Program Description Matrix Program Title
Description Authorizing Legislation Funding Process for Schools Provides financial assistance for the planning, design and initial implementation of charter schools. Specifically targeted to charter school operators and developers. ESEA Title X, as amended by IASA Competitive grants available from SEA or ED 2. Education of Disadvantaged Children – ESEA, Title I, Part A Provides financial assistance to school districts to improve teaching and learning of low-achieving children in high-poverty schools to enable them to meet challenging state content and student performance standards. ESEA Title I, as amended by IASA Formula-based funding from LEA or SEA Supports high-quality education programs that address the special needs of migrant children and youth to help ensure students meet challenging state content and student performance standards. ESEA Title I, as amended by IASA Formula-based funding from LEA or SEA Provides financial assistance to state agencies that operate education programs for neglected or delinquint children in state-supported institutions, community day programs and adult correctional institutions to supplement and improve the educational services provided to these children. Also provides assistance to local education agencies for dropout prevention programs that meet the needs of at-risk children and youth. ESEA Title I, as amended by IASA Formula-based funding from LEA or SEA Supports whole-school reform to improve bilingual education or English as a second language programs to help students achieve high academic standards. Supports professional development activities for bilingual education teachers and other educational personnel. ESEA Title VII, as amended by IASA Competitive grants available from ED in coordination with SEA PProvides assitance to establish a state office to coordinate education for homeless children and youth; to provide services to homeless children and youth to enable them to enroll in, attend and succeed in school; and to develop and implement professional development programs related to the specific problems in the education of homeless children and youth. Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act Formula-based funding from LEA or SEA Supports elementary and secondary school reform programs that serve Indian students, including preschool children. ESEA Title IX, as amended by IASA Formula-based funding from LEA or ED Improves education opportunities and addresses culturally related academic needs of Native Hawaiian children. ESEA Title IX, as amended by IASA Formula-based funding from SEA Improves education opportunites and addresses culturally related academic needs of Alaska Native children. ESEA Title IX, as amended by IASA Competitive grants available from ED Provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches and breakfasts to more than 26 million children each school day. National School Lunch Act, Child Nutrition Act Formula-based funding from SEA The Grants to States program assists states in meeting the costs of providing special education and related services to children with disabilities aged 3 through 21. The Preschool Grants program provides additional funds to assist states in meeting the costs of providing special education and related services to children with disabilities aged 3 through 5. IDEA, as reauthorized in 1997 Formula-based funding from SEA Assists schools in developing comprehensive school reforms based on reliable research and effective practices. Fiscal Year 1998 ED Appropriations Act Competitive grants available from SEA 13. Innovative Education Program Strategies – ESEA, Title VI Supports local education reform efforts that are consistent with and support statewide reform efforts under Goals 2000: Educate America Act. Provides funding to enable state and local education agencies to implement promising education reform programs. ESEA Title VI, as amended by IASA Formula-based funding from SEA 14.. State and Local Education Systemic Improvement – Goals 2000 Assists states and communities in developing and implementing challenging academic content standards, student performance standards and assessments, and plans for improving teacher training. Goals 2000 Competitive grants available from SEA 15.. Blue Ribbon Schools (Fund for the Improvement of Education – ESEA, Title X) Identifies and gives public recognition to outstanding public and private schools throughout the nation. Provides criteria for school effectiveness and success. ESEA Title X, as amended by IASA Competitive awards from ED (non-monetary awards) 16. Eisenhower Professional Development State Grants – ESEA, Title II, Part B Supports professional development efforts at the state, higher education, district and school levels in the core academic subjects with a continued focus in mathematics and science. ESEA Title II, as amended by IASA Formula-based funding from SEA Provides resources to speed the implementation of state-wide strategies designed to enable all schools to integrate technology fully into school curricula and to strengthen instruction through the use of technology. ESEA Title III, as amended by IASA Competitive grants available from SEA 18. Technology Innovation Challenge Grant Program – ESEA, Title III Provides grants to consortia to improve and expand new applications of technology. ESEA Title III, as amended by IASA Competitive consortia grants available from ED Provides schools and libraries with affordable access to telecommunications and information services. Telecommunica-tions Act of 1996 Competitive grants available from Schools and Libraries Division Assists states in improving their programs of vocational education and ensuring access to special populations. Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act Formula-based funding from SEA Enables states to provide occupational training through linkages between secondary and postsecondary schools. Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act Competitive grants and formula based funding available from SEA Supports family literacy programs for low-income families with children from birth through age seven that integrate early childhood education, adult literacy or basic education, and parenting education. ESEA Title I, Part B, as amended by IASA Competitive grants available from SEA to school or community partnerships Supports schools with projects that benefit the education, health, social service, cultural, and recreational needs of a rural or inner-city community. ESEA Title X, as amended by IASA Competitive grants available from ED 24. Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities – ESEA, Title IV, Part A Provides support to SEAs for a variety of drug and violence prevention activities focused primarily on school-age youth. ESEA Title IV, as amended by IASA Formula-based funding from SEA Provides assistance to LEAs that have lost property tax due to the presence of tax-exempt federal property or that have experienced increased expenditures due to the enrollment of federally connected children. ESEA Title VIII, as amended by IASA Formula-based funding from ED
