Title page
Contents
Summary 2
Introduction 6
General ESEA Formula Grant Characteristics 8
Level of Recipient Entity and Level at Which Grants Are Calculated by ED 8
Formula Factors 9
Population Factor 10
Expenditure Factor 11
Title I-A Grant Factor 12
Foundation Grant 13
Minimum Grant and Hold Harmless Provisions 13
Hold Harmless 13
Minimum Grant 15
Ratable Reduction or Ratable Increase 16
Eligibility Threshold 16
Fiscal Accountability Requirements 17
Reservations of Funds 18
Reservation of Funds for the Outlying Areas and the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) 18
National Activities, Evaluations, Capacity Building, and Technical Assistance 19
State and LEA Reservations of Funds 20
Reservations of Funds for Equitable Services 21
Individual ESEA Program Formulas 22
Title I, Part A: Education for the Disadvantaged 22
Basic Grants 24
Concentration Grants 29
Targeted Grants 31
Education Finance Incentive Grants (EFIG) 34
Title I, Part B: State Assessment Grants 39
Title I, Part C: Migrant Education Program 40
Title I, Part D: Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk 42
Title II, Part A: Supporting Effective Instruction 44
Title III, Part A: English Language Acquisition State Grants 47
Title IV, Part A: Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants 49
Title IV, Part B: 21st Century Community Learning Centers 51
Title V, Part B, Subpart 1: Small, Rural School Achievement Program 53
Title V, Part B, Subpart 2: Rural and Low-Income School Program 55
Title VI, Part A, Subpart 1: Indian Education 56
Title VII: Impact Aid 58
Section 7002: Payments for Federal Property 59
Section 7003(b): Payments for Federally Connected Children: Basic Support Payments 62
Section 7003(d): Payments for Federally Connected Children: Payments for Children with Disabilities 65
Section 7007: Construction Payments 66
Formula Factors in Practice 67
Minimum State Grant Provisions 68
Hold Harmless Provisions 68
No State Minimum Grant or Hold Harmless Provisions 69
Appendix. ESEA Formula Grant Program Appropriations Levels 75
Author Information 78
Acknowledgments 78
Disclaimer 78
Table 1. Level of Grantee and Level at Which Grants Are Calculated by ED Under ESEA Formula Grant Programs 9
Table 2. ESEA Formula Grant Program Population Factors 10
Table 3. ESEA Formulas With Expenditure Factors, Either Direct or Indirect 12
Table 4. ESEA Formula Grant Program Hold Harmless Provisions for States and Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) 14
Table 5. ESEA Formula Minimum Grant Provisions for States and Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) 15
Table 6. ESEA Fiscal Accountability Requirements 17
Table 7. Reservation of Funds for the Outlying Areas and the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) Under the ESEA Formulas 18
Table 8. Reservations for National Activities and Evaluation, Technical Assistance, and Capacity Building 19
Table 9. Maximum SEA and LEA Reservations for State Activities, Administration, Evaluation, Technical Assistance Specified in Statutory Language 21
Table 10. Weights Applied to Formula Child Counts in the Calculation of ESEA Title I-A Targeted Grants 32
Table 11. Weights Applied to Formula Child Counts in the Calculation of LEA Grants Under the ESEA Title I-A Education Finance Incentive Grant Formula 36
Table 12. Share of FY2001 Grant Amount Used to Calculate the Base Guarantee/Hold Harmless in the Determination of ESEA Title II-A Grants 45
Table 13. Share of Funds Above the Amount Needed for Base Guarantees Allocated Based on Population and Poverty in the Determination of ESEA Title II-A Grants 45
Table 14. Types of Federally Connected Children and Weights Assigned to Them in the Impact Aid Basic Support Payments Formula 62
Table 15. Estimated FY2022 State Grants Under Title I-A, Comparing Current Law and Formulas to Scenarios Without State Minimum Grant and/or Hold Harmless Provisions 71
Table A-1. Method by Which Appropriations Are Provided to ESEA Formula Grant Programs 76
Table A-2. FY2024 Appropriations Levels for ESEA Formula Grant Programs 77
Table A-3. ESEA Formula Grant Program Share of All ESEA Appropriations: FY2024 78