Migrant education

The Department of Education Iowa received a Formula Grant award of $3,500,212 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Migrant Education State Grant Program (CFDA 84.011), effective July 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award funds comprehensive educational services designed to ensure that children of migratory agricultural workers and fishers have equitable access to challenging state academic content and performance standards. The funding supports supplemental instruction, academic support, English language development, school readiness programs, and career and technical education initiatives delivered at the state and local levels, with emphasis on interstate and intrastate coordination of services and educational continuity through timely transfer of school records.

The Department of Education Iowa distributed subawards to twelve Iowa school districts effective July 31, 2025, including Williamsburg Community School District, Waterloo Community School District, Storm Lake Community School, Sioux City Community School District, Ottumwa Community School District, Postville Community School District, Marshalltown Community School District, Eagle Grove Community School District, DES Moines Public Schools, Denison Community School District, and Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Community School District. These local educational agencies utilize the migrant education funds to provide direct services to migratory students, including preschool-age children and out-of-school youth, while ensuring integration with other local, state, and federal educational programs available within their respective jurisdictions.