Title V - Rural Education Initiative
Rural Education; Title V - Rural Education Initiative
CSFA Number: 586-13-0427
STATE AGENCY INFORMATION
Agency Name
State Board Of Education (586)
Agency Identification
4107(00)
Agency Contact
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Short Description
To provide financial assistance to rural districts to assist them in improving student academic achievement.
Federal Authorization
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title V - PL115-229
Illinois Statue Authorization
N/A
Illinois Administrative Rules Authorization
N/A
Objective
To address the unique needs of rural school districts that frequently lack the personnel and resources needed to compete effectively for federal competitive grants and that receive formula grant allocations in amounts too small to be effective in meeting their intended purposes
Eligible Applicants
Education Organizations;
Applicant Eligibility
An LEA is eligible for an allocation under the Rural and Low-Income School Program if:
1) 20% or more of the children age 5 to 17 served by the LEA are from families with incomes below the poverty line; and
2) all of the schools served by the LEA are designated with a school locale code of 32, 33, 41, 42, or 43 (assigned by the US Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics).
Beneficiary Eligibility
N/A
Types of Assistance
Formula Grants
Subject / Service Area
Education
Credentials / Documentation
No Credentials or Documentation are required
Preapplication Coordination
The awards are made based on a formula developed by the U.S. Department of Education. Upon identification of eligible grantees and their award amounts grantees will be notified through the ISBE Web Application Security (IWAS) notification process.
Application Procedures
The electronic application on IWAS can be completed and submitted to ISBE by the school district administrator.
Criteria Selecting Proposals
N/A
Award Procedures
Applications are reviewed using modified Merit Based Review Process.
Deadlines
Applications should be returned within 30 calendar days of receipt.
Range of Approval or Disapproval Time
Applications are reviewed within 30 calendar days of receipt.
Uses and Restrictions
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an eligible local educational agency may use the applicable funding that the agency is eligible to receive from the State educational agency for a fiscal year to carry out local activities authorized under any of the following provisions:
*Part A of Title I
*Part A of Title II
*Title III
*Part A or B of Title IV
This program is subject to federal non-supplanting requirements and grantees must use a restricted indirect cost rate that is referenced under 34 CFR 75.564-75.569, pursuant to federal regulations and an exception to the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) and GATA approved by the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget.
Reports
Cumulative expenditure reports and a final completion expenditure report are required via IWAS.
Programmatic reports are submitted on semi-annual basis via IWAS. Final programmatic report due 30 days after completion of grant period.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR 200, Subpart F - Audit Requirements, nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $750,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Non-Federal entities that expend less than $750,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in 2 CFR 200.503
Records
Records must be maintained 3 years after the completion of the activity for which grant funds were used.
Account Identification
561-58613-4400-00-00-01
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
N/A
Program Accomplishments
N/A
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature
https://www2.ed.gov/nclb/freedom/local/reap.html
Regional or Local Assistance Location
N/A
Headquarters Office
Illinois State Board of Education
100 North First Street
Springfield IL 62777-0001
Program Website
https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Title-Grants.aspx
Published Date
10/22/2021
FUNDING INFORMATION
Funding By Fiscal Year
FY 2017 : $1,109,539
FY 2018 : $1,201,166
FY 2019 : $1,459,918
FY 2020 : $2,000,000
FY 2021 : $2,000,000
FY 2022 : $2,200,000
FY 2023 : $2,200,000
FY 2024 : $2,200,000
Federal Funding
Notice of Funding Opportunities
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ACTIVE AWARDS