Title I part a basic grants to leas

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the Department of Education Tennessee $156.706 million on July 1, 2026, under the Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies program (CFDA 84.010).

The award funds Title I Part A Basic Grants, which support local educational agencies in improving teaching and learning in high-poverty schools, with emphasis on children failing or most at risk of failing to meet challenging state academic standards. The Department of Education Tennessee receives the award as a state educational agency and distributes funds to local educational agencies and Indian tribal schools as subgrantees within Tennessee.

Performance occurs at the recipient's location in Nashville, Tennessee, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2027. The Department of Education (ED) distributes Title I awards to state educational agencies using four statutory formulas based primarily on Census Bureau estimates of children from low-income families in each LEA and state per-pupil expenditures. State educational agencies and LEAs must maintain program records for three years. Awards 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.