Student support and academic enrichment grants

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded $6.693 million to the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on July 1, 2026, under the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program (CFDA 84.424), a formula grant funding mechanism.

The Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education receives this allocation as the state educational agency responsible for administering the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program statewide. The program funds activities to improve student academic achievement by expanding capacity to provide well-rounded educational opportunities, improve school conditions for student learning, and enhance technology use and digital literacy. The award obligates $6.693 million and runs through September 30, 2027. Place of performance is Providence, Rhode Island.

Under program rules, the state agency must reserve at least 95 percent of the allocation for subgrants to local educational agencies and may use up to 1 percent for administrative costs. Local educational agencies receiving allocations of $30,000 or more must conduct comprehensive needs assessments and dedicate not less than 20 percent of their awards to well-rounded educational opportunities, not less than 20 percent to safe and healthy students, and a portion to effective technology use. Subgrants to local educational agencies must be for one-year terms in amounts not less than $10,000. All funds must supplement, not supplant, existing non-Federal funding.

The Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is a subsidiary of the State of Rhode Island and administers multiple federal education grants across the state's public K-12 system.