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Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) Program is sponsored by U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE). The SRSA program provides financial assistance to rural local educational agencies (LEAs) to fund initiatives aimed at improving student academic achievement.
Funds can be used for activities authorized under Title I-A (Improving Basic Programs), Title II-A (Supporting Effective Instruction), Title III (Language Instruction for English Learners and Immigrant Students), Title IV-A (Student Support and Academic Enrichment), and Title IV-B (21st Century Community Learning Centers).
This includes purchasing agriculturally accurate books, materials for classroom projects, and expanding school garden projects. This program supports rural school districts, which are governmental entities.
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Small, Rural School Achievement Program | U.S. Department of Education Small, Rural School Achievement Program Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) 05/18/2026 - 11:59 PM EDT SRSA Applicant Information The purpose of the Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) program is to provide rural local educational agencies (LEAs) with financial assistance to fund initiatives aimed at improving student academic achievement.
LEAs are entitled to funds if they meet basic eligibility and application requirements. Awards are issued annually, and award amounts are determined using a formula.
Grantees may use SRSA funds to carry out activities authorized under any of the following federal programs: Title I, Part A (Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Education Agencies) Example: A school district develops an entrepreneurial education program to supplement its civics curriculum.
Title II, Part A (Supporting Effective Instruction) Example: A school district pays the stipend for a prospective teacher to work alongside an effective teacher, who is the teacher of record, for a full academic year. Title III (Language Instruction for English Learners and Immigrant Students) Example: A school district offers an afterschool enrichment program for English learners.
Title IV, Part A (Student Support and Academic Enrichment) Example: A school district purchases a bully prevention program for all schools. Title IV, Part B (21st Century Community Learning Centers) Example: A school district purchases instruments to supplement schools' band and orchestra programs. See the Uses of Funds Guide for the SRSA and and RLIS programs to better understand the allowable uses of funds specific to each program.
Alternative Fund Use Authority (AFUA) The Alternative Fund Use Authority allows SRSA-eligible LEAs greater flexibility in spending the funds they receive under Title II, Part A and Title IV, Part A to best address the LEA's particular needs. Under AFUA, LEAs are able to use their Title II, Part A and Title IV, Part A funds to pay for activities under any of the allowable uses for SRSA grant funds.
(See Section 5211(a) of the ESEA, as amended, for more information.) An SRSA-eligible LEA does not have to apply for SRSA funds may exercise AFUA. An LEA that is eligible for both SRSA and RLIS funds may exercise AFUA even if the LEA chooses to participate in RLIS instead of SRSA.
Before exercising AFUA, an eligible LEA must notify its SEA of its intent to do so by the deadline established by the SEA. Eligible LEAs should reach out to their REAP State Coordinator contact for more information about the SEA's reporting requirements deadline. The fiscal year (FY) 2026 SRSA application will be available to eligible local education agencies from April 13 through May 18, 2026.
If you are looking for the link to your SRSA application, email REAP@ed. gov. If you have a question about REAP eligibility, follow the steps below: Locate your LEA on the FY26 Master Eligibility Spreadsheet (MES) to determine its eligibility status for the two REAP grant programs (SRSA and RLIS). Review eligibility criteria for SRSA by visiting the SRSA Eligibility tab .
Review eligibility criteria for RLIS by visiting the RLIS Eligibility webpage . If your LEA is dual-eligible, please visit the Considerations for Dual-Eligible LEAs webpage . Reminder: Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Requirement Having a validated and active UEI registration is a requirement for accessing SRSA grant funds.
Review this UEI Support Guide to ensure your LEA has an active UEI registered in the System for Award Management’s online platform, SAM. gov .
SRSA Funding Formula and Allocation Information SRSA grant funds are allocated to eligible LEAs that submit an application based on the following formula : The number of students in average daily attendance, subtract 50 Multiply this number by 100 Add $20,000 — total amount may not exceed $60,000 From the total above, subtract the amount of funding under Title II, Part A and Title IV, Part A the LEA received in the previous fiscal year Congress determines the amount of funds available for REAP on an annual basis.
