ESEA Funding Opportunities by Eligible Applicant1

Theme Program Funds Who Can Apply?

Available SEA Title I LEA Non-Title I Non-profit For-Profit Other
LEA Organization Organization
Comprehensive $235,000,000 Competitive Competitive
Broad School Reform for Title I and grant from grant from
program (CSR) $75,000,000 SEA SEA (FIE
School for non-Title I- money)
Reform st
(FIE money)
21 Century $1,000,000,000 Competitive Competitive Competitive Competitive Consortia of
Learning Centers: grant from grant from grant from grant from LEA’s and other
academic SEA SEA SEA SEA organizations
Parental $40,000,000 Competitive Competitive Competitive
Information and grant from grant from grant from
Resource Centers- Secretary Secretary Secretary
FIE
Smaller Learning $142,189,000 Only High Only High
Communities schools: schools
Competitive Competitive
grant from grant from
Secretary Secretary
Arts in Education $30,000,000 Competitive Competitive Competitive Competitive Competitive Museums, or
grant from grant from grant from grant from grant from cultural
Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary institutions
2
Innovative $385,000,000 SEA reserves Formula grant Formula grant
Programs Block 15% for reform from SEA from SEA
Grant activities
3
Fund for the $39,049,000 Competitive Competitive Competitive Competitive Competitive
Improvement of grant from grant from grant from grant from grant from
Education (FIE) Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary
discretionary
Title I Evaluations A portion of Competitive Competitive Competitive Public- private
$8,900,000 grant from grant from grant from partnerships,
Secretary Secretary Secretary Consortia
School Dropout $10,000,000 Competitive 6-12 Schools 6-12 Schools
Prevention grant from Competitive Competitive
Secretary grant from grant from
Secretary Secretary

1
Please refer to ESEA Reference Guide: Program Descriptions and Funding Levels for detailed descriptions of each programs and application criteria
2
Actual funds available for new programs will be much less, please refer to ESEA Reference Guide: Program Descriptions and Funding Levels for details.
3
Actual funds available for new programs will be much less, please refer to ESEA Reference Guide: Program Descriptions and Funding Levels for details.
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 Theme Program Funds Who Can Apply?
Available
SEA Title I LEA Non-Title I Non-profit For-Profit Other
LEA Organization Organization
Reading First $900,000,000 Only K-3: Only K-3:
Reading Competitive Competitive
grant from grant from
SEA SEA

