ARRA Grants and Comparable Non-ARRA Grants with Reimbursements by LEA
One of the guiding principles of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), established by Congress and President Obama and reinforced by the U.S. Secretary of Education, is that ARRA grant funds be spent quickly to save and create jobs.
The ARRA and Comparable Non-ARRA Grants with Reimbursements by LEA report tracks the rate at which school districts and charter holders, known as local education agencies (LEAs), draw down their ARRA grant funds and the funds from the non-ARRA or “regular” grants for the same programs. The report is created monthly and reflects the current award amounts and cumulative amounts paid by TEA as of the “report run date” shown at the top of the page.
Cumulative Amount Paid to LEA: The figures in this column reflect the total expenditure reimbursements TEA has paid to each LEA. At the time a report is run, some reimbursement requests submitted by LEAs may still be moving through the approval and payment process and will not be reflected in these totals. Requests for expenditure reimbursements that meet all approval requirements are normally paid within three days.
Shared Services Arrangement (SSA) Fiscal Agent: An X in this column indicates that the LEA is the fiscal agent for an SSA. When this is true, the figures in the Award Amount and the Cumulative Amount Paid to LEA columns reflect the amounts for the entire membership of the SSA. Consequently, the members of the SSA are not listed individually on this report.
To understand the context of this report, please note the following:
1. An LEA may have expended funds but not yet submitted a reimbursement request to TEA.
2. TEA is in the process of awarding grants for ARRA and non-ARRA grant programs for the 2009-2010 school year. An LEA may have applied for a grant that is not included in this report because the Notice of Grant Award (NOGA) has not been issued.
3. All ARRA award amounts are for one year, except for IDEA-B Formula - ARRA and IDEA-B Preschool - ARRA, which are two-year grants. All comparable non-ARRA award amounts are for one year.
4. Non-ARRA or “regular” grant award amounts may include some carryover funds from the previous school year.
Report Versions
Report in PDF format organized alphabetically by LEA
Report with information sorted four different ways: by LEA, by regional Education Service Center (ESCs), by Texas House districts, and by Texas Senate districts. Excel version PDF version
Program Descriptions for ARRA and Comparable Non-ARRA Grants
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Name of Program
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Purpose of Program
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| IDEA-B Formula |
The purpose of these funds is to help LEAs ensure that eligible students with disabilities ages 3-21 are provided with a free appropriate public education as required by federal statute. |
| IDEA-B Preschool |
The purpose of these funds is to help LEAs ensure that eligible students with disabilities ages 3-5 are provided with a free appropriate public education as required by federal statute. |
| Title I, Part A, Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Education Agencies |
Title I, Part A, provides supplemental resources to LEAs to help schools with high concentrations of students from low-income families provide high-quality education that will enable all children to meet the state student performance standards. Title I, Part A, supports campuses in implementing a school-wide program or a targeted assistance program. |
| Title I, Part D, Subpart 2, Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk |
The purpose of Title I, Part D, Subpart 2, is to do the following:
1. Provide educational services for children and youth in local and state institutions for neglected or delinquent children and youth so that such children and youth have the opportunity to meet the same challenging state academic content standards and challenging state student academic achievement standards that all children in the state are expected to meet;
2. Provide such children and youth with the services needed to make a successful transition from institutionalization to further schooling or employment; and
3. Prevent at-risk youth from dropping out of school, and to provide dropouts and children and youth returning from correctional facilities or institutions for neglected or delinquent children and youth, with a support system to ensure their continued education.
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Title I—School Improvement Program
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The purpose of the Title I—School Improvement Program is to provide supplemental funds to LEAs to assist Title I, Part A, schools identified as in need of improvement to provide a high-quality education that will enable all children to meet the state student performance standards.
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Title I School Improvement Program (SIP) Academy Grant
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Grant is not yet available.
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Title II, Part D—Enhancing Education Through Technology
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The purpose of the Title II, Part D—Enhancing Education Through Technology program is to improve student academic achievement through the use of technology in elementary and secondary schools. It is designed 1) to assist every student in becoming technologically literate by the end of eighth grade, and 2) to encourage the effective integration of technology resources and systems with professional development and curriculum development to promote research-based instructional methods that can be widely replicated.
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Title XIV, State Fiscal Stabilization Fund-Education State Grants
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The purpose of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Title XIV State Fiscal Stabilization Funds (SFSF) program is to improve student academic achievement through four key reforms. LEAs use their SFSF funds to invest in 1) Increasing teacher effectiveness and equitable distribution of teachers, 2) Adopting rigorous standards and high-quality assessments, 3) Establishing data systems and using data for improvement, and 4) Turning around the lowest-performing schools.
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