Federal Entitlement Programs
The U.S. Department of Education distributes Federal Entitlement programs, which are non-competitive funds allocated on the basis of student enrollment. These “Formula Funds” are allocated to State Education Agencies (SEAs) that, in turn, distribute the funds to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) or school districts. Local school districts are obligated to allocate the funds to qualifying school campuses based upon the number of enrolled, qualified students.

Program Definitions

Title I, Part A — Improving Basic Programs
Purpose: Title I, Part A, is intended to help ensure that all children have the opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach proficiency on challenging state academic standards and assessments.

Title I, Part A — Supplemental Educational Services
Purpose: Title I, Part A-SES is designed to provide after-school tutoring for economically disadvantaged students who attend schools in their third consecutive year of not making Adequate Yearly Progress. Districts must set aside between 5-15% of Title I funds for SES.

For more information:
Title I, Part A — SES NCLB Reference
Title I, Part A — SES Program Summary (PDF)

Title I, Part C — Education of Migratory Children
Purpose: Title I, Part C supports high-quality and comprehensive educational programs for migrant children to help reduce the educational disruptions and other problems that result from repeated moves.

For more information:
Title I, Part C NCLB Reference
Title I, Part C Program Summary (PDF)

Title II

Program Definitions

Title II, Part A — Teacher & Principal Training
Purpose: Title II, Part A is intended to raise the academic achievement of all students by helping schools and school districts improve teacher and principal quality and ensure that all teachers are highly qualified.

For more information:
Title, II, Part A NCLB Reference
Title II, Part A Program Summary (PDF)

Title II, Part D — Enhancing Education Through Technology
Purpose: The goal of the Educational Technology State Formula Grants Program is to support improved student academic achievement through the use of technology in schools and to support high-quality professional development focused on integrating curriculum and technology to improve instruction.

For more information:
Title II, Part D NCLB Reference
Title II, Part D Program Summary (PDF)

Title III

Program Definitions

Title III — English Language Acquisition
Purpose: The Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students program assists school districts in teaching English to limited English proficient students and in helping these students meet the same challenging state standards required of all students

For more information:
Title III NCLB Reference
Title III Program Summary (PDF)

Title V

Program Definitions

Title V, Part A — Innovative Programs
Purpose: The Innovative Programs support state and local efforts to implement promising education reform programs, provide a continuing source of innovation and educational improvement, help meet the educational needs of at-risk and high-need students, and support programs to improve school, student, and teacher performance.
These funds encompass categories such as Innovative Programs, Public Charter Schools, Magnet School Assistance and Fund for the Improvement of Education, which includes character education, small learning communities, gifted and talented and more.

For more information:
Title V, Part A NCLB Reference
Title V, Part A Program Summary (PDF)

Federal Grant Programs

Special Education
Special Education (IDEA)

Since January 2006, districts and schools have been permitted to use up to 15% of their Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) funds for interventions and measurements to be used with Response to Intervention (RtI) services.
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Program Definitions

For all questions regarding Response to Intervention services, please consult the final IDEA, Part B Regulations.
Funding Programs
IDEA, Response to Intervention
Title I, Part A
Title III—English Language Acquisition
Title V
Early Reading First
Even Start Family Literacy
Even Start Toolkit (PDF)
21st Century Community Learning Centers

Career Technical Education
Career Technical Education (CTEA)

The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 2006 provides an increased focus on the academic achievement of career and technical education students, strengthens the connections between secondary and postsecondary education, and improves state and local accountability.

Program Definitions

Title I
Purpose: Title I Career and Technical Education Assistance to the States

Title II
Purpose: Tech Prep Education

For more information:
Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act 2006 http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=109_cong_bills&docid=f:s250enr.txt.pdf (PDF)

Competitive Grant Programs
The No Child Left Behind Act distributes educational funding in the form of competitive grants to both State Education Agencies (SEAs) and Local Education Agencies (LEAs). Competitive grant programs are focused on explicit program goals such as grade-level reading programs, after-school programs, early literacy initiatives, technology initiatives, or professional development.

Program Definitions

Competitive grant programs include:

Early Reading First
Purpose: The goal of the Early Reading First program is to prepare preschool age children to enter kindergarten with the language, cognitive, and early reading skills necessary for reading success, thereby preventing later reading difficulties

For more information:
NCLB Early Reading First Reference
Early Reading First Program Summary (PDF)

Even Start Family Literacy Initiative
Purpose: The Even Start Family Literacy Program provides low-income families with integrated literacy services for parents and their young children, birth through age seven. The purpose of the program is to break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy for low-income families.

For more information:
NCLB Even Start Family Literacy Reference
Even Start Family Literacy Program Summary (PDF)
Scholastic Even Start Grant Assistance Toolkit featuring Building Language for Literacy and ReadingLine Kits (PDF)
Scholastic Even Start Grant Assistance Toolkit featuring SECP (PDF)

Reading First
Purpose: Reading First is designed to ensure that every child can read at grade level or above by the end of third grade through the implementation of instructional programs and materials, assessments, and professional development grounded in scientifically based reading research.

For more information:
NCLB Reading First Reference
Reading First Program Summary (PDF)

Enhancing Education Through Technology
Purpose: The principal goal of the Enhancing Education Through Technology (Ed Tech) Grants Program is to improve student academic achievement through the use of technology in elementary and secondary schools.
For more information:
NCLB Enhancing Education Through Technology Reference
Enhancing Education Through Technology Program Summary (PDF)

GEAR UP — Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs
Purpose: The GEAR UP program is a discretionary five-year grant program, administered by the US Department of Education, to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education. The program awards partnerships that serve cohorts of students from seventh-grade through high school.
For more information:
GEAR UP Reference
GEAR UP Program Summary (PDF)

Smaller Learning Communities
Purpose: The Smaller Learning Communities program supports the development of small, safe and successful learning environments in large high schools.  The goal is to ensure that all students graduate with the knowledge and skills necessary to make successful transitions to college and careers.
For more information:
NCLB SLC Reference
SLC Program Summary (PDF)

Striving Readers
Purpose: The Striving Readers program goals are to raise student achievement in middle and high schools by improving the literacy skills of struggling adolescent readers; and help build a strong scientific research base around specific strategies that improve adolescent literacy skills.

For more information:
NCLB Striving Readers Reference
Striving Readers Program Summary (PDF)