Per ESEA section 5234, the REAP appropriation from Congress is divided equally between the SRSA and the RLIS programs.
The actual size of an LEA's allocation depends on several factors including: the amount of funds Congress appropriates for REAP, the number of LEAs that are eligible and apply for SRSA funds, the LEA's ADA for a preceding year, and the LEA's Title II, Part A and Title IV, Part A award amounts for a preceding fiscal year.
The Department collects information on the Title II, Part A and Title IV, Part A award amounts from the SEAs when collecting eligibility data each year. The maximum amount of SRSA funds an LEA may receive in any year is $60,000. Some LEAs that meet the eligibility criteria of the SRSA program (i.e., being both small and rural), may not receive an SRSA grant award due to the funding formula described above.
If the combined amount of Title II, Part A and Title IV, Part A funding for a preceding fiscal year exceeds the LEA's initial SRSA award amount, the resulting final SRSA award amount would be $0. In these cases, LEAs are not invited to submit an SRSA application for that fiscal year. If the amount appropriated for SRSA is not sufficient to award the calculated allocations, all awards are ratably decreased.
Alternatively, all award amounts are ratably increased if the amount of funds made available by Congress is more than the total of the calculated allocations.
SRSA Post-Application Information The following resource is available to support SRSA applicants who have already applied and are waiting to receive an FY 2026 award: FY 2026 Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) Grant Post-Application Information The U.S. Department of Education annually produces a REAP Master Eligibility Spreadsheet (MES) to determine which LEAs are eligible for SRSA and RLIS.
Access the current FY2026 REAP Master Eligibility Spreadsheet Review the information and contact your REAP State Coordinator with updates, if necessary. For primary and secondary contact changes for your LEA, please send updates to reap@ed. gov .
When making a contact change, send the full name and email of the person being replaced, the full name and email of the person who will be the new contact, and indicate if the new contact will be the primary or secondary contact for your LEA. Note that it may take up to a week to see that change reflected on the MES posted here.
Prior Year REAP Master Eligibility Spreadsheets Note: These historical MES spreadsheets also include final award information. Historical REAP Master Eligibility Spreadsheet FY23 Historical REAP Master Eligibility Spreadsheet FY24 Historical REAP Master Eligibility Spreadsheet FY25 An LEA is eligible to participate in the SRSA program if it meets the statutory criteria of being both small and rural (see ESEA section 5211(b)).
To be considered small , an LEA must have a total average daily attendance (ADA) of fewer than 600 students or exclusively serve schools that are located in counties with a population density of fewer than 10 persons per square mile.
To be considered rural , all schools within the LEA must have a school locale code of 41, 42, or 43 (assigned by the Department's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)) or be located in an area of the State defined as rural by a governmental agency of the State.
In some States, the entity legally established to administer the SRSA program is an educational service agency (ESA), which is defined in section 8101(18) of the ESEA as "a regional public multiservice agency authorized by State statute to develop, manage, and provide services or programs to [LEAs]."
Section 5211(b)(1)(C) of the ESEA clarifies that an individual LEA within an ESA may apply for and receive SRSA grant funds if that LEA meets the SRSA eligibility criteria and the ESA to which it belongs does not itself receive an SRSA award on its behalf. Being eligible for the SRSA program does not guarantee that the LEA will receive an award.
If the LEA wishes to receive a grant award, it must comply with any requirements established by the Department to receive an SRSA award for a fiscal year (FY), including any application requirements. Additionally, an LEA may be eligible for SRSA but receive an allocation of $0 based on the funding formula (i.e., may not receive an SRSA award).
To find your LEA's locale code, visit the National Center for Education Statistics' locale lookup tool on their website . For more information on how locale codes are determined, visit the NCES Locale Boundaries User Manual . To see how SRSA differs from RLIS, view the SRSA-RLIS Comparison Table .
