CSI/ATSI Grants (ESSA Identification-Related Grants)

CSI/ATSI Grants (ESSA Identification-Related Grants) is sponsored by Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. These grants provide funds to Wisconsin public school districts to assist schools identified for Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) or Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI) under ESSA.

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For more grant opportunities, visit DPI’s Competitive Grant Inventory. CSI/ATSI Grant 2026-27 CSI/ATSI Grants provide funds to public school districts to assist schools that have been identified for CSI or ATSI under ESSA as they implement the evidence-based improvement strategies in their improvement plans.

Districts may use these funds for salaries, fringe benefits, professional development, purchased services, supplies for implementation and stakeholder meetings, or other expenses related to implementation of school improvement plans. Funds may also be used for planning activities—see the grant guidelines for details.

Memo regarding 2026-27 preliminary allocations All Wisconsin public school districts with one or more schools identified for CSI or ATSI are eligible. Allocations are based on a formula. There are different formulas for CSI and ATSI.

Budgeting for each improvement strategy in each school is separate, and funds are available for budgeting as strategies are approved, so if a particular strategy needs revisions, it will not delay budgeting and budget approval for others. Allocations for each identification, based on the previous year's enrollment data, are listed in the document below, along with an explanation of the allocation formula.

2026-27 CSI-ATSI Preliminary Allocation spreadsheet Guidelines and Application For CSI, an improvement plan for each school receiving funding must be submitted in WISEgrants by the appropriate deadline. For ATSI, a form for each school receiving funding must be submitted in WISEgrants by the appropriate deadline.

CSI/ATSI Grant Guidelines Step-By-Step Instructions for the CSI/ATSI Grant Application Process in WISEgrants ATSI Improvement Activities form Allowable Costs for ESSA Identified Schools CSI More Rigorous Intervention (MRI) Grant 2026-27 The purpose of the CSI More Rigorous Intervention Grants is to support schools identified for CSI More Rigorous Intervention to develop and implement a continuous improvement plan, under narrower parameters, that meets all requirements and supports progress toward exiting the identification.

Additionally, these grants are intended to support a robust plan, at the school and district level, for monitoring implementation progress. These are annual grants that provide a formula-based allocation for each school identified for CSI More Rigorous Intervention. Memo regarding 2026-27 preliminary allocations All Wisconsin public school districts with one or more schools identified for CSI More Rigorous Intervention are eligible.

Allocations are based on a formula. Budgeting for each improvement strategy in each school is separate, and funds are available for budgeting as strategies are approved, so if a particular strategy needs revisions, it will not delay budgeting and budget approval for others. Allocations, based on the previous year's enrollment data, are listed in the document below, along with an explanation of the allocation formula.

2026-27 CSI-MRI preliminary allocation spreadsheet Guidelines and Application An improvement plan for each school receiving funding must be submitted in WISEgrants by the appropriate deadline. Plans must meet requirements outlined in the guidelines.

The application process in WISEgrants is very similar to that for the CSI/ATSI Grant, so the instructions below may be useful to CSI More Rigorous Intervention Grant applicants: Step-By-Step Instructions for the CSI/ATSI Grant Application Process in WISEgrants Allowable Costs for ESSA Identified Schools Historical Grant Information CSI/ATSI Grants CSI/ATSI Grants provide funds to public school districts to assist schools that have been identified for CSI or ATSI under ESSA as they implement the evidence-based improvement strategies in their improvement plans.

Districts may use these funds for salaries, fringe benefits, professional development, purchased services, supplies for implementation and stakeholder meetings, or other expenses related to implementation of school improvement plans. Funds may also be used for planning activities—see the grant guidelines for details. All Wisconsin public school districts with one or more schools identified for CSI or ATSI are eligible.

Allocations are based on a formula. There are different formulas for CSI and TSI. Budgeting for each improvement strategy in each school is separate, and funds are available for budgeting as strategies are approved, so if a particular strategy needs revisions, it will not delay budgeting and budget approval for others.

Allocations, based on the previous year's enrollment data, are listed in the documents below, along with an explanation of the allocation formula. 2025-26 CSI-ATSI Allocation spreadsheet 2024-25 CSI Allocation spreadsheet 2024-25 ATSI Allocation spreadsheet Guidelines and Application For CSI, an improvement plan for each school receiving funding must be submitted in WISEgrants by the appropriate deadline.

For ATSI, a form for each school receiving funding must be submitted in WISEgrants by the appropriate deadline.

FY2025-26 CSI/ATSI Grant Guidelines FY2024-25 CSI-ATSI Grant Guidelines FY2023-24 CSI-ATSI Grant Guidelines CSI More Rigorous Intervention (MRI) Grants The purpose of the CSI MRI grants is to support schools eligible for CSI More Rigorous Intervention to develop and implement a continuous improvement plan, under narrower parameters, that meets all requirements and supports progress toward exiting the identification.

Additionally, these grants are intended to support a robust plan, at the school and district level, for monitoring implementation progress. These are annual grants that provide a formula-based allocation for each school eligible for CSI More Rigorous Intervention. All Wisconsin public school districts with one or more schools identified for CSI More Rigorous Intervention are eligible.

