Indian Education Formula Grants (Formula) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Education. Supports projects meeting the academic needs of Indian children.

Indian Education Formula Grants (Formula) | U.S. Department of Education Indian Education Formula Grants (Formula) Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) Indian Tribes and Tribal Organizations Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) Legislation, Regulations and Guidance OIE Community of Practice Page Grant funds supplement the regular school program by meeting the culturally related academic needs of Indian children.

Projects help Indian children sharpen their academic skills, assist students in becoming proficient in the core content areas, and provide students an opportunity to participate in enrichment programs that would otherwise be unavailable.

Funds support such activities as culturally-responsive after-school programs, Native language classes, early childhood education, reading/math/STEM and/or general academic tutoring, wellness, career and college awareness, improving attendance and graduation rates, American Indian/Alaska Native cultural workshops, and dropout prevention.

EASIE Title VI Open Office Hour Webinar Series OIE is excited to announce these new technical assistance sessions, which are intended to allow prospective and current grantees to receive direct support from their assigned OIE Program Officer via breakout sessions during the event. Register for all sessions in the series or select specific sessions to attend email our Partner Support Center at Email: OIE. EASIE@ed.

gov . The Department of Education issued a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for Office of Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Assistance Listing Number 84. 060A.

This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1810-0021. Please see this year's Federal Register Notice published November 25, 2024.

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015) reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, Section 8538 requires affected local educational agencies (LEAs) to consult with Indian tribes and Tribal organizations on issues pertaining Native students. The purpose of this consultation will create opportunities for LEAs and Tribal leaders to work together on behalf of American Indian and Alaska Native students.

NEW : You can read about Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Tribal Consultation Guidance FAQs (September 2016) here .

New Applicant Information FY 2025 Registration is open from November 4, 2024 through December 6, 2024 FY 2025 EASIE Part I opens February 3, 2025 and closes March 7, 2025 FY 2025 EASIE Part II opens March 31, 2025 and closes May 9, 2025 FY 2024 APR tentatively opens September 8, 2025 and closes October 10, 2025 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about the Formula Grants program, contact Donna Bussell, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, MS 6335, Washington, DC 20202-6335.

Telephone: (202) 987-0204. Email: donna. bussell@ed.

gov . For technical questions about the EASIE application and uploading documentation, contact the Partner Support Center (PSC). Telephone: 877-457-3336.

Email: OIE. EASIE@ed. gov .

If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), contact the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-0996 or by email at: federalrelay@sprint. com . You may also view this map on the Communities of Practice site or as a PDF .

FY 2024 OIE Formula (Title VI A) Awards with ISC, Award Amounts, and NCES IDs (updated 10/2/24) FY23 OIE Formula (Title VI A) Awards with ISC, Award Amounts, and NCES IDs (updated 9/20/24) EASIE FY 2023-24 Indian Education Formula Grants Tribal Consultation Information FY22 and FY21 OIE Formula (Title VI,A) Awards with ISC, Award Amounts, and NCES ID#s (updated 1/10/23) Eligible Applicants : The following entities are eligible under this program: Certain LEAs, as prescribed by ESEA section 6112(b), including charter schools authorized as LEAs under State law; certain schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Education of the U.S. Department of the Interior (BIE), as prescribed by ESEA section 6113(d); Indian Tribes and IOs under certain conditions, as prescribed by ESEA section 6112(c); and ICBOs, as prescribed by ESEA section 6112(d).

Consortia of two or more eligible entities are also eligible under certain circumstances, as prescribed by ESEA section 6112(a)(4). Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost sharing or matching.

Supplement-Not-Supplant: ESEA Section 6114(c)(1) requires a grantee to use these grant funds only to supplement the funds that, in the absence of these Federal funds, such agency would make available for services described in this application, and not to supplant such funds. Indirect Cost Rate Information: This program uses a restricted indirect cost rate.

For more information regarding restricted indirect costs, or to obtain a negotiated restricted indirect cost rate, please visit the Indirect Cost Determination Guidance for State and Local Government Agencies page .

Administrative Cost Limitation: We note that, under ESEA section 6115(d) and per the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, no more than five percent of the funds awarded for a grant may be used for direct administrative costs. This five percent limit does not include indirect costs.

Federal Register :: Applications for New Awards; Office of Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies EASIE Community of Practice (CoP) New Applicant Information for the Indian Education Formula Grant Fiscal Management of Title VI Funds Who May Apply: (by category) The following entities are eligible under this program: Certain local educational agencies (LEAs), as prescribed by section 6112(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, (ESEA), including charter schools authorized as LEAs under State law; Schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) of the U.S. Department of the Interior, as prescribed by section 6113(d) of the ESEA; Indian Tribes and Indian Organizations (IO) under certain conditions, as prescribed by section 6112(c) of the ESEA; Indian Community Based Organizations (ICBO), as prescribed by section 6112(d) of the ESEA.

