Project Grant S374A230001

The Department of Education awarded a $4,283,214 Formula Grant under the Rural Education Achievement Program (CFDA 84.358) to the Department of Education Arkansas. This program provides financial assistance to rural school districts to help improve the quality of teaching and learning in their schools. Through this grant, the Department of Education Arkansas provided sub-awards totaling $4,283,214 to numerous rural school districts and educational entities in Arkansas. The sub-awards funded a...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the Arkansas State Accountability $3.24 million under the Rural Education (CFDA 84.358) Formula Grant program. The grant period is from July 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. The Rural Education program provides financial assistance to 57 rural school districts in Arkansas to carry out activities to improve the quality of teaching and learning. Allowable uses of funds include teacher recruitment and retention...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education awarded the Arkansas Department of Career Education, operating as the Jtpa State Education Program, a $5,004,558.15 Project Grant under the Career and Technical Education -- National Programs (CFDA 84.051) to expand the Arkansas Career Coach Program to 10 additional rural school districts. This grant award, dated February 1, 2024, with a completion date of January 31, 2025, aims to address Absolute Priorities...

The Department of Education Arkansas received a $4,011,788 Formula Grant under the Rural Education program (CFDA 84.358) to help improve the quality of teaching and learning in rural school districts across the state. The funding supports a variety of K-12 educational services and programs delivered by the department and its sub-grantees, including: Providing special education services, such as salaries for personnel, therapies, and instructional materials, for students with disabilities...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the Arkansas State Accountability $7,008,558 under the Rural Education (CFDA 84.358) federal Formula Grant program for the period of July 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The Rural Education program provides financial assistance to rural school districts to improve the quality of teaching and learning. Under this award, 27 Arkansas rural school districts will receive funding to support activities such as...

The Department of Education Arkansas was awarded a $3,641,720.00 Project Grant on October 1, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Competitive Grants for State Assessments (CFDA 84.368) program. The grant, titled "CULTIVATING COMMUNITIES FOR FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS THAT ADVANCE LEARNING (CCFAL)", aims to enhance the quality, validity, and reliability of state academic assessment instruments and systems used to measure student...

The Arkansas Department of Education was awarded a $9.38 million formula grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. The grant is part of the Student Support and Academic Enrichment program (CFDA 84.424), which aims to improve student academic achievement by increasing access to well-rounded education, improving school conditions for student learning, and improving the use of technology in public elementary and secondary schools. Under this...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $2,145,418 Project Grant to the Arkansas Department of Education under the Competitive Grants for State Assessments federal grant program (CFDA 84.368) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026. The grant will support efforts to improve the quality, validity and reliability of Arkansas' state academic assessments through measuring student achievement using multiple measures from multiple...

The U.S. Department of Education awarded a $171,200 Project Grant under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects (CFDA 84.215) program to Partners For Rural Impact, Inc. The award commenced on October 1, 2023 and is scheduled for completion by September 30, 2024. Partners For Rural Impact, a non-profit organization based in Berea, Kentucky, will use...

This federal Project Grant award of $1,767,613.97, provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305), supports the establishment of the National Education Research and Development Center for Improving Rural Postsecondary Education. The primary awardee, Mdrc, is leading this multi-year research initiative focused on improving outcomes for rural postsecondary students. Key activities...