K-12 Education Federal Funding

Derivita's commitment to our school and district partners includes helping administrators and educators understand and navigate federal educational funding.


If you are researching federal funding in your school district, this guide to K-12 education federal funding can help.

Federal Funding Snapshot

The federal government provides funding to schools through its primary agency, the U.S. Department of Education

SOURCES OF FUNDING:


The main sources of federal education funding programs for states and school communities and the principal purpose of each program are:



  1. Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Supplements state and local resources and supports students from low-income families and low-achieving schools.
  2. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Supports students with disabilities, special education and related services.
  3. Emergency/Critical Needs: Relief stimulus packages and emergency funds when critical needs arise.

FEDERAL GRANTS:


Federal funding comes from two kinds of grants, and different rules govern how the funds may be spent:



  1. Formula grants: Determined by Congress, allocated to states, then funds are granted to school communities without an application process.
  2. Discretionary grants: Awarded using a competitive grant application process for states and school communities.

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ESSER K-12 Emergency Relief Funding


The one-time ESSER funds are key to helping your K–12 school community with in-person, distance, or hybrid learning and building sustainable plans to accelerate learning. Over $190 billion in ESSER funds have been awarded to states and districts through the three relief packages.

ARP ACT: ARP ESSER (ESSER III) FUND

$122.8B awarded (approximate)


Provides additional emergency relief funding to States and school districts to safely reopen schools, address learning loss through the implementations of evidence-based interventions and activities for students’ academic, social and emotional needs, purchase education technology and offer summer learning, extended day/year programs and afterschool programs.

ARP ESSER III

CRRSA ACT: ESSER II FUND

$54.3B awarded (approximate)


Provides additional emergency relief funding to states and school districts to address and measure learning loss, purchase education technology, offer summer and after-school programs, and safely re-open schools.

CRRSA ESSER II

CARES ACT: ESSER I FUND

$13.2B awarded (approximate)


Provides emergency relief funding opportunities for immediate needs, such as tools and resources for distance education that address low-income students’ unique needs, students with disabilities, ELs, and other high-need students.

CARES ESSER I

Non-Public Schools: Emergency Relief Funding

Each emergency relief package created a separate fund or program to meet the most critical needs of PreK-12 students and teachers in eligible non-public schools. Over $8 billion has been directed to the USED’s Education Stabilization Fund (ESF) for eligible non-public schools through equitable services and/or assistance from State Governors and/or the respective State Education Agency (SEA).

ARP ACT: EANS II

$2.75B awarded (approximate)


The ARP EANS II grant program’s purpose is to extend the services and assistance provided to eligible non-public elementary and secondary schools to address the impact that COVID-19 has had, and continues to have, on non-public school students and teachers. This is a highly competitive grant program.

ARP EANS II

CRRSA ACT: GEER II FUNDS | EANS I

$4.05B awarded (approximate)

($1.3B GEER II, $2.75B EANS I)


Under CRRSA, $4.05 billion was allocated GEER II. From those funds, $2.75 billion was allocated specifically for non-public schools through the EANS I grant program. The remaining $1.3 billion of funds are to be used to supplement the GEER II funds awarded to each State and at the governor’s discretion.


The EANS I grant program’s purpose is to provide services or assistance to eligible non-public schools to address the impact that the COVID-19 has had, and continues to have, on eligible non-public school students and teachers in the State.

CRRSA GEER II CRSSA EANS I

CARES ACT: ESSER I FUND | GEER I FUND

$2.95B awarded (approximate)


Non-public schools are eligible to receive funds under both the ESSER I and GEER I as LEAs are required to provide equitable services to students and teachers in non-public schools. An LEA must determine the proportional share available to provide equitable services to non-public school students and teachers in accordance with Title I under ESEA.

CARES ESSER I / GEER I

Annual Federal Programs


Federal funding and its processes can be complex, as there are 30+ federal grant programs for education. Primarily, the federal government provides funding to all states on an annual basis through formula grants. Here are some of the most common funds used to support Derivita software and professional development offerings.


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PROGRAM PROGRAM SNAPSHOT ANNUAL FUNDS
Title I: Part A Economically Disadvantaged $16B
Title II: Part A Professional Development $2B
Title III: Part A English Language Learners $737M
Title IV: Part A Student Support and Academic Achievement $1.1B
IDEA Special Education and Students with Disabilities $13.4B
Perkins/CTE Career and Technical Education $1.26B

Title I: Economically Disadvantaged


  • $16B per year (approximate)
  • Largest federal funding program
  • Focused on improving the academic achievement of disadvantaged students
  • Title I (Part A): Provides funding to schools with a high percentage of students from low-income families to ensure that all students meet challenging state academic standards. Learn more here.
  • Title I (Part A, Section 1003g): Provides funding to the lowest-performing schools to raise students’ achievement.



Title II: Professional Development for Educators


  • $2B per year (approximate)
  • Provides funding to support effective instruction and improve the quality of educators and administrators
  • Increases student achievement consistent with challenging state academic standards. Learn more here.


Title III: English Language Learners


  • $737M per year (approximate)
  • Title III (Part A) provides funding to schools to advance the education of English Learners (ELs), ensuring these students can achieve English language proficiency while meeting academic standards. Learn more here.

Title IV: Student Support and Academic Achievement


  • Title IV (Part A - $1.17B per year, approximate) provides funding opportunities for students to have access to a well-rounded education, improve the use of technology for student achievement, and improve engagement in STEM activities. Learn more here.
  • Title IV (Part B - $1.2B per year, approximate) provides funding opportunities for a wide array of activities to advance student achievement, such as after-school programs, summer school programs, digital learning, family involvement, and other forms of learning and remediation beyond the traditional school day. Learn more here.


IDEA: Special Education & Students with Disabilities


  • $13.45B per year (approximate)
  • Second largest federal funding program
  • Provides funding opportunities for the education of students with special needs and disabilities, supports early intervention, and improves the use of technology in the classroom for special education. Learn more here.


Perkins V: Career and Technical Education


  • $1.26B per year (approximate)
  • Provides funding opportunities for career and technical education to prepare students for careers in current or emerging professions, industry sectors, or occupations, technical skill proficiency, prerequisite courses or postsecondary credentials, career exploration at high school or middle school levels, work-based or other applied learning opportunities, dual or concurrent enrollment program opportunities, and postsecondary credits. Learn more here.


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