The federal Department of Education is an important source of grants and grant information.
The following are links to the federal Department of Education and two of its most relevant grant web pages.
U.S. Department of Education Web Site
U.S. Department of Education Funding Overview
U.S. Department of Education Forecast of Funding Opportunities
The following list provