As educators and administrators work to enhance learning environments and provide students with the tools they need to succeed, federal grants play a critical role in providing funding. Whether you’re seeking resources to support early childhood education, strengthen PreK-12 programs, or promote educational equity, navigating the landscape of federal grants can be a complicated and confusing task. We’ve put together a handy list of resources to empower you to secure the funding necessary to create positive change in your educational communities.
Purpose: The purpose of Title I, Part A grants is to provide financial assistance to local education agencies (LEAs) with high numbers or high percentages of children from families with incomes below the poverty threshold to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.
Eligibility: Funds are allocated to local education agencies (LEAs) through state education authorities (SEAs) based primarily on census poverty estimates and the cost of education in each state.
Contact Info: Contact your State Education Agency.
Purpose: This program is designed to improve the education of English learners by helping them learn English and meet challenging state academic content and student academic achievement standards. The program also provides enhanced instructional opportunities for immigrant children and youth.
Eligibility: Funds are distributed to local education agencies (LEAs) through state education authorities (SEAs) based on a formula that takes into account the number of immigrant and English learners in each state.
Contact Info: Contact your State Education Agency.
Purpose: This program supports programs, services, and activities that provide academic enrichment during non-school hours or periods when school is not in session, particularly for students who attend schools in need of additional support. Programs should reinforce and complement regular academic programs currently in place in the school and align with instruction students receive during the school day.
Eligibility: Funds are allocated to state education authorities (SEAs) following Title I formulas. Subgrants are awarded to local education agencies (LEAs).
Contact Info: Contact your State Education Agency.
Purpose: Programs funded are to meet the unique cultural, language, and educational needs of Native American students to help them achieve academically. Activities can include culturally responsive after-school programs, early childhood education, Native language classes, and more.
Eligibility: Applicants must enroll a minimum of 10 Native American students or not less than 25 percent of total enrollment. The enrollment requirement does not apply in Alaska, California, or Oklahoma or to districts and schools located on, or in proximity to, a reservation.
Contact Info: Contact your State Education Agency.
Purpose: This goal of this program is to help children of families who migrate to find work in the agricultural and fishing communities. Programs should help children achieve academically as they face unique challenges in moving among states and, sometimes, disparities in curriculum.
Eligibility: Funds are allocated to states based on per-pupil spending and counts of eligible migratory children, age 3 through 21, residing within the state.
Contact Info: Contact your State Education Agency.
Purpose: The purpose of CLSD discretionary grants is to create comprehensive literacy programs to advance literacy skills – including pre-literacy skills, reading, and writing – for children from birth through Grade 12. The program emphasizes support for children living in poverty, English learners, and children with diverse abilities.
Eligibility: Funds are awarded to state education authorities (SEAs) and competitively sub-granted to local education agencies (LEAs).
Contact Info: Contact your State Education Agency.
Purpose: The ILA program promotes innovative literacy programs for children and students from birth to Grade 12 in communities with incomes below the poverty threshold. Funds can be used for books in school libraries and for providing books to students on a regular basis to increase reading motivation and frequency.
Eligibility: Funds are competitively awarded to local education agencies (LEAs) or consortiums of LEAs in which 20 percent or more of students served are from families with incomes below the poverty threshold.
Contact Info: Contact your State Education Agency.
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