Early Reading $75,000,000 Ages 3-5: Ages 3-5: Competitive

First Competitive Competitive grant from
grant from grant from SEA
SEA SEA
Even Start $250,000,000 Competitive Competitive Competitive Other
Family grant from grant from grant from organizations in
Program SEA to SEA to SEA to partnership with
partnerships partnerships partnerships LEAs
of LEAs and of LEAs and of LEAs and
other orgs. other org. other orgs.
Innovative $385,000,00 Formula grant Formula grant
Programs: from SEA from SEA
family literacy,
and materials
Improving $12,500,000 Competitive Competitive
Literacy grant from grant from
Through Secretary Secretary
School
Libraries
Enhancing $665,475,000 High Need High Need
Technology Education LEA LEA
Through 50% formula, 50% formula,
Technology 50% 50%
competitive competitive
from SEA from SEA
Community $32,475,000 Competitive Competitive Competitive Competitive Competitive Foundation
Technology grant from grant from grant from grant from grant from museum, library,
Centers-FIE: Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary community
organization,
higher education
Star Schools- $27,520,000 Competitive Competitive *Telecom. *Telecom. *Partnership
FIE grant from grant from Competitive Competitive must include
Secretary to Secretary to grant from grant from tele-
partnership partnership Secretary to Secretary to communications
partnership partnership entity.
st
21 Century $1,000,000,000 Competitive Competitive Competitive Competitive Other
Learning grant from grant from grant from grant from organizations 2
Centers: SEA SEA SEA SEA
technology
 Theme Program Funds Who Can Apply?
Available SEA Title I LEA Non-Title I Non-profit For-Profit Other
LEA Organization Organization
Improving $2,850,000,000 Formula grant Formula grant
Professional Teacher from SEA from SEA
Quality Grants
Development Reading First $900,000,000 Only K-3: Only K-3:
Competitive Competitive
grant from SEA grant from SEA
Enhancing $175,000,000 High Need High Need
Education (25% of LEA 50% LEA 50%
through Enhancing formula, formula,
Technology: Education 50%competitive 50%competitive
through from SEA from SEA
Technology
grants)
Innovative $385,000,000 Formula grant Formula grant
Programs: from SEA from SEA
professional
development
Ready to $12,000,000 Tele-
Teach communications
entity
Competitive
grant from
Secretary
Mathematics $12,500,000 **Competitive *Must include *Must include **Competitive **Competitive * Must include
and Science grant from High-need LEA High-need LEA grant from grant from Institute of
Partnership*: Secretary and institute of and institute of Secretary Secretary higher
*Project must higher ed. higher ed. education and
include Competitive Competitive high-need
**may include grant from grant from LEA.
Secretary Secretary Competitive
grant from
Secretary
Teaching $100,000,000 *Must include * Must include **History *Partnership
Traditional LEA LEA Organization must include
American Competitive Competitive Competitive one of:
History grant from grant from grant from institution of
*Project must Secretary to Secretary to Secretary in higher
include partnership partnership partnership education;
**may include history
organization,
library or 3
museum
 Theme Program Funds Who Can Apply?
Available SEA Title I LEA Non-Title I Non-profit For-Profit Other
LEA Organization Organization
st
21 Century $1,000,000,000 Competitive grant Competitive Competitive Competitive Other
Student Learning from SEA grant from SEA grant from grant from organizations
Centers SEA SEA
Health and Physical $50,000,000 Competitive grant Competitive Competitive Competitive Boys and Girls
Safety Education for from Secretary grant from grant from grant from Clubs, Boy and
Progress Secretary Secretary Secretary Girl Scouts,
YMCA /YWCA
Safe and Drug $472,017,000 Up to 20% Competitive Competitive Competitive Community
Free Schools competitive grants grant from State grant from grant from Based
State Grants from State, 80% State State Organizations
formula
Safe and Drug $134,000,000 Grant from Grant from Individuals
Free Schools Secretary Secretary
National
Programs
Alcohol Abuse $25,000,000 Competitive grant Competitive
Reduction from Secretary grant from
Secretary
School $10,000,000 Competitive 6-12 Schools 6-12 Schools
Dropout grant from Competitive grant Competitive
Prevention Secretary from Secretary grant from
Secretary
Neglected and $48,000,000 Formula Grants Formula Grants
Delinquent from SEA from SEA
Youth
Mentoring $17,500,000 6-12 Schools 6-12 Schools Competitive Partnership of
Programs Competitive grant Competitive grant from an LEA and a
from Secretary grant from Secretary non-profit
Secretary
Elementary $32,500,000 Competitive grant Competitive
and from Secretary grant from
Secondary Secretary
School
Counseling
(FIE)
Character $25,000,000 Competitive Competitive grant Competitive Competitive Institute of
Education grant from from Secretary to grant from grant from Higher
(FIE) Secretary to partnership Secretary to Secretary to Education
*Partnerships partnership partnership partnership
between
categories in
various
combinations
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 Theme Program Funds Who Can Apply?
Available SEA Title I LEA Non-Title I Non-profit For-Profit Other
LEA Organization Organization
st
21 Century $1,000,000,000 Competitive grant Competitive Competitive Competitive Consortia of
Extra- Learning from SEA grant from grant from grant from LEA’s and other
Centers SEA SEA SEA organizations
curricular Innovative $385,000,00 Formula grant from Formula
Programs SEA grant from
& Block Grant SEA
Parental $40,000,000 **Competitive grant **Competitive *Must include **Consortia of
Information from Secretary grant from organization organizations and
Community and Resource Secretary Competitive LEAs
Involvement Centers-FIE grant from
*Project must Secretary
Programs include
**May include
Community $32,475,000 Competitive Competitive grant Competitive Competitive Competitive Foundation
Technology grant from from Secretary grant from grant from grant from museum, library,
Centers Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary community
organization,
higher education
Rural and Low- $81,250,000 Competitive or Competitive
Rural Income School Formula grant from or Formula
Program SEA grant from
Schools SEA
Small, Rural $81,250,000 Formula grant from Formula
School SEA grant from
Achievement SEA
Program
Community $32,475,000 Competitive Competitive grant Competitive Competitive Competitive Foundation,
Technology grant from from Secretary grant from grant from grant from museum, library,
Centers Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary community orgs,
higher education
Foreign $14,000,000 Competitive grant Competitive
Other Language from Secretary grant from
Assistance Secretary
Programs Women’s $3,000,000 Competitive Student groups,
Education grant from community
Equity Secretary groups, indiv.

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