Student support and academic enrichment grants

The Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program (CFDA 84.424), administered by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, awarded $73.55 million to the Florida Department of Education effective July 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This formula grant supports three primary service categories: expanding access to well-rounded educational experiences, improving school conditions for student learning, and enhancing technology utilization for academic achievement and digital literacy. The Florida Department of Education, operating through its Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, serves as the pass-through entity distributing these funds to local educational agencies, charter schools, and community-based organizations throughout Florida to implement direct services at the local level.

The sub-awards demonstrate the breadth of implementation across Florida's education system, with funding flowing to 67 local school districts, charter schools, educational consortia, and community organizations. Representative sub-awardees include major districts such as Duval County, Broward County, Hillsborough County, and Orange County schools, as well as smaller rural districts and specialized organizations including the North East Florida Educational Consortium, which aggregates resources for rural districts. Services delivered encompass academic enrichment programs, professional development for educators, school safety initiatives, mental health support, technology infrastructure improvements, and parental engagement programming through organizations such as Family First, Inc. The University of South Florida provides technical assistance and monitoring services to program recipients, ensuring compliance and effectiveness of implemented initiatives across Florida's K-12 system.