Program Office: Student Achievement and School Accountability
CFDA Number: 84.377A
Program Type: Formula Grants
Also Known As: School Improvement Grants
Title I, Section 1003(g) of the ESEA authorizes formula grants to State Educational Agencies (SEAs) to assist schools identified for improvement, corrective action, and restructuring. Funds are used for the purpose of strengthening the capacity of States to carry out their program improvement responsibilities required under sections 1116 and 1117 of Title I by (1) building State capacity to provide leadership in implementing effective school improvement strategies for Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) and schools that have been identified for improvement, are in corrective action, and are in the restructuring process; and (2) providing resources to LEAs to support school improvement activities, including the development and implementation of effective school improvement plans.
To be eligible to receive Title I School Improvement Funds, the LEA must have one or more schools identified for school improvement, corrective action, or restructuring under section 1116(b) of Title I.
SEAs are required to subgrant at least 95 percent of their allocations to LEAs with schools in improvement, corrective action, or restructuring to support technical assistance to such schools and to make available additional resources to implement school improvement activities. An SEA may retain up to 5 percent of the grant amount received for administration, evaluation, and technical assistance expenses. At the LEA level, these funds may be used for any reasonable costs associated with carrying out school improvement, corrective action, or restructuring activities described in section 1116(b).
