Cooperative Agreement DESE0000710

This $30.1 million formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education provides funding for the Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants program (CFDA 84.367) to the Mississippi Department of Education for July 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant aims to increase student academic achievement through improving teacher quality and the effectiveness of instruction. It provides funding that will be distributed as subawards to 121...

The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $188,698 Indian Education Formula Grant to the Jackson County Board of Education for the period of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. The purpose of this grant is to address the unique educational and culturally-related academic needs of Indian students in the district, enabling them to meet challenging state performance standards. As a subrecipient, the Jackson County Board of Education has also received federal...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,000,000.00 Project Grant entitled "LEADERSHIP IN LITERACY: SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE EDUCATORS IN MISSISSIPPI CLASSROOMS" to the University of Mississippi, with a project period of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025. This grant is funded under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education...

The Independent School District 435 in Waubun, Minnesota has received a $161,916 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies program (CFDA 84.060). This program aims to address the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of Native American students, enabling them to meet state performance standards and gain knowledge about their languages and cultures. The...

This $11,002,258.65 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA 84.411), aims to scale up the SOAR United high-impact literacy tutoring program in rural after-school settings to improve reading outcomes for K-5 grade students. The award recipient is the United Way of West Central MS, and the project will be implemented in Vicksburg, MS. The award period spans from January...

The Independent School District 435 in Waubun, Minnesota has been awarded a $175,342 federal Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies (CFDA 84.060) program. This one-year grant, effective from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, will support the district's comprehensive educational programs for its significant Native American student population. The grant funding will enable the...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $181,151 Formula Grant under the Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies (CFDA 84.060) program to the Jackson County Board of Education in Scottsboro, Alabama. This grant supports the provision of comprehensive educational services for American Indian and Alaska Native students in the region, with a focus on helping these students meet challenging academic standards while preserving their...

The U.S. Department of Education, through its Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP, CFDA 84.334), awarded a $1,524,798 Project Grant to Jackson Public Schools (JPS) in Jackson, MS. This 1-year grant, with a period of performance from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026, will provide comprehensive educational support services to assist low-income students in obtaining secondary school diplomas and preparing for postsecondary education. The funding will...

The Mississippi State University T.K. Martin Center received a $354,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education on September 12, 2022 to support the development of a demonstration classroom through August 31, 2023. The funding is provided through the Innovative Approaches to Literacy program (CFDA 84.215), which aims to improve literacy skills for children from birth through 12th grade in high-need school districts. As part of...

This is a U.S. Department of Education Formula Grant award under the Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies (CFDA 84.010) program. The grant, awarded to the Mississippi Department of Education, provides $228,977,345.00 in funding from July 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026 to improve educational outcomes in high-poverty schools across the state. The Title I program aims to close achievement gaps and provide additional educational resources and interventions for children failing or at risk of...