Depending on their funding source and purpose, these funds are available either on a formula entitlement basis to public school districts or on a competitive discretionary basis to public school districts, education service centers, colleges and universities, and private and public nonprofit organizations.
Funds are sometimes available to individual public school campuses and other appropriate entities.
An application for all formula entitlement programs is automatically mailed to each school district in preparation for the subsequent school year. School districts may choose not to accept the formula funds. This announcement letter is sent to all eligible applicants and is generally mailed to the superintendent of a school district, the executive director of an education service center, the administrator of a college or university, the designated head of a nonprofit organization, etc. The addressee is then responsible for forwarding the information to the appropriate person in the organization. No exceptions are granted for receiving late applications.