Title i part a basic grants to leas

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction $90.354 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 at risk of failing to meet challenging state academic standards.

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, as a state educational agency, receives and distributes these funds to local educational agencies and schools across Wisconsin. The award obligates $90.354 million for the period from July 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, with administrative oversight and place of performance in Madison, Wisconsin.

Title I Part A allocates funding through four statutory formulas based primarily on Census Bureau estimates of children from low-income families in each LEA and state per-pupil expenditures. LEAs may implement either targeted assistance programs serving children failing or at risk of failing to meet academic standards, or schoolwide programs serving all children in a school. The Department of Education establishes procedures for LEA plan submission and required documentation; disapproved plans may be appealed to the state educational agency and then to the Department of Education under the General Education Provisions Act.