Grant Award
TitleIA--Disadvantaged / # of poverty students on a poverty measure determined by community size
-If the Census TotalPopulation* in the SAU is 20,000 or greater, Census poverty numbersand percentages are used.
-If the Census Total Population* in the SAU is less than 20,000, free lunch numbers and percentages are used.
*This is a community population not school population. / - Schools served must meet eligibility requirements.
- Highest Poverty Schools must receive the highest per pupil amount Schools with 75% free lunch must be served.
- Hold Harmless by poverty % level
- Allocations vary because yearly census update is used.
- Funding stream is complex—allocationsare interdependent on the entire population of all SAUs; so, determining an allocation for one SAU is not possible.
- Federal census numbers are smaller than free lunch numbers. / $51,524,961
Title IC Migrant / Number of eligible migrant children in RSU, needs, and other existing services; no minimum number to generate grant. / - Existence of alternate services
- Specific needs of migrant students
- Confirmation by State Migrant Education Program of student eligibility
- Completion of application. / $1,048,000
Title IIA—Teacher Quality / - 80% of funds are distributed on Census poverty numbers
- 20% of funds are distributed on Census 5-17 population / Adjustments are made for students attending state agency schools, i.e. Baxter,Maine Math & Science School. / $13,000,000
Title IID—Education Technology / The SAU’s % of the current year’s TitleIA grant to all SAUs. / $ 615,000
Title III—Limited English Proficient / - The minimum Title III grant to an SAU is $10,000.
- The SAU Grants are determined on a per pupil allocation that is figured by dividing the State allocation by the # of ELL students in districts applying for Title III funds.
- If an SAU has sufficient ELL students (approx. 60-80) to generate $10,000, it is awarded a grant. / Smaller SAUs can combine with other SAUs to form a consortium. / $ 650,000
Title IVA-Safe & Drug Free Schools / - 60% of the funds are distributed on the SAU’s % of the previous year’s TitleIA % grant to all SAUs.
- 40% of the funds are distributed on a per pupil amount based on the Fall K-12 MEDMS Pub-Priv Enrollment. / $1,058,900
Title V—Innovative Programs / Not funded in 2008-2009. / SAUs may still use the flexibility provided under NCLB by using transfer or REAP-Flex options. / $0
Title VI Small Rural Schools (allocated by USDE to SAUs) / - $20,000 + $100 per student over 50 in the Fall Average Daily Attendance (ADA) count
- Minus the previous year’s IIA, IID, IV and V Grant awards. / - Less than a Fall ADA count of 600 students
- And a locale code of 7 or 8 / ~$1,800,000
Title VI Rural Low Income (awarded by MDE) / - Multiply Fall ADAcount by a per pupil amount.
- Per pupil amount ($26 for FY09) is determined by dividing the state allocation by the number of ADA students in eligible SAUs. / - Not eligible if recipient of a Title VI Small Rural Schools Grant.
- Has a locale of either Code of 6, 7, or 8
- And the Title IA poverty measure (either Free lunch % or Census Poverty %) is greater than 20%. / $1,866,000
Basis for No child Left Behind (NCLB) Title Program Allocations
P:\DOE\NCLBA\Reorg\Allocation Basis for Title Programs