Jackson Public Schools

Jackson Public Schools is a non-profit public school district headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi that has been registered with the federal government to receive award funding since August 2013. The district serves as a prime recipient and subrecipient of federal grant awards, leveraging federal funding to support comprehensive educational initiatives, infrastructure improvements, and community development programs that enhance student outcomes and institutional capacity.

Jackson Public Schools has demonstrated significant federal grant activity across multiple educational and environmental priorities. As a prime grantee, the district received a $1,524,798 GEAR UP project grant from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.334) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, providing comprehensive educational support services including academic counseling, financial aid guidance, mentoring, tutoring, and scholarship assistance to low-income students. The district also secured a major $4,923,958 environmental grant from the EPA under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program (CFDA 66.049), funded through the Inflation Reduction Act, to replace 15 internal combustion engine school buses with zero-emission electric vehicles, install 10 DC fast chargers, and provide workforce development and training for staff, drivers, and mechanics, with project partners Iris Facilities Intelligence and Entergy. Additional prime grants include a COPS Hiring Program grant (October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2028) for community policing capacity, a Mental Health Service Professional project from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (April 1, 2023 to December 31, 2026), a School-Based Mental Health Services grant also from OESE (January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2026), and a Reading Inspires Student Excellence (RISE) project grant from OESE (October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2026). As a subrecipient, the district has received numerous federal education grants passed through the Mississippi Department of Education, including Title I Part A Basic Grants, Title II Part A teacher professional development grants, Title III Language Enrichment Programs, Title IV Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants, special education grants under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Parts B and C, Child Nutrition Program grants (including block, cash-in-lieu, and Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program allocations), McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance grants, and American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief funds. The district has also received sub-grants from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality for diesel emissions reduction through school bus replacement programs and from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for an environmental education project involving pollinator habitat gardens and urban agriculture.