Rural and low-income schools

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the Department of Education Indiana $1,246,377 on July 1, 2026, under the Rural Education program (CFDA 84.358), a formula grant to provide financial assistance to rural districts to carry out activities to help improve the quality of teaching and learning in their schools.

The Department of Education Indiana, doing business as the Superintendent of Public Instruction, is a state educational agency that distributes federal and state funding and oversees public education programs across Indiana. The award covers the period July 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, with place of performance in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Under the Rural Education program, state educational agencies receive allocations on a formula basis and distribute funds to eligible local educational agencies through formula or competitive processes. Eligible LEAs are those in which at least 20 percent of school children ages 5-17 live below the poverty line and all schools served are designated with specific National Center for Education Statistics school locale codes reflecting rural status. The program targets elementary and secondary schools, students, and teachers in rural schools. The Department of Education Indiana serves as the pass-through entity, distributing this allocation to eligible rural LEAs within the state to support instructional improvement initiatives.