Consortia of two or more LEAs, Indian Tribes, IOs, and ICBOs are also eligible under certain circumstances, as prescribed by section 6112(a)(4) of the ESEA Note: Administrative or educational service districts that do not directly operate schools or enroll students are not eligible for grants under this program.

Who May Apply: In order to participate in the Title VI Indian Education Formula Grant program, eligible applicants must have a minimum of 10 Indian students enrolled in the LEA or not less than 25 percent of the total number enrollment. Exceptions - - The enrollment requirement does not apply in Alaska, California or Oklahoma or to LEAs located on, or in proximity to, a reservation.

Bureau-funded school means a school funded by the Bureau of Indian Education. This includes BIE-operated schools, contract or grant schools, or a school for which assistance is provided under the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988.

Indian means an individual who is-- A member of an Indian tribe or band, as membership is defined by the Indian tribe or band, including any tribe or band terminated since 1940, and any tribe or band recognized by the State in which the tribe or band resides; A descendant of a parent or grandparent who meets the requirements described in paragraph of this definition; Considered by the Secretary of the Interior to be an Indian for any purpose; An Eskimo, Aleut, or other Alaska Native; or A member of an organized Indian group that received a grant under the Indian Education Act of 1988 as it was in effect on October 19, 1994.

Indian Community-Based Organization means an organization comprised of Indians (as defined above) that— Is composed primarily of Indian parents, family members, and community members, tribal government education officials, from a specific community; Assists in the social, cultural and educational development of Indians in such committee; Meets the unique cultural, language, and academic needs of Indian students; and Demonstrates organizational and administrative capacity to manage the grant.

Indian Organization means - IO(s) are eligible for the Indian Education Formula Grant Program when: The LEA has not established a parent committee according to Section 6114(c)(4) of the ESEA The applicant IO represents more than one-half of the eligible Indian children served by the LEA.

Each participating LEA within an IO applying in Lieu of application is eligible to apply for a grant if the LEA meets the required minimum enrollment criteria and the LEA provides a free public education. The minimum number of eligible students must be at least 10; or Indian children constitute not less than 25 percent of the total enrollment of the LEA.

The minimum enrollment requirement does not apply in Alaska, California, or Oklahoma, or with respect to LEAs located on, or in proximity to, a reservation: and All of the Indian students identified by the IO were enrolled in the LEA's schools during the count period indicated by the IO Indian Tribes - Indian Tribes are eligible for the Title VI Indian Education Formula Grant Program when: An LEA that is eligible for the grant does not establish a parent committee.

The Indian Tribe represents more than one-half of the eligible Indian children served by that LEA. Each participating LEA within an Indian Tribe applying in Lieu of application is eligible to apply for a grant if the LEA meets the required minimum enrollment criteria and the LEA provides a free public education.

The minimum number of eligible students must be at least 10; or Indian children constitute not less than 25 percent of the total enrollment of the LEA. The minimum enrollment requirement does not apply in Alaska, California, or Oklahoma, or with respect to LEAs located on, or in proximity to, a reservation. The Indian Tribe assures that it will use the grant funds to provide services to all Indian students served by the LEA.

Local Education Agency is -- A public board of education or other public authority legally constituted within a state for either administrative control or direction of, or to perform service functions for, public elementary or secondary schools in: a city, county, township, school district, or other political subdivision of a state; or Such combination of school districts or counties a state recognizes as an administrative agency for its public elementary or secondary schools; or Any other public institution or agency that has administrative control and direction of a public elementary or secondary school.

Appropriation: $110,381,000 Number of New Awards: 1,276 Number of States with Title VI Programs: 38 Average Award: $86,505. 00 Range of Awards: $4,000 - $2,416,936 Appropriation: $110,377,777 Number of New Awards: 1,271 Number of States with Title VI Programs: 38 Average Award: $86,911.

64 Range of Awards: $4,000 - $2,701,370 Appropriation: $109,881,000 Number of New Awards: 1,276 Number of States with Title VI Programs: 38 Range of Awards: $4,000 - $2,653,308 Appropriation: $105,381,000 Number of New Awards: 1,258 Number of States with Title VI Programs: 38 Range of Awards: $4,000 - $2,730,488 Title VI — Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native Education, Part A — Indian Education Title VI — Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native Education Part A — Indian Education (redline version) President Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act into law on December 10, 2015.

