Title i part a basic grants to leas

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the Department of Education of Puerto Rico $155,803,283 under Title I Part A Basic Grants to LEAs on July 1, 2026. This formula grant, covering the period through September 30, 2027, delivers Title I funding to improve teaching and learning in high-poverty schools across Puerto Rico, with particular focus on children failing or most at risk of failing to meet challenging State academic standards. The Department of Education of Puerto Rico, serving as both the state education agency and local education agency for the territory, administers these funds through its Office of Federal Affairs from its headquarters at 140 Avenida Carlos E. Chardón, San Juan. The federal program allocates grants through SEAs to LEAs using statutory formulas based primarily on Census Bureau estimates of children from low-income families and per pupil expenditures. Recipients may employ either targeted assistance programs serving specific at-risk children or schoolwide programs serving all children in eligible schools.