Migrant education

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the South Carolina Department of Education $996,156 on July 1, 2026, under the Migrant Education State Grant Program (CFDA 84.011). The award funds migrant education services and related activities designed to ensure that migratory children meet the same challenging state content and performance standards that all children are expected to meet. The grant covers the period July 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, and is administered from Columbia, South Carolina. The Migrant Education State Grant Program provides formula funding to state educational agencies approved by the Secretary of Education, which then coordinate with local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, and public and nonprofit private agencies to deliver migrant education services. Non-federal entities receiving or expending $750,000 or more in federal awards must undergo a single or program-specific audit; SCDOE falls below that threshold. Program records are maintained for three years, with extensions as applicable, and unspent funds may carry over into the next fiscal year.