Department of Education — Federal Assistance Programs

To provide grants to eligible entities to leverage funds through credit enhancement initiatives in order to assist charter schools in using private-sector capital to acquire, construct,…

To provide low-income parents residing in the District of Columbia with expanded options for the education of their children. This program is part of a broader…

Objectives of the programs vary based on the directed grant award. Awards are made to specified institutions for purposes specified in the appropriations or authorization bills.

To support innovative activities aimed at improving the outcomes of individuals with disabilities as defined by section 7(20)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act.

To support education evaluation and technical assistance related to the education sciences that improve the quality of education and, thereby, increase student academic achievement, reduce the…

To ensure that all homeless children and youth have equal access to the same free, appropriate public education available to other children, the Education for Homeless…

To support the creation, development, implementation, replication, and scaling up of evidence-based, field-initiated innovations designed to improve student achievement and attainment for high-need students through a…

To support research activities that improve the quality of education and, thereby, increase student academic achievement, reduce the achievement gap between high-performing and low-performing students, and…

To prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus COVID-19 disease pandemic.

To help ensure that English learners (ELs), including immigrant children and youth, attain English proficiency and meet the same challenging State academic standards that all children…

To provide loan capital directly from the Federal government to vocational, undergraduate, and graduate postsecondary school students and their parents.

To provide eligible undergraduate postsecondary students who have demonstrated financial need with grant assistance to help meet educational expenses.

To convey surplus Federal Real Property for educational purposes at fair market value.

To provide need-based grant aid to eligible undergraduate postsecondary students to help meet educational expenses.

To provide part-time employment to eligible postsecondary students to help meet educational expenses and encourage students receiving program assistance to participate in community service activities.

To provide assistance to support institutional reforms and innovative strategies designed to improve postsecondary instruction, quality, and to expand postsecondary opportunities. For community project funding, to…

Provides 6-or 7-year grants to States and Partnerships to provide support, and maintain a commitment, to eligible students from low-income backgrounds, including students with disabilities, to…

In fulfillment of the Education of the Deaf Act, Title I, Part A and Section 207, Gallaudet University (University) operates as a private, nonprofit institution of…

To provide fellowships through graduate academic departments, programs, and units of institutions of higher education to graduate students of superior ability who demonstrate financial need for…

The purpose of this program is: to pay the costs of developing the standards and high-quality assessments required by Title I of the ESEA. Once a…