Formula Grant S367A250002

Federal Formula Grant Award Summary

The Alabama State Department of Education received a Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants award (CFDA 84.367) from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with $39.6 million obligated and an award date of July 1, 2025, through ultimate completion on September 30, 2026. This formula grant provides funding to improve teacher and principal quality and enhance student academic achievement across Alabama's K-12 educational system through professional development, training initiatives, and educator improvement strategies aligned with state academic standards. The program operates as a formula-based allocation to State Educational Agencies (SEAs), which subsequently distribute funds to Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) through sub-grants to implement targeted educational improvement services.

The Alabama State Department of Education distributed Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants funding to 67 local educational agencies and school districts throughout Alabama as sub-awardees, including county school boards, city school systems, and individual school districts serving diverse student populations. These sub-awardees utilized the federal funding to support activities such as improving teacher and principal quality, increasing the number of highly qualified educators in classrooms and school leadership positions, providing professional development and training, improving conditions for learning, enhancing technology use for academic achievement, and developing comprehensive systems to hold schools accountable for improvements in student academic achievement. The sub-awards, distributed with an award date of March 3, 2026, enabled Alabama's LEAs to strengthen instructional effectiveness and advance educational outcomes for students across the state.