Title i part a basic grants to leas

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the Maryland State Department of Education $120.797 million on July 1, 2026, under Title I Part A Basic Grants to LEAs (CFDA 84.010), a formula grant program designed to improve teaching and learning in high-poverty schools for children failing or most at risk of failing to meet challenging State academic standards.

MSDE serves as the state educational agency administering the grant and passing funds through to local educational agencies. The award obligates $120.797 million and runs through September 30, 2027, with place of performance in Baltimore, Maryland.

Under the Title I formula structure, the Department of Education allocates funds to state educational agencies using statutory formulas based primarily on Census Bureau estimates of children from low-income families and state per-pupil expenditures. LEAs and Indian tribal schools serve as subgrantees receiving sub-awards from the state. Grant records must be maintained for three years, and recipients expending $750,000 or more in federal awards annually are subject to single or program-specific audit requirements under 2 CFR 200, Subpart F. Funds remain available for an additional fiscal year for obligation and expenditure under section 421(b) of the General Education Provisions Act, subject to carryover limitations.