Student support and academic enrichment grants

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the New York State Education Department $108,793,630 under the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program (CFDA 84.424) on July 1, 2026, for the period through September 30, 2027.

The funding supports improvements to student academic achievement by expanding the capacity of local educational agencies and schools across New York State to provide well-rounded educational opportunities, improve school conditions for student learning, and enhance the use of technology to advance academic achievement and digital literacy. The award is a formula grant distributed through state plan review.

NYSED, headquartered in Albany, New York, administers the grant and is required to sub-award at least 95 percent of the allocation to local educational agencies and Indian tribal schools. No more than 1 percent may be reserved for NYSED's administrative costs; remaining funds may support state-level monitoring and technical assistance activities. Local educational agencies receiving allocations of $30,000 or more must conduct comprehensive needs assessments and dedicate not less than 20 percent of their allocations to well-rounded educational opportunities, not less than 20 percent to safe and healthy student support, and a portion to technology use, with up to 2 percent reserved for administrative costs. LEAs may form consortia to combine allocations and implement activities jointly. All funding must supplement, not supplant, non-Federal expenditures.