Formula Grant S358B260015

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the Department of Education Iowa $498,077 in formula grant funding on July 1, 2026 under the Rural Education program (CFDA 84.358) to support activities that improve the quality of teaching and learning in rural schools. The award obligates $498,077 and runs through September 30, 2027, with place of performance in Des Moines, Iowa. The Rural Education Achievement Program provides financial assistance to rural districts through two mechanisms: the Small Rural School Achievement program, which makes awards directly to eligible local educational agencies on a formula basis, and the Rural Low-Income Schools program, which awards to state educational agencies for subgrant distribution to eligible LEAs either competitively or by formula. Eligible recipients under SRSA include LEAs with fewer than 600 students in average daily attendance or where each school is located in a county with population density below 10 persons per square mile. RLIS-eligible LEAs must have at least 20 percent of school-age children from families below the poverty line and all schools designated with specified NCES school locale codes. The Department of Education Iowa, a state agency operating as a prime recipient for federal K-12 education grants, distributes this and related formula funding to school districts and educational entities statewide. Awards are issued annually for one-year grant periods.