2024-25 Title I School Improvement Grant 1003 (Basic)
The online application is available to LEAs through the . Select the survey titled 鈥2024-25 Title I School Improvement Grant 1003 (Basic).鈥
Section 1003 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) requires that State Education Agencies allocate funds to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) for Target Districts and schools identified for Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI), Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI), and Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) to support the development, implementation, and monitoring of their individual district and school continuous improvement plans and thereby improve student performance. The 2024-25 Title I,听1003 SIG Basic funds are provided to support the 2024-25 District Comprehensive Improvement Plan (DCIP) and School Comprehensive Educational Plan (SCEP) implementation and monitoring and 2025-26 planning and development of district and school improvement plans/activities as required in the ESEA.
The following districts/schools are eligible for 2024-25 Title I, 1003 SIG Basic School Improvement funding:
- Target Districts
- Schools identified for Comprehensive Support and Improvement
- Schools identified for Additional Targeted Support and Improvement
- Schools identified for Targeted Support and Improvement
The following districts/schools are not eligible for 2024-25 Title I, 1003 SIG Basic School Improvement funding:
- Districts identified for Local Support and Improvement
- Schools identified for Local Support and Improvement
- Charter Schools.
The individual support model for districts and schools can be found online at:听 .
Eligible districts will receive the following allocations for 2024-25:
- $50,000 allocation per Target District
- $250,000 per school in the Comprehensive Support and Improvement model
- $150,000 per school in the Additional Targeted Support and Improvement model
- $75,000 per school in the Targeted Support and Improvement model
September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025
Completed applications are due by August 30, 2024, and will be reviewed on a rolling basis. LEAs are encouraged to submit completed applications as soon as possible to expedite the review and approval process for Title I, 1003 SIG Basic funding.
There is no carryover for these funds. All costs must be encumbered during the project period.
- LEAs must complete all required questions marked with a red asterisk. This includes uploading the relevant activity charts in the portal. If a required question has not been completed, the business portal will highlight it in red and the section of the application will be flagged. The applicant will be unable to submit the application to 91社区 for final review if a required question remains unresolved (unanswered).
- FS-10 Budget forms should be completed in a manner that clearly identifies the allocation source for each entry (e.g., District, name of school identified for CSI, name of school identified for ATSI, name of school identified for TSI).
- The online application may only be submitted/certified by the chief school officer of the applicant LEA. The designated superintendent of an LEA is the only administrator with the submit/certify rights necessary to successfully submit and certify a completed application for 91社区 review.
- LEAs are听搁贰蚕鲍滨搁贰顿听to send a听blue ink听signed original and two hard copies of the FS-10 Budget form to:
听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听NYS Education Department - Office of Accountability听
听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Attn: 2024-25听Title I, 1003 SIG (Basic)听
听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 89 Washington Avenue听- Room 320 EB
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- LEAs are听NOT REQUIRED听to send hard copies of general听application materials to the Department.听
The Field Support Services Unit has adjusted its protocol for receiving, reviewing, and processing听budget amendments听for the 2024-25听school year.听 The 鈥2024-25 Title I School Improvement Grant 1003 (Amendment Request)鈥澨齢as been developed to allow electronic submission through the 91社区 Business Portal. LEAs will merely need to answer four questions in the survey and upload a completed and signed PDF copy of their FS-10As.听
All budget amendments should be discussed with the program office prior to the submission of an FS-10A. To ensure sufficient review and processing time, amendments to add new activities must be postmarked and submitted no later than August 1, 2025.听
For additional information or assistance please contact:听SIGA@nysed.gov.