Title i part a basic grants to leas

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the South Dakota Department of Education $22,084,363 on July 1, 2026, under Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies (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.

The South Dakota Department of Education, operating as the state educational agency (SEA), receives this award as a pass-through grantee and distributes Title I basic grant funds to local educational agencies (LEAs), Indian tribal schools, and related subgrantees across South Dakota. The award is allocated using statutory formulas based primarily on Census Bureau estimates of children from low-income families in each LEA and state per-pupil expenditures, with awards typically made on July 1 of the fiscal year. Performance spans from July 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, with place of performance in Pierre, South Dakota. 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. Recipient organizations maintain program records for three years; entities expending $750,000 or more in federal awards in a year are subject to single or program-specific audit under 2 CFR 200, Subpart F.