Migrant education

The Migrant Education State Grant Program (CFDA 84.011), funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, awarded $20.78 million to the Education & Early Development Alaska Department (Administrative Services Division) effective July 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This formula grant provides comprehensive educational services and support to ensure that children of migratory agricultural workers and fishers have equitable access to challenging state academic content and performance standards. The program funds supplemental instruction, academic support, English language development, school readiness programs, and career and technical education initiatives delivered through state and local coordination mechanisms.

The Alaska Department of Education & Early Development, as the state educational agency recipient, distributed sub-awards to 31 local educational agencies and school districts throughout Alaska, including the Lower Kuskokwim School District, Yukon-Koyukuk School District, Anchorage School District, Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, and numerous rural and Alaska Native-serving districts. Sub-award recipients provide direct educational services to migrant children through joint planning among local, state, and federal programs, with emphasis on educational continuity through timely transfer of school records and integration of services. The grant supports measurable program objectives and requires compliance with Uniform Administrative Requirements and audit provisions under 2 CFR 200, with program records maintained for a minimum of three years.