Maintenance of Effort applies to grant programs funded under which laws?

• A. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and No Child Left Behind Act
• B. Local Educational Agencies Act and No Child Left Behind Act
• C. Maintenance of Effort Act and No Child Left Behind Act
• D. International Baccalaureate Act and IDEA

Answer: (A)

Maintenance of Effort means districts must keep a similar level of local spending from year to year when they receive federal funds. This concept is built into two key laws: the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, which funds special education, and the No Child Left Behind Act, which governs federal grants under the elementary and secondary education framework. Together, they require that federal dollars do not simply replace local funding; instead, there’s a maintained level of local or state investment alongside federal support. That’s why these two laws are the correct pairing for programs with MOE requirements. The other options reference acts that don’t establish this MOE obligation, so they don’t apply here.