Schools and districts receive federal funding through Entitlement funds and competitive grants.
Federal Entitlement Programs award funds based on economic factors relating to a school’s student population, such as poverty level or percentage of students in the Free and Reduced Lunch program.
Scholastic programs and services are aligned to these Federal Funding Programs, click on the blue arrows to see the full list:
Provides funds to ensure that children in high-poverty schools meet challenging State academic content and student achievement standards.
Provides funds to substantially raise the achievement of students in the lowest-performing schools.
Provides funds for additional academic instruction designed to increase the academic achievement of students in Title I schools in the second year of Improvement, Corrective Action, or Restructuring.
Provides funds to improve the education of Limited English Proficient (LEP) children and youths by helping them learn English and meet challenging state academic content and student academic achievement standards.
Competitive Grant Programs are discretionary, and are awarded, based upon specific criteria. These programs focus on particular goals such as grade-level reading programs, early literacy initiatives, technology or after-school programs. Competitive grant funds are awarded to State Education Agencies who then release a state competition to Local Education Agencies.
Scholastic programs and services are aligned to these Federal Funding Programs, click on the blue arrows to see the full list:
Provides competitive grant funds for the creation of community learning centers that provide services, during non-school hours, to help students meet state and local student standards in core academic subjects, such as reading and math; offers students a broad array of enrichment activities that can complement their regular academic programs; and offers literacy and other educational services to the families of participating children.
Provides competitive grant funds to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter, and succeed in, postsecondary education.
Provides funds to ensure that children with disabilities, including children aged three through five, have access to a free, appropriate public education to meet each child's unique needs and prepare him or her for further education, employment, and independent living.
Allows districts to use up to 15 percent of Special Education funds for students in Kindergarten through Grade 12 who have not been identified as needing special education and related services, but who need additional academic and behavioral support to succeed in a general education environment.
Provides competitive grant funds for the improvement of early learning and development programs for young children.
Provides funds to bold, local (LEA) improvements in teaching and learning to improve student achievement and teacher effectiveness.
Provides funds to expand innovative practices that have an impact on improving student achievement, closing achievement gaps, decreasing dropout rates, increasing high school graduation rates, or increasing college enrollment and completion rates.
Provides competitive grant funds to create a comprehensive literacy program to advance literacy skills—including pre-literacy skills, reading, and writing—for students from birth through grade 12, including limited-English proficient students and students with disabilities.