The Rural Education Achievement Program is committed to supporting LEAs as they implement Federal grant programs. Part of this commitment includes implementing a monitoring process designed to not only address REAP's responsibilities for fiscal and programmatic oversight, but to also identify areas in which LEAs need assistance and support to meet their goals and obligations.
The REAP monitoring process for LEAs receiving Title V, Part B funds is intended to be LEA-centered and is conducted either on-site or virtually. As part of regular monitoring, the REAP team reviews an LEA's grant administration and fiscal management processes, based on information provided through the monitoring process, and other relevant qualitative and quantitative data.
The primary goal of monitoring is to ensure that implementation of the SRSA program is consistent with the fiscal, administrative, and select program requirements contained in the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance: 2 Code of Federal Regulations (C. F. R.)
Part 200), the Education Department General Administrative Requirements (EDGAR), and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended. All monitoring reports are provided in the table below and assess an LEA's grant administration and fiscal management processes, based on information provided through the review process, and other relevant qualitative and quantitative data.
Monitoring reports are designed to communicate to LEAs and stakeholders the status of program implementation, noting areas where the LEA is excelling and areas that require attention.
LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY STATE FISCAL YEAR REPORT Alton School District NH 2020 PDF Attica Consolidated School Corporation IN 2022 PDF Resolution Bement CUSD 5 IL 2020 PDF Bloomfield Elementary MT 2023 PDF Canton Public Schools OK 2024 PDF Continental Local Schools OH 2021 PDF Resolution Culbertson Elementary MT 2024 PDF Custer County School District CO 2023 PDF Resolution Dongola Unit District #66 IL 2021 PDF Eminence R-1 MO 2020 PDF Green Township School District NJ 2021 PDF Hazen School District AR 2022 PDF Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2 SD 2020 PDF Mexicayotl Academy AZ 2022 PDF Morrill Public School NE 2020 PDF North Butler Community School District IA 2024 PDF North Wood R-IV MO 2020 PDF Polo CUSD 222 IL 2020 PDF Sweet Home Independent School District TX 2024 PDF Trinity Alps Unified School District CA 2021 PDF Westbrook Walnut Grove ISD 2898 MN 2021 PDF REAP Informational Document The REAP Informational Document is a comprehensive resource for recipients of the SRSA and RLIS grants and other stakeholders that includes essential information on relevant REAP processes, such as grant eligibility criteria, application process, allowable uses of funds, and the monitoring process.
REAP Informational Document REAP Grant Performance Periods UEIs and the System for Award Management (SAM) The Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) is a 12-character alphanumeric ID assigned to an LEA by SAM. All grantee LEAs need a UEI that is active and registered in SAM. gov to access REAP funds.
The UEI registration and annual reactivation processes in SAM. gov are completely free. To check the registration status of your LEA's UEI, use the SAM.
gov Status Tracker . You may also use the FSD. gov Live Chat to connect with a SAM agent directly.
For more support, please visit REAP's UEI and SAM Support webpage . Accessing Grant Awards in G5 G5 is the U.S. Department of Education's (Department) online platform for grant management. Creating an account, logging in, and obtaining Payee Access allows SRSA grantees to view and draw down awarded grant funds across multiple fiscal years.
For a step-by-step guide for accessing SRSA funds in G5, visit our G5 Support webpage . For questions about this transition, you may reach out to the Department's Office of Business Support Services helpdesk by calling 1-888-336-8930 or sending an email to obsshelpdesk@ed. gov .
FY 2026 SRSA Application Webinar Webinar Recording | Slides FY 2025 SRSA Welcome and Orientation Webinar Webinar Recording | Slides UEI Registration and Validation for Rural LEAs (Webinar by GSA) Webinar Recording | Slides Strategic Use of Funds: Title IV, Part A and REAP Funds Presentation General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) REAP Guide to GEPA Statements for SRSA Grantees The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Rural Education Resources NCES locale codes of individual schools NCES Locale Lookup Interactive Map Additional Contact Information REAP State Coordinator Contacts To reach your U.S. Department of Education REAP Program Officer please email REAP@ed.
gov Amount of funding Congress approved for the Rural Education Achievement Program, by year. Also see how the REAP team distributes the funds between its two grant programs; SRSA and RLIS.
