Description
The U.S. Department of Education is awarding grants on a formula basis to eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) to address the unique needs of rural school districts under the Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) program. Eligible LEAs must submit an electronic application via the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) MAX Survey platform by April 15, 2022. The grants will be used to support the unique needs of rural school districts.
• The total number of students in average daily attendance at all of the schools served by the LEA is fewer than 600; or each county in which a school served by the LEA is located has a total population density of fewer than 10 persons per square mile.
• All of the schools served by the LEA are designated with a school locale code of 41, 42, or 43 by the Department’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES); or the Secretary has determined, based on a demonstration by the LEA and concurrence of the State educational agency, that the LEA is located in an area defined as rural by a governmental agency of the State.