ESSA includes provisions that will help to ensure success for students and schools. Below are just a few. The law: Advances equity by upholding critical protections for America's disadvantaged and high-need students.

Requires—for the first time—that all students in America be taught to high academic standards that will prepare them to succeed in college and careers. Ensures that vital information is provided to educators, families, students, and communities through annual statewide assessments that measure students' progress toward those high standards.

Helps to support and grow local innovations—including evidence-based and place-based interventions developed by local leaders and educators—consistent with our Promise Neighborhoods Sustains and expands this administration's historic investments in increasing access to high-quality preschool .

Maintains an expectation that there will be accountability and action to effect positive change in our lowest-performing schools, where groups of students are not making progress, and where graduation rates are low over extended periods of time. Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), amended as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), 2015: https://www. congress.

gov/114/plaws/publ95/PLAW-114publ95. pdf Uniform Administrative and Cost Principles, 2 CFR part 200 - Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR) link: https://www. ecfr.

gov/cgi-bin/text-idx? SID=6214841a79953f26c5c230d72d6b70a1&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title02/2cfr200_main_02. tpl Other Applicable Grant Regulations 34 CFR part 75— Direct Grant Programs: https://www.

ecfr. gov/cgi-bin/text-idx? SID=393301a7cdccca1ea71f18aae51824e7&node=34:1.

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22&rgn=div5 NEW : You can read about Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Tribal Consultation Guidance FAQs (September 2016) here . Electronic Grant Award Notice (GAN) Information for Grantees Webinar Federal Register https://www. federalregister.

gov/ SAM. gov (login and password set up required) https://sam. gov/content/home G5 - Grant's Management System: https://www.

g5. gov/EDIDMApp/adAuthentication/adLogin. action EASIE CoP Communities360° - Home > Overview > Announcements (ed.

gov) OESE Every Student Succeeds Act: https://oese. ed. gov/offices/office-of-formula-grants/school-support-and-accountability/the-elementary-secondary-education-act-the-every-student-succeeds-act-of-2016/every-student-succeeds-act-essa/ FY19 https://oese.

ed. gov/files/2020/05/OIE-TVI-Flexibilities. pdf .

FY20 OIE Formula Flexibilities FY 20 210624 1337 V3 pdf link OIE Annual Federal Register Notice OIE Community of Practice Page Grant funds supplement the regular school program by meeting the culturally related academic needs of Indian children.

Projects help Indian children sharpen their academic skills, assist students in becoming proficient in the core content areas, and provide students an opportunity to participate in enrichment programs that would otherwise be unavailable.

Funds support such activities as culturally-responsive after-school programs, Native language classes, early childhood education, reading/math/STEM and/or general academic tutoring, wellness, career and college awareness, improving attendance and graduation rates, American Indian/Alaska Native cultural workshops, and dropout prevention.

EASIE Title VI Open Office Hour Webinar Series OIE is excited to announce these new technical assistance sessions, which are intended to allow prospective and current grantees to receive direct support from their assigned OIE Program Officer via breakout sessions during the event. Register for all sessions in the series or select specific sessions to attend email our Partner Support Center at Email: OIE. EASIE@ed.

gov . The Department of Education issued a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for Office of Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies, Assistance Listing Number 84. 060A.

This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1810-0021. Please see this year's Federal Register Notice published November 25, 2024.

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015) reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, Section 8538 requires affected local educational agencies (LEAs) to consult with Indian tribes and Tribal organizations on issues pertaining Native students. The purpose of this consultation will create opportunities for LEAs and Tribal leaders to work together on behalf of American Indian and Alaska Native students.

NEW : You can read about Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Tribal Consultation Guidance FAQs (September 2016) here .

New Applicant Information FY 2025 Registration is open from November 4, 2024 through December 6, 2024 FY 2025 EASIE Part I opens February 3, 2025 and closes March 7, 2025 FY 2025 EASIE Part II opens March 31, 2025 and closes May 9, 2025 FY 2024 APR tentatively opens September 8, 2025 and closes October 10, 2025 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about the Formula Grants program, contact Donna Bussell, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, MS 6335, Washington, DC 20202-6335.

Telephone: (202) 987-0204. Email: donna. bussell@ed.

gov . For technical questions about the EASIE application and uploading documentation, contact the Partner Support Center (PSC). Telephone: 877-457-3336.

Email: OIE. EASIE@ed. gov .

If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), contact the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-0996 or by email at: federalrelay@sprint. com . You may also view this map on the Communities of Practice site or as a PDF .