Fiscal Year REAP Funding (total) SRSA Funding Portion RLIS Funding Portion 2025 $220,000,000 $110,000,000 $110,000,000 2024 $220,000,000 $110,000,000 $110,000,000 2023 $215,000,000 $107,500,000 $107,500,000 2022 $195,000,000 $97,500,000 $97,500,000 2021 $187,840,000 $93,920,000 $93,920,000 2020 $185,840,000 $92,920,000 $92,920,000 2019 $180,840,000 $90,420,000 $90,420,000 2018 $180,840,000 $90,420,000 $90,420,000 2017 $175,840,000 $87,920,000 $87,920,000 2016 $175,840,000 $87,920,000 $87,920,000 2015 $169,840,000 $84,920,000 $84,920,000 2014 $169,840,000 $84,920,000 $84,920,000 2013 $169,840,000 $84,920,000 $84,920,000 2012 $179,193,000 $89,596,500 $89,596,500 2011 $174,532,000 $87,266,000 $87,266,000 2010 $174,882,000 $87,441,000 $87,441,000 2009 $173,382,000 $86,691,000 $86,691,000 2008 $171,854,000 $85,927,000 $85,927,000 2007 $168,919,000 $84,459,500 $84,459,500 2006 $168,919,000 $84,459,500 $84,459,500 2005 $170,624,000 $85,312,000 $85,312,000 2004 $167,831,000 $83,915,500 $83,915,500 2003 $167,653,000 $83,826,500 $83,826,500 2002 $162,500,000 $81,250,000 $81,250,000 The purpose of the Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) program is to provide rural local educational agencies (LEAs) with financial assistance to fund initiatives aimed at improving student academic achievement.
LEAs are entitled to funds if they meet basic eligibility and application requirements. Awards are issued annually, and award amounts are determined using a formula.
Grantees may use SRSA funds to carry out activities authorized under any of the following federal programs: Title I, Part A (Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Education Agencies) Example: A school district develops an entrepreneurial education program to supplement its civics curriculum.
Title II, Part A (Supporting Effective Instruction) Example: A school district pays the stipend for a prospective teacher to work alongside an effective teacher, who is the teacher of record, for a full academic year. Title III (Language Instruction for English Learners and Immigrant Students) Example: A school district offers an afterschool enrichment program for English learners.
Title IV, Part A (Student Support and Academic Enrichment) Example: A school district purchases a bully prevention program for all schools. Title IV, Part B (21st Century Community Learning Centers) Example: A school district purchases instruments to supplement schools' band and orchestra programs. See the Uses of Funds Guide for the SRSA and and RLIS programs to better understand the allowable uses of funds specific to each program.
Alternative Fund Use Authority (AFUA) The Alternative Fund Use Authority allows SRSA-eligible LEAs greater flexibility in spending the funds they receive under Title II, Part A and Title IV, Part A to best address the LEA's particular needs. Under AFUA, LEAs are able to use their Title II, Part A and Title IV, Part A funds to pay for activities under any of the allowable uses for SRSA grant funds.
(See Section 5211(a) of the ESEA, as amended, for more information.) An SRSA-eligible LEA does not have to apply for SRSA funds may exercise AFUA. An LEA that is eligible for both SRSA and RLIS funds may exercise AFUA even if the LEA chooses to participate in RLIS instead of SRSA.
Before exercising AFUA, an eligible LEA must notify its SEA of its intent to do so by the deadline established by the SEA. Eligible LEAs should reach out to their REAP State Coordinator contact for more information about the SEA's reporting requirements deadline. SRSA Applicant Information The fiscal year (FY) 2026 SRSA application will be available to eligible local education agencies from April 13 through May 18, 2026.
