No Child Left Behind - Title V-A: Innovative Programs State Grants
What are Innovative Programs Grants?
The Innovative Programs formula grants allow recipients to use funds to benefit any and all student populations, in any and all schools. The purposes of the program are to:
• Support local education reform efforts that are consistent with statewide education reform efforts
• Provide funding to enable States and LEAs to implement promising educational reform programs and school improvement initiatives based on scientifically based research
• Provide a continuing source of innovation and educational improvement, including support for library services and instructional and media materials, and meet the educational needs of all students, including at risk students; and develop education programs to improve school, student, and teacher performance
How is Innovative Program funding distributed?
Funds are allocated by formula, based on states’ relative share of the school-age population.
• States must award sub grants of at least 85 percent of their funds to districts based on the relative enrollments in public and private schools.
• State education agencies may use their share of program funds for:
→ Supporting school choice options
→ School renovations
→ Technology
→ Implementing other state reforms
How can schools use Innovative Program funding?
Funding may be used for a wide variety of purposes:
• Implementing promising education reform programs
• Providing a continuing source of innovation and educational improvement
• Helping meet the special education needs of at-risk and high-need students
• Supporting programs to improve school, student, and teacher performance
The Innovative Programs formula grants allow recipients to use funds to benefit any and all student populations, in any and all schools. The purposes of the program are to:
• Support local education reform efforts that are consistent with statewide education reform efforts
• Provide funding to enable States and LEAs to implement promising educational reform programs and school improvement initiatives based on scientifically based research
• Provide a continuing source of innovation and educational improvement, including support for library services and instructional and media materials, and meet the educational needs of all students, including at risk students; and develop education programs to improve school, student, and teacher performance
How is Innovative Program funding distributed?
Funds are allocated by formula, based on states’ relative share of the school-age population.
• States must award sub grants of at least 85 percent of their funds to districts based on the relative enrollments in public and private schools.
• State education agencies may use their share of program funds for:
→ Supporting school choice options
→ School renovations
→ Technology
→ Implementing other state reforms
How can schools use Innovative Program funding?
Funding may be used for a wide variety of purposes:
• Implementing promising education reform programs
• Providing a continuing source of innovation and educational improvement
• Helping meet the special education needs of at-risk and high-need students
• Supporting programs to improve school, student, and teacher performance
