Student support and academic enrichment grants

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded $28,103,955 to the Department of Education Tennessee on July 1, 2026, under the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program (CFDA 84.424). The award funds activities to improve students' academic achievement by increasing capacity to provide well-rounded education, improve school conditions for student learning, and enhance use of technology to support academic achievement and digital literacy across the state.

Performance runs through September 30, 2027, with place of performance in Nashville, Tennessee. The funding is structured as a formula grant requiring the state educational agency to reserve at least 95 percent of its allocation for subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs), with no more than 1 percent reserved for administrative costs. LEAs receiving $30,000 or more must allocate at least 20 percent of funds to well-rounded educational opportunities, at least 20 percent to safe and healthy student initiatives, and a portion to effective use of technology. LEAs receiving less than $30,000 must use funds for activities in at least one of these areas. Each subgrant to LEAs must be $10,000 or more and for a one-year term. LEAs and the state educational agency must use funds to supplement, not supplant, non-Federal funding.