If you are looking for the link to your SRSA application, email REAP@ed. gov. If you have a question about REAP eligibility, follow the steps below: Locate your LEA on the FY26 Master Eligibility Spreadsheet (MES) to determine its eligibility status for the two REAP grant programs (SRSA and RLIS). Review eligibility criteria for SRSA by visiting the SRSA Eligibility tab .
Review eligibility criteria for RLIS by visiting the RLIS Eligibility webpage . If your LEA is dual-eligible, please visit the Considerations for Dual-Eligible LEAs webpage . Reminder: Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Requirement Having a validated and active UEI registration is a requirement for accessing SRSA grant funds.
Review this UEI Support Guide to ensure your LEA has an active UEI registered in the System for Award Management’s online platform, SAM. gov .
SRSA Funding Formula and Allocation Information SRSA grant funds are allocated to eligible LEAs that submit an application based on the following formula : The number of students in average daily attendance, subtract 50 Multiply this number by 100 Add $20,000 — total amount may not exceed $60,000 From the total above, subtract the amount of funding under Title II, Part A and Title IV, Part A the LEA received in the previous fiscal year Congress determines the amount of funds available for REAP on an annual basis.
Per ESEA section 5234, the REAP appropriation from Congress is divided equally between the SRSA and the RLIS programs.
The actual size of an LEA's allocation depends on several factors including: the amount of funds Congress appropriates for REAP, the number of LEAs that are eligible and apply for SRSA funds, the LEA's ADA for a preceding year, and the LEA's Title II, Part A and Title IV, Part A award amounts for a preceding fiscal year.
The Department collects information on the Title II, Part A and Title IV, Part A award amounts from the SEAs when collecting eligibility data each year. The maximum amount of SRSA funds an LEA may receive in any year is $60,000. Some LEAs that meet the eligibility criteria of the SRSA program (i.e., being both small and rural), may not receive an SRSA grant award due to the funding formula described above.
If the combined amount of Title II, Part A and Title IV, Part A funding for a preceding fiscal year exceeds the LEA's initial SRSA award amount, the resulting final SRSA award amount would be $0. In these cases, LEAs are not invited to submit an SRSA application for that fiscal year. If the amount appropriated for SRSA is not sufficient to award the calculated allocations, all awards are ratably decreased.
Alternatively, all award amounts are ratably increased if the amount of funds made available by Congress is more than the total of the calculated allocations.
SRSA Post-Application Information The following resource is available to support SRSA applicants who have already applied and are waiting to receive an FY 2026 award: FY 2026 Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) Grant Post-Application Information The U.S. Department of Education annually produces a REAP Master Eligibility Spreadsheet (MES) to determine which LEAs are eligible for SRSA and RLIS.
Access the current FY2026 REAP Master Eligibility Spreadsheet Review the information and contact your REAP State Coordinator with updates, if necessary. For primary and secondary contact changes for your LEA, please send updates to reap@ed. gov .
When making a contact change, send the full name and email of the person being replaced, the full name and email of the person who will be the new contact, and indicate if the new contact will be the primary or secondary contact for your LEA. Note that it may take up to a week to see that change reflected on the MES posted here.
Prior Year REAP Master Eligibility Spreadsheets Note: These historical MES spreadsheets also include final award information. Historical REAP Master Eligibility Spreadsheet FY23 Historical REAP Master Eligibility Spreadsheet FY24 Historical REAP Master Eligibility Spreadsheet FY25 An LEA is eligible to participate in the SRSA program if it meets the statutory criteria of being both small and rural (see ESEA section 5211(b)).
To be considered small , an LEA must have a total average daily attendance (ADA) of fewer than 600 students or exclusively serve schools that are located in counties with a population density of fewer than 10 persons per square mile.
