Formula Grant S358B260025

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded $2.711 million to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on July 1, 2026, under the Rural Education program (CFDA 84.358) to support rural districts in improving teaching and learning quality.

The Rural Education Achievement Program provides formula-based financial assistance to rural local educational agencies to carry out activities that enhance educational quality in rural schools. The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education administers the program within the state, distributing funds to eligible LEAs either competitively or by formula, depending on whether awards are made under the Small Rural School Achievement (SRSA) or Rural Low-Income Schools (RLIS) component. SRSA targets 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 targets LEAs where at least 20 percent of school-age children come from families below the poverty line and all schools have designated rural locale codes.

Performance runs through September 30, 2027, with place of performance in Jefferson City, Missouri. The award obligates $2,711,028. Records must be maintained for three years following completion of grant-funded activities. Non-federal entities expending $1 million or more annually in federal awards are subject to single or program-specific audit under 2 CFR 200, Subpart F.