Comprehensive Literacy Development
Active
- Assistance listing
- 84.371
- Agency
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Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Department of Education
- Grant awards
- 156 $2,529,246,104 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance types
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- Project Grant
- Block Grant
- Formula Grant
- Treasury account
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- 91-0900-0-1-501
- More information
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 Elementary and Secondary Education funds Comprehensive Literacy Development (CFDA 84.371) to advance pre-literacy, reading, and writing skills for children from birth through grade 12, with emphasis on disadvantaged children, English learners, and students with disabilities, most recently awarding grants on October 1, 2025.
The program has distributed 156 awards totaling $2.53 billion in federal dollars since its inception in 2006. Recent activity shows variable award cadence: 23 awards in 2024, 15 in 2020, but only 2 awards in 2025 and 4 each in 2021 and 2022. Funding is concentrated in Project Grants, which account for 63 percent of awards, alongside Formula Grants at 31 percent and Block Grants at 6 percent. The Department of Education is the sole funding agency across all 156 awards.
Awarded projects span state-level comprehensive literacy systems. Recent October 2024 awards included Louisiana's Comprehensive Literacy State Development Project ($25 million), a multi-state coaching and biliteracy initiative ($23.999 million), and Oregon's state development project ($23.156 million). Earlier awards show similar scale: a Georgia literacy initiative awarded October 2019 received $176.686 million; a Louisiana program awarded the same month received $96.766 million. Smaller awards to individual states and districts have ranged from under $1 million to approximately $50 million, with awards typically spanning two-year performance periods.
Applicants must include state educational agencies. Grants support project periods of up to five years, subject to availability of appropriations and satisfactory progress. The most recent posted grant opportunity (solicitation ED-GRANTS-042324-001) was posted April 23, 2024 with a June 24, 2024 due date; no current open solicitation is present in the source. Award decisions occur within 60 to 120 days of the full application deadline. Recipients expending $750,000 or more in federal awards annually face single or program-specific audit requirements under 2 CFR 200, Subpart F.
Objective and description
- Objective
The objective of the Comprehensive Literacy Development program is to advance literacy skills, including pre-literacy skills, reading and writing for students from birth through grade 12, including English learner and students with disabilities.
- Description
The objective of the Comprehensive Literacy Development program is to advance literacy skills, including pre-literacy skills, reading and writing for students from birth through grade 12, including English learner and students with disabilities.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
State educational agencies are eligible applicants.
- Beneficiary eligibility
The Comprehensive Literacy Development program benefits children and youth from birth through 12th grade.
- Uses of assistance
Comprehensive Literacy Development discretionary grantees must use these funds to carry out the activities described in their approved applications. Striving Readers/Comprehensive Literacy Development grantees must use these funds to create a comprehensive literacy program to advance literacy skills, including pre-literacy skills, reading, and writing. These funds must be used for services and activities that have characteristics of effective literacy instruction through professional development, screening and assessment, targeted interventions for students reading below grade level and other research-based methods of improving classroom instruction and practices for all students. Grantees may reserve up to 5 percent of their awards for State leadership activities, including technical assistance and training, data collection, reporting, and administration.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
Applicants may apply for a project period of up to 5 years. Renewals are subject to the availability of appropriations and satisfactory progress.
How to apply
- Criteria for selecting proposals
The selection criteria will be included in the application package. For additional information please visit the website http://www.ed.gov/programs/strivingreaders-literacy/index.html
- Award procedure
The Department of Education notifies successful applicants of awards.
- Time to approval or disapproval
The range of approval/disapproval time is approximately 60 to 120 days following the full application deadline.
- Renewals
Applicants may apply for a project period of up to 5 years. Renewals are subject to the availability of appropriations and satisfactory progress.
Grant opportunities
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 156 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Dept Of Education | $327,716,847 | 13% |
| 2 | La Dept. Of Admin | $322,255,925 | 13% |
| 3 | TX Education Agency | $261,912,448 | 10% |
| 4 | Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania Department Of Education | $136,120,608 | 5% |
| 5 | Public Instruction Montana Office Of | $116,527,420 | 5% |
| 6 | Ohio Department Of Education | $96,182,721 | 4% |
| 7 | North Dakota Department Of Public Instruction | $96,072,662 | 4% |
| 8 | State Of New Mexico Public Education Department | $84,089,457 | 3% |
| 9 | Kentucky Department Of Education | $75,906,368 | 3% |
| 10 | Hawaii State Department Of Education | $68,558,712 | 3% |
10 of 65 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | -$15,210,394 |
| FY2025 | $247,202,929 |
| FY2024 | $199,505,176 |
| FY2023 | $185,300,700 |
| FY2022 | $187,725,232 |
| FY2021 | $188,053,254 |
| FY2020 | $183,860,907 |
| FY2019 | $181,009,299 |
| FY2018 | $2,478,981 |
| FY2017 | $365,537,320 |
| FY2015 | $158,267,714 |
| FY2014 | $156,174,867 |
| FY2013 | $149,980,467 |
| FY2012 | $798,488 |
| FY2011 | $192,850,448 |
| FY2010 | $115,097,646 |
| FY2009 | $6,613,062 |
| FY2006 | $24,000,000 |
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Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 84.371?
Assistance Listing 84.371 is Comprehensive Literacy Development, a federal grant program run by Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (Department of Education).
What is the CFDA number for Comprehensive Literacy Development?
Its CFDA number is 84.371: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 84.371 awarded?
156 grant awards under 84.371 have obligated $2,529,246,104 in federal funds to 65 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 84.371?
The recipients obligated the most under Comprehensive Literacy Development are Georgia Dept Of Education ($327,716,847), La Dept. Of Admin ($322,255,925) and TX Education Agency ($261,912,448).
How much did 84.371 obligate in fiscal year 2025?
Grants under 84.371 obligated $247,202,929 in federal funds in fiscal year 2025.
Are there open grant opportunities under 84.371?
No opportunity listed under 84.371 is open now. The latest, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Well Rounded Education: Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) program, Assistance Listing Number 84.371C, was posted on April 23, 2024.
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