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The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the New York State Education Department $591,441,420 on July 1, 2026, under Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies (CFDA 84.010), a formula grant program designed to help local educational agencies improve teaching and learning in high-poverty schools, particularly for children failing or at risk of failing to meet challenging State academic standards. The award supports educational initiatives across New York State, with place of performance in Albany, New York. The period of performance runs through September 30, 2027. The New York State Education Department, the state educational agency, passes these funds through to local educational agencies and schools as sub-recipients to implement targeted assistance or schoolwide programs serving low-income students. The Department of Education distributes Title I awards to state educational agencies using four statutory formulas based primarily on Census Bureau estimates of children from low-income families and per-pupil expenditures; state educational agencies then allocate funds to local educational agencies according to established procedures.