Voluntary Public School Choice
Inactive
- Assistance listing
- 84.361
- Agency
-
Office of Innovation and Improvement
Department of Education
- Grant awards
- 27 $146,977,005 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance type
-
- Project Grant
- Eligible applicants
-
- Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals
- Other public institution/organization
- Beneficiaries
-
- Local
- Student/Trainee
- Education Professional
- Education (0-8)
- Education (9-12)
- Infant (0-5)
- School
- Child (6-15)
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Education Office of Innovation and Improvement administers the Voluntary Public School Choice program (CFDA 84.361) to support establishment or expansion of public school choice initiatives that provide parents—particularly those whose children attend low-performing schools—with expanded education options, with the most recent grant award issued on October 1, 2010.
Program activity has ceased. No grant awards have been disbursed since October 2010, a span of sixteen years. The program portfolio spans from 2002 to 2010, encompassing 27 total Project Grants that obligated $147 million in federal dollars. The funding agency obligated an additional $40.1 million in non-federal matching or cost-share contributions, bringing total dollars obligated to $187.1 million. Award magnitudes varied substantially: recent awards in 2010 ranged from $2.7 million to $38.8 million, while initial awards in 2002 clustered between $378 thousand and $2.65 million. The single largest award, Project Grant U361A070011 obligated $38.8 million and was scheduled for completion by July 31, 2013.
All 27 awards in the portfolio were Project Grants funded entirely by the Department of Education Office of Innovation and Improvement. No grant opportunities have been posted recently or are currently open for this program.
Given the sixteen-year gap since the final award and the absence of any recent solicitation activity, this program is not currently accepting applications and should not be pursued for new funding at this time.
Objective and description
- Objective
To support efforts to establish or expand public school choice programs to provide parents, particularly parents whose children attend low-performing public schools, with expanded education options for their children's education.
Grant awards
| Award | Recipient | Federal obligations | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voluntary school choice | City Of New York Board Of Education | $12,332,152 | |
| Voluntary school choice | Florida Department Of Education | $9,771,347 | |
| Voluntary school choice | Hillsborough County School District | $10,866,173 | |
| Voluntary school choice | Multnomah County School Dist 1J | $6,647,104 | |
| Voluntary school choice | Foxborough Regional Charter School | $3,453,831 | |
| Voluntary school choice | Kipp, Inc. | $7,369,298 | |
| Voluntary school choice | South Carolina Research Foundation | $2,741,489 | |
| Voluntary school choice | Board Of Education City Of Chicago | $11,626,982 | |
| Voluntary school choice | Yukon-Koyukuk School District | $7,411,249 | |
| Voluntary school choice | City Of New Haven | $10,571,380 |
Latest 10 of 27 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | School Board Of Miami-Dade County | $12,418,223 | 8% |
| 2 | City Of New York Board Of Education | $12,332,152 | 8% |
| 3 | Board Of Education City Of Chicago | $11,626,982 | 8% |
| 4 | Hillsborough County School District | $10,866,173 | 7% |
| 5 | City Of New Haven | $10,571,380 | 7% |
| 6 | Utica Community Schools | $10,442,165 | 7% |
| 7 | Florida Department Of Education | $9,771,347 | 7% |
| 8 | Beaver Valley Interm Unit | $9,517,568 | 6% |
| 9 | Minnesota Department Of Education | $7,973,789 | 5% |
| 10 | Yukon-Koyukuk School District | $7,411,249 | 5% |
10 of 14 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2015 | -$1,510,808 |
| FY2011 | $23,857,678 |
| FY2010 | $24,913,099 |
| FY2009 | $75,882,781 |
| FY2002 | $23,834,255 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 84.361?
Assistance Listing 84.361 is Voluntary Public School Choice, a federal grant program run by Office of Innovation and Improvement (Department of Education). It is inactive.
What is the CFDA number for Voluntary Public School Choice?
Its CFDA number is 84.361: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 84.361 awarded?
27 grant awards under 84.361 have obligated $146,977,005 in federal funds to 14 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 84.361?
The recipients obligated the most under Voluntary Public School Choice are School Board Of Miami-Dade County ($12,418,223), City Of New York Board Of Education ($12,332,152) and Board Of Education City Of Chicago ($11,626,982).
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