial to understand the allowable codes and their respective meanings. The first part of the budget code is a four-digit indication of the action or purpose for which the expenditure is intended called the function code. The following are the allowed function codes for FCAE grants: • 2210 – Improvement of Instructional Services: For the planning and evaluation of instruction. • 4000 – Payments to Other Governmental Units: For services relating to one or more objectives. The second part of the budget code is a three-digit indication of the service or item obtained to achieve the identified function called the object code. Note that only specific combinations of function and object codes are allowed. The following are the allowed object codes that can be matched with the 2210 function code: • 100 – Salaries: Amounts paid to permanent, tempo

FAQs

Who is eligible to apply for an FCAE grant?

Public community colleges and universities offering an agricultural program of study are eligible. An agricultural program of study is a series of courses in agriculture, foods, or natural resources that can transfer to other universities or support a student’s minor or major concentration.

What are examples of allowable expenditures for FCAE funds?

Allowable expenditures include staffing for agricultural education initiatives, review or development of curricular resources, statewide consumer education outreach, statewide professional learning and on-site technical assistance, and coordination of information/resource dissemination supported by agriculture data collection and a designated agriculture website.

How does the IWAS budget code structure affect FCAE budget approval?

Each expenditure must align with a two-part budget code in the IWAS system. The function code (four digits) and object code (three digits) must match allowed combinations; misunderstanding these codes is the most common reason a budget is not approved.

Oct 10, 2026

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