School Improvement Grants, Recovery Act
Inactive
- Assistance listing
- 84.388
- Agency
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Department of Education
- Grant awards
- 52 $2,956,172,847 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance type
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- Formula Grant
- Eligible applicants
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- State
- Beneficiaries
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- Education Professional
- Local
- Education (0-8)
- Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans)
- Education (9-12)
- School
- Student/Trainee
- Individual/Family
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Education administered School Improvement Grants, Recovery Act (CFDA 84.388) as a one-time funding initiative under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, with the most recent grant awards obligated on February 17, 2009. This program is no longer active and no grant opportunities are currently open.
The program funded subgrants to local educational agencies targeting low-performing schools, with recipients required to implement one of four school intervention models: turnaround model, restart model, school closure, or transformation model. Priority went to LEAs with Title I eligible schools ranked in the bottom five percent based on student achievement and lack of improvement, as well as secondary schools with graduation rates below 60 percent sustained over multiple years.
The Department of Education was the sole funding source, obligating $2.96 billion across 52 formula grants in 2009. All awards were Formula Grants. Recent awards ranged from $7.2 million to $350.4 million, with representative obligations including $350.4 million, $285.8 million, and $260.9 million to state-level recipients, and smaller allocations such as $7.3 million, $7.6 million, and $8.6 million. All 52 awards shared identical completion dates of September 30, 2010, reflecting the time-limited Recovery Act authorization.
Because all grant awards were issued in February 2009 and the ultimate completion date for all recipients was September 2010, this program operated as a temporary stimulus initiative during the recession and is not a source of ongoing federal funding. Organizations should not pursue this program.
Objective and description
- Objective
To support competitive subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) that demonstrate the greatest need for the funds and the strongest commitment to use the funds to provide adequate resources in order to raise substantially the achievement of students in their lowest-performing schools. In general, SEAs must give priority to LEAs with Title I eligible schools ranked in the bottom five percent of such schools, based on student achievement and lack of progress in improving student achievement, as well as secondary schools with a graduation rate below 60 percent over a number of years. LEAs seeking funding to serve such schools must implement one of four school intervention models: turnaround model, restart model, school closure, or transformation model.
Grant awards
| Award | Recipient | Federal obligations | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| School improvement grants recovery act | Department Of Education Of Puerto Rico | $112,421,246 | |
| School improvement grants recovery act | Wyoming Department Of Education | $7,319,601 | |
| School improvement grants recovery act | Wisconsin Department Of Public Instruction | $42,906,207 | |
| School improvement grants recovery act | West Virginia Department Of Education | $18,436,431 | |
| School improvement grants recovery act | Superintendent Of Public Instruction | $42,405,452 | |
| School improvement grants recovery act | Commonwealth Of Virginia State Board Of Education | $50,630,778 | |
| School improvement grants recovery act | Vermont State Agency Of Education | $7,203,069 | |
| School improvement grants recovery act | Utah State Board Of Education | $14,672,408 | |
| School improvement grants recovery act | TX Education Agency | $285,793,572 | |
| School improvement grants recovery act | Department Of Education Tennessee | $57,311,441 |
Latest 10 of 52 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department Of Education California | $350,386,400 | 12% |
| 2 | TX Education Agency | $285,793,568 | 10% |
| 3 | New York State Education Department | $260,858,320 | 9% |
| 4 | Florida Department Of Education | $144,035,056 | 5% |
| 5 | Illinois State Board Of Education | $122,707,936 | 4% |
| 6 | Pennsylvania Dept Of Education | $119,379,104 | 4% |
| 7 | Michigan Department Of Education | $115,048,248 | 4% |
| 8 | Department Of Education Of Puerto Rico | $112,421,248 | 4% |
| 9 | Ohio Department Of Education | $110,599,072 | 4% |
| 10 | Georgia Dept Of Education | $103,911,504 | 4% |
10 of 52 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2015 | -$14,962,355 |
| FY2010 | $2,971,135,202 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 84.388?
Assistance Listing 84.388 is School Improvement Grants, Recovery Act, a federal grant program run by Department of Education. It is inactive.
What is the CFDA number for School Improvement Grants, Recovery Act?
Its CFDA number is 84.388: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 84.388 awarded?
52 grant awards under 84.388 have obligated $2,956,172,847 in federal funds to 52 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 84.388?
The recipients obligated the most under School Improvement Grants, Recovery Act are Department Of Education California ($350,386,400), TX Education Agency ($285,793,568) and New York State Education Department ($260,858,320).
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