When considering a federal competitive it is imperative that all of the requirements of the grant be met. This is the site that will have all of the information for all of the federal education grants. There are a number of links that will navigate to any of the departments. Federal funds are currently allocated through two statutory formulas that are based primarily on census poverty data adjusted for the cost of education in each State. Basic Grants provide additional funds to LEAs in which the number of children counted in the formula is at least 10 and exceeds 2 percent of an LEA's school-age population.
LEAs target funds to schools with the highest percentages of children from low-income families.
Unless a participating school is operating a schoolwide program, the school must target Title I services to children who are failing, or most at risk of failing, to meet state academic standards. Schools enrolling at least 50 percent of students from poor families are eligible to use Title I funds for schoolwide programs that serve all children in the school. Title I funds to provide additional academic support and learning opportunities to help low-achieving children master challenging curriculum and meet state standards in core academic subjects. For example, funds support extra instruction in reading and mathematics, science, and computers, and special preschool, after-school, and summer programs to extend and reinforce the regular school curriculum. This program supports high-quality, sustained, and intensive professional development activities in the core academic subjects aligned to challenging state content and student performance standards to improve teaching and learning.