Student support and academic enrichment grants

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the Ohio Department of Education $47.365 million in Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants (CFDA 84.424) on July 1, 2026, for a period of performance through September 30, 2027.

The grant funds activities to improve student academic achievement by expanding the capacity of local educational agencies, schools, and communities to provide well-rounded education, improve school conditions for student learning, and enhance technology use and digital literacy. The program operates through formula allocation to states, which must reserve at least 95 percent of their allocations for subgrants to local educational agencies, with a cap of 1 percent for state administrative costs and the remainder available for state-level technical assistance and monitoring. Local educational agencies receiving allocations of $30,000 or more must dedicate not less than 20 percent of funds to well-rounded educational opportunities, not less than 20 percent to safe and healthy student activities, and a portion to effective technology use. Agencies receiving less than $30,000 must use funds in at least one of these three areas. Each subgrant to local educational agencies must be for one year and not less than $10,000. Funds must supplement, not supplant, non-Federal resources.

Work is performed in Columbus, Ohio 43215, with distribution to local educational agencies, schools, educational service centers, and community partners throughout Ohio.