To be considered rural , all schools within the LEA must have a school locale code of 41, 42, or 43 (assigned by the Department's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)) or be located in an area of the State defined as rural by a governmental agency of the State.
In some States, the entity legally established to administer the SRSA program is an educational service agency (ESA), which is defined in section 8101(18) of the ESEA as "a regional public multiservice agency authorized by State statute to develop, manage, and provide services or programs to [LEAs]."
Section 5211(b)(1)(C) of the ESEA clarifies that an individual LEA within an ESA may apply for and receive SRSA grant funds if that LEA meets the SRSA eligibility criteria and the ESA to which it belongs does not itself receive an SRSA award on its behalf. Being eligible for the SRSA program does not guarantee that the LEA will receive an award.
If the LEA wishes to receive a grant award, it must comply with any requirements established by the Department to receive an SRSA award for a fiscal year (FY), including any application requirements. Additionally, an LEA may be eligible for SRSA but receive an allocation of $0 based on the funding formula (i.e., may not receive an SRSA award).
To find your LEA's locale code, visit the National Center for Education Statistics' locale lookup tool on their website . For more information on how locale codes are determined, visit the NCES Locale Boundaries User Manual . To see how SRSA differs from RLIS, view the SRSA-RLIS Comparison Table .
The Rural Education Achievement Program is committed to supporting LEAs as they implement Federal grant programs. Part of this commitment includes implementing a monitoring process designed to not only address REAP's responsibilities for fiscal and programmatic oversight, but to also identify areas in which LEAs need assistance and support to meet their goals and obligations.
The REAP monitoring process for LEAs receiving Title V, Part B funds is intended to be LEA-centered and is conducted either on-site or virtually. As part of regular monitoring, the REAP team reviews an LEA's grant administration and fiscal management processes, based on information provided through the monitoring process, and other relevant qualitative and quantitative data.
The primary goal of monitoring is to ensure that implementation of the SRSA program is consistent with the fiscal, administrative, and select program requirements contained in the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance: 2 Code of Federal Regulations (C. F. R.)
Part 200), the Education Department General Administrative Requirements (EDGAR), and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended. All monitoring reports are provided in the table below and assess an LEA's grant administration and fiscal management processes, based on information provided through the review process, and other relevant qualitative and quantitative data.
Monitoring reports are designed to communicate to LEAs and stakeholders the status of program implementation, noting areas where the LEA is excelling and areas that require attention.
LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY STATE FISCAL YEAR REPORT Alton School District NH 2020 PDF Attica Consolidated School Corporation IN 2022 PDF Resolution Bement CUSD 5 IL 2020 PDF Bloomfield Elementary MT 2023 PDF Canton Public Schools OK 2024 PDF Continental Local Schools OH 2021 PDF Resolution Culbertson Elementary MT 2024 PDF Custer County School District CO 2023 PDF Resolution Dongola Unit District #66 IL 2021 PDF Eminence R-1 MO 2020 PDF Green Township School District NJ 2021 PDF Hazen School District AR 2022 PDF Highmore-Harrold School District 34-2 SD 2020 PDF Mexicayotl Academy AZ 2022 PDF Morrill Public School NE 2020 PDF North Butler Community School District IA 2024 PDF North Wood R-IV MO 2020 PDF Polo CUSD 222 IL 2020 PDF Sweet Home Independent School District TX 2024 PDF Trinity Alps Unified School District CA 2021 PDF Westbrook Walnut Grove ISD 2898 MN 2021 PDF REAP Informational Document The REAP Informational Document is a comprehensive resource for recipients of the SRSA and RLIS grants and other stakeholders that includes essential information on relevant REAP processes, such as grant eligibility criteria, application process, allowable uses of funds, and the monitoring process.
REAP Informational Document REAP Grant Performance Periods UEIs and the System for Award Management (SAM) The Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) is a 12-character alphanumeric ID assigned to an LEA by SAM. All grantee LEAs need a UEI that is active and registered in SAM. gov to access REAP funds.