Allocations are based on a formula. Budgeting for each improvement strategy in each school is separate, and funds are available for budgeting as strategies are approved, so if a particular strategy needs revisions, it will not delay budgeting and budget approval for others. Allocations, based on the previous year's enrollment data, are listed in the document below, along with an explanation of the allocation formula.

2025-26 CSI-MRI allocation spreadsheet 2024-25 CSI-MRI allocation spreadsheet Guidelines and Application An improvement plan for each school receiving funding must be submitted in WISEgrants by the appropriate deadline. Plans must meet requirements outlined in the guidelines.

2025-26 CSI-MRI Grant guidelines CSI Implementation Grants 2019-20 through 2022-23 CSI Implementation Grants provide funds to public school districts to assist schools that have been identified for Comprehensive Support and Improvement under ESSA as they implement the evidence-based improvement strategies in their improvement plans.

Districts may use these funds for salaries, fringe benefits, professional development, purchased services, supplies for implementation and stakeholder meetings, or other expenses related to implementation of school improvement plans. All Wisconsin public school districts with one or more schools identified for Comprehensive Support and Improvement are eligible. Allocations are based on a formula.

Budgeting for each improvement strategy in each school is separate, and funds are available for budgeting as strategies are approved, so if a particular strategy needs revisions, it will not delay budgeting and budget approval for others. Allocations, based on the previous year's enrollment data, are listed in the documents below, along with an explanation of the allocation formula.

2022-23 CSI Implementation Grant Allocations 2021-22 CSI Implementation Grant Allocations 2020-21 CSI Implementation Grant Allocations 2019-20 CSI Implementation Grant Allocations Guidelines and Application Improvement plans must be submitted in WISEgrants by the appropriate deadline. No separate application is required.

FY2022-23 CSI Implementation Grant Guidelines FY2021-22 CSI Implementation Grant Guidelines FY2019-20 CSI Implementation Grant Guidelines Instructional Materials & Professional Learning (IMPL) Grant 2022-23 These formula-based grants support Local Education Agencies (LEAs) to purchase, implement, and support high-quality, standards-based curricula in schools identified for Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI) and/or Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

This grant is intended to fund high-quality, standards-based curricula that provide frequent and regular access to grade-level content, as well as culturally relevant practices to support them. It funds three categories of activities: Core instruction standards-based curriculum adoption (CSI schools only) Culturally responsive and relevant materials LEAs with at least one school identified for ATSI or CSI as of July 2022 are eligible.

The LEA receives one allocation for all its eligible schools. The formula for allocations is as follows: Instructional Materials (Core Curriculum) Adoption: $200/student + 10% for lost/ruined materials Instructional Materials & Implementation (Support): $24,000/school Culturally Responsive & Relevant Materials: $125/student Part I of the application is due August 12, 2022. This included an initial needs survey.

Part II is the budget, to be completed in WISEgrants. LEAs may only budget for services and activities identified in Part I of the application. For example, if awarded grant funding for core-instruction standards-based curriculum adoption, the LEA must budget funds specifically to that activity.

The performance period for this grant is August 12, 2022, through August 31, 2023. Final claims are due November 30, 2023. Carryover is not allowed for this grant program.

Use of these funds must comply with the Supplement Not Supplant provision of ESSA. These funds may not be used to supplant (take the place of) state and local funds (20 U.S.C. 6321(b)).

2022-23 Instructional Materials Professional Learning (IMPL) for CSI and ATSI Schools Grant Guidelines CSI Planning Grant 2019-20 CSI Planning Grants provide funds to public school districts to assist schools that have been identified for Comprehensive Support and Improvement under ESSA as they develop or refine their improvement support plans.

These funds are intended to support essential planning activities such as needs assessment, stakeholder engagement, review of resource inequities, and selection of evidence-based improvement strategies to address identified issues. All Wisconsin public school districts with one or more schools identified for Comprehensive Support and Improvement are eligible. CSI Planning Grants provide districts with $140,000.

00 for each CSI-identified school. Applications are due March 15, 2019. The projected deadline for submission of improvement plans is October 31, 2019.

The guidelines below provide more details.

Guidelines and Application 2019 CSI Planning Grant Guidelines 2019 CSI Planning Grant Application (download) Schools Receiving CSI Grants 2019 Data Inquiry Journal (DIJ) At-A-Glance Data Inquiry Journal Presentation Resource Inequity Data Tool Template (high school) Resource Inequity Data Tool Template (non-high school) Supporting Research on Resource Inequity Other Resources and Supports Visit the Resources and Supports for Continuous Improvement page for links to tools, technical assistance, and more information.

Funded Schools and Evidence-Based Strategies Implemented 2024-25 CSI/ATSI Grants - Schools Funded and Strategies Implemented 2023-24 CSI/ATSI Grants - Schools Funded and Strategies Implemented 2022-23 CSI Grants - Schools Funded and Strategies Implemented 2021-22 CSI Grants - Schools Funded and Strategies Implemented 2020-21 CSI Grants - Schools Funded and Strategies Implemented Title I, Part A, Section 1003(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015.