COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

P.O. BOX 2120

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120

SUPTS. MEMO NO. 54

September 23, 2005

ADMINISTRATIVE

TO:	Division Superintendents
FROM:	Jo Lynne DeMary Superintendent of Public Instruction
SUBJECT:	OMEGA Additional Grants Available for Reimbursement and Training Opportunities

We are pleased to announce that reimbursement requests and object code budget transfers for four additional grants may now be submitted via the Virginia Department of Educations Online Management of Education Grant Awards (OMEGA) system:

• 84.011 Title I Part C, Education of Migrant Children;
• 84.010 Title I Part D, Neglected and Delinquent;
• 84.365 Title III Part A, English Language Acquisition; and,

84.358 Title VI Part B, Subpart 2, Rural Education.

OMEGA User Set Up Forms must be completed to establish user access for grant related activity. Detailed instructions for completing the user set up forms and access to online training opportunities are available at www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/omega.

Please mail the completed forms to the following address no later than October 31, 2005:

Department of Education

Attn: Accounting Department

P. O. Box 2120

Richmond, VA 23218-2120

Paper copies of reimbursement and object code transfer requests for these four grants will not be accepted after December 15, 2005. As additional grants become available for reimbursement through OMEGA, you will be notified in a memorandum to school division superintendents.

The input, participation, and support for OMEGA from school divisions is greatly appreciated. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Marie G. Williams, accounting director, at mailto: Marie.Williams@doe.virginia.gov or at 804-225-2040. You may also contact Dan Timberlake, assistant superintendent for finance, at 804-225-2025.

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