FY 2024 OIE Formula (Title VI A) Awards with ISC, Award Amounts, and NCES IDs (updated 10/2/24) FY23 OIE Formula (Title VI A) Awards with ISC, Award Amounts, and NCES IDs (updated 9/20/24) EASIE FY 2023-24 Indian Education Formula Grants Tribal Consultation Information FY22 and FY21 OIE Formula (Title VI,A) Awards with ISC, Award Amounts, and NCES ID#s (updated 1/10/23) Eligible Applicants : The following entities are eligible under this program: Certain LEAs, as prescribed by ESEA section 6112(b), including charter schools authorized as LEAs under State law; certain schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Education of the U.S. Department of the Interior (BIE), as prescribed by ESEA section 6113(d); Indian Tribes and IOs under certain conditions, as prescribed by ESEA section 6112(c); and ICBOs, as prescribed by ESEA section 6112(d).

Consortia of two or more eligible entities are also eligible under certain circumstances, as prescribed by ESEA section 6112(a)(4). Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost sharing or matching.

Supplement-Not-Supplant: ESEA Section 6114(c)(1) requires a grantee to use these grant funds only to supplement the funds that, in the absence of these Federal funds, such agency would make available for services described in this application, and not to supplant such funds. Indirect Cost Rate Information: This program uses a restricted indirect cost rate.

For more information regarding restricted indirect costs, or to obtain a negotiated restricted indirect cost rate, please visit the Indirect Cost Determination Guidance for State and Local Government Agencies page .

Administrative Cost Limitation: We note that, under ESEA section 6115(d) and per the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, no more than five percent of the funds awarded for a grant may be used for direct administrative costs. This five percent limit does not include indirect costs.

Federal Register :: Applications for New Awards; Office of Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies EASIE Community of Practice (CoP) New Applicant Information for the Indian Education Formula Grant Fiscal Management of Title VI Funds Who May Apply: (by category) The following entities are eligible under this program: Certain local educational agencies (LEAs), as prescribed by section 6112(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, (ESEA), including charter schools authorized as LEAs under State law; Schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) of the U.S. Department of the Interior, as prescribed by section 6113(d) of the ESEA; Indian Tribes and Indian Organizations (IO) under certain conditions, as prescribed by section 6112(c) of the ESEA; Indian Community Based Organizations (ICBO), as prescribed by section 6112(d) of the ESEA.

Consortia of two or more LEAs, Indian Tribes, IOs, and ICBOs are also eligible under certain circumstances, as prescribed by section 6112(a)(4) of the ESEA Note: Administrative or educational service districts that do not directly operate schools or enroll students are not eligible for grants under this program.

Who May Apply: In order to participate in the Title VI Indian Education Formula Grant program, eligible applicants must have a minimum of 10 Indian students enrolled in the LEA or not less than 25 percent of the total number enrollment. Exceptions - - The enrollment requirement does not apply in Alaska, California or Oklahoma or to LEAs located on, or in proximity to, a reservation.

Bureau-funded school means a school funded by the Bureau of Indian Education. This includes BIE-operated schools, contract or grant schools, or a school for which assistance is provided under the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988.

Indian means an individual who is-- A member of an Indian tribe or band, as membership is defined by the Indian tribe or band, including any tribe or band terminated since 1940, and any tribe or band recognized by the State in which the tribe or band resides; A descendant of a parent or grandparent who meets the requirements described in paragraph of this definition; Considered by the Secretary of the Interior to be an Indian for any purpose; An Eskimo, Aleut, or other Alaska Native; or A member of an organized Indian group that received a grant under the Indian Education Act of 1988 as it was in effect on October 19, 1994.

Indian Community-Based Organization means an organization comprised of Indians (as defined above) that— Is composed primarily of Indian parents, family members, and community members, tribal government education officials, from a specific community; Assists in the social, cultural and educational development of Indians in such committee; Meets the unique cultural, language, and academic needs of Indian students; and Demonstrates organizational and administrative capacity to manage the grant.

Indian Organization means - IO(s) are eligible for the Indian Education Formula Grant Program when: The LEA has not established a parent committee according to Section 6114(c)(4) of the ESEA The applicant IO represents more than one-half of the eligible Indian children served by the LEA.

Each participating LEA within an IO applying in Lieu of application is eligible to apply for a grant if the LEA meets the required minimum enrollment criteria and the LEA provides a free public education. The minimum number of eligible students must be at least 10; or Indian children constitute not less than 25 percent of the total enrollment of the LEA.