The UEI registration and annual reactivation processes in SAM. gov are completely free. To check the registration status of your LEA's UEI, use the SAM.
gov Status Tracker . You may also use the FSD. gov Live Chat to connect with a SAM agent directly.
For more support, please visit REAP's UEI and SAM Support webpage . Accessing Grant Awards in G5 G5 is the U.S. Department of Education's (Department) online platform for grant management. Creating an account, logging in, and obtaining Payee Access allows SRSA grantees to view and draw down awarded grant funds across multiple fiscal years.
For a step-by-step guide for accessing SRSA funds in G5, visit our G5 Support webpage . For questions about this transition, you may reach out to the Department's Office of Business Support Services helpdesk by calling 1-888-336-8930 or sending an email to obsshelpdesk@ed. gov .
FY 2026 SRSA Application Webinar Webinar Recording | Slides FY 2025 SRSA Welcome and Orientation Webinar Webinar Recording | Slides UEI Registration and Validation for Rural LEAs (Webinar by GSA) Webinar Recording | Slides Strategic Use of Funds: Title IV, Part A and REAP Funds Presentation General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) REAP Guide to GEPA Statements for SRSA Grantees The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Rural Education Resources NCES locale codes of individual schools NCES Locale Lookup Interactive Map Additional Contact Information REAP State Coordinator Contacts To reach your U.S. Department of Education REAP Program Officer please email REAP@ed.
gov Amount of funding Congress approved for the Rural Education Achievement Program, by year. Also see how the REAP team distributes the funds between its two grant programs; SRSA and RLIS.
Fiscal Year REAP Funding (total) SRSA Funding Portion RLIS Funding Portion 2025 $220,000,000 $110,000,000 $110,000,000 2024 $220,000,000 $110,000,000 $110,000,000 2023 $215,000,000 $107,500,000 $107,500,000 2022 $195,000,000 $97,500,000 $97,500,000 2021 $187,840,000 $93,920,000 $93,920,000 2020 $185,840,000 $92,920,000 $92,920,000 2019 $180,840,000 $90,420,000 $90,420,000 2018 $180,840,000 $90,420,000 $90,420,000 2017 $175,840,000 $87,920,000 $87,920,000 2016 $175,840,000 $87,920,000 $87,920,000 2015 $169,840,000 $84,920,000 $84,920,000 2014 $169,840,000 $84,920,000 $84,920,000 2013 $169,840,000 $84,920,000 $84,920,000 2012 $179,193,000 $89,596,500 $89,596,500 2011 $174,532,000 $87,266,000 $87,266,000 2010 $174,882,000 $87,441,000 $87,441,000 2009 $173,382,000 $86,691,000 $86,691,000 2008 $171,854,000 $85,927,000 $85,927,000 2007 $168,919,000 $84,459,500 $84,459,500 2006 $168,919,000 $84,459,500 $84,459,500 2005 $170,624,000 $85,312,000 $85,312,000 2004 $167,831,000 $83,915,500 $83,915,500 2003 $167,653,000 $83,826,500 $83,826,500 2002 $162,500,000 $81,250,000 $81,250,000 Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) Page Last Reviewed: May 4, 2026
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Rural Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) that meet specific criteria for rurality and low-income student populations. An eligible school district that chooses to participate in SRSA may not receive funding under the Rural and Low-Income School (RLIS) program. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $0 - $60,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) Program are due May 1, 2027. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) Program is funded by U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
Past winners and funding trends for this program
Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE). This program provides financial assistance to rural districts to carry out activities to help improve the quality of teaching and learning in their schools. This includes programs for teacher professional development, technology, and academic enrichment.
Stronger Connections Grant Program is sponsored by U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE). This program provides supplemental funding to State Educational Agencies (SEAs) to competitively award subgrants to high-need Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) for activities that support safe and healthy learning environments and prevent bullying, violence, and hate.
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