The minimum enrollment requirement does not apply in Alaska, California, or Oklahoma, or with respect to LEAs located on, or in proximity to, a reservation: and All of the Indian students identified by the IO were enrolled in the LEA's schools during the count period indicated by the IO Indian Tribes - Indian Tribes are eligible for the Title VI Indian Education Formula Grant Program when: An LEA that is eligible for the grant does not establish a parent committee.

The Indian Tribe represents more than one-half of the eligible Indian children served by that LEA. Each participating LEA within an Indian Tribe applying in Lieu of application is eligible to apply for a grant if the LEA meets the required minimum enrollment criteria and the LEA provides a free public education.

The minimum number of eligible students must be at least 10; or Indian children constitute not less than 25 percent of the total enrollment of the LEA. The minimum enrollment requirement does not apply in Alaska, California, or Oklahoma, or with respect to LEAs located on, or in proximity to, a reservation. The Indian Tribe assures that it will use the grant funds to provide services to all Indian students served by the LEA.

Local Education Agency is -- A public board of education or other public authority legally constituted within a state for either administrative control or direction of, or to perform service functions for, public elementary or secondary schools in: a city, county, township, school district, or other political subdivision of a state; or Such combination of school districts or counties a state recognizes as an administrative agency for its public elementary or secondary schools; or Any other public institution or agency that has administrative control and direction of a public elementary or secondary school.

Appropriation: $110,381,000 Number of New Awards: 1,276 Number of States with Title VI Programs: 38 Average Award: $86,505. 00 Range of Awards: $4,000 - $2,416,936 Appropriation: $110,377,777 Number of New Awards: 1,271 Number of States with Title VI Programs: 38 Average Award: $86,911.

64 Range of Awards: $4,000 - $2,701,370 Appropriation: $109,881,000 Number of New Awards: 1,276 Number of States with Title VI Programs: 38 Range of Awards: $4,000 - $2,653,308 Appropriation: $105,381,000 Number of New Awards: 1,258 Number of States with Title VI Programs: 38 Range of Awards: $4,000 - $2,730,488 Legislation, Regulations and Guidance Title VI — Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native Education, Part A — Indian Education Title VI — Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native Education Part A — Indian Education (redline version) President Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act into law on December 10, 2015.

ESSA includes provisions that will help to ensure success for students and schools. Below are just a few. The law: Advances equity by upholding critical protections for America's disadvantaged and high-need students.

Requires—for the first time—that all students in America be taught to high academic standards that will prepare them to succeed in college and careers. Ensures that vital information is provided to educators, families, students, and communities through annual statewide assessments that measure students' progress toward those high standards.

Helps to support and grow local innovations—including evidence-based and place-based interventions developed by local leaders and educators—consistent with our Promise Neighborhoods Sustains and expands this administration's historic investments in increasing access to high-quality preschool .

Maintains an expectation that there will be accountability and action to effect positive change in our lowest-performing schools, where groups of students are not making progress, and where graduation rates are low over extended periods of time. Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), amended as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), 2015: https://www. congress.

gov/114/plaws/publ95/PLAW-114publ95. pdf Uniform Administrative and Cost Principles, 2 CFR part 200 - Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR) link: https://www. ecfr.

gov/cgi-bin/text-idx? SID=6214841a79953f26c5c230d72d6b70a1&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title02/2cfr200_main_02. tpl Other Applicable Grant Regulations 34 CFR part 75— Direct Grant Programs: https://www.

ecfr. gov/cgi-bin/text-idx? SID=393301a7cdccca1ea71f18aae51824e7&node=34:1.

1. 1. 1.

22&rgn=div5 NEW : You can read about Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Tribal Consultation Guidance FAQs (September 2016) here . Electronic Grant Award Notice (GAN) Information for Grantees Webinar Federal Register https://www. federalregister.

gov/ SAM. gov (login and password set up required) https://sam. gov/content/home G5 - Grant's Management System: https://www.

g5. gov/EDIDMApp/adAuthentication/adLogin. action EASIE CoP Communities360° - Home > Overview > Announcements (ed.

gov) OESE Every Student Succeeds Act: https://oese. ed. gov/offices/office-of-formula-grants/school-support-and-accountability/the-elementary-secondary-education-act-the-every-student-succeeds-act-of-2016/every-student-succeeds-act-essa/ FY19 https://oese.

ed. gov/files/2020/05/OIE-TVI-Flexibilities. pdf .

FY20 OIE Formula Flexibilities FY 20 210624 1337 V3 pdf link OIE Annual Federal Register Notice Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) Page Last Reviewed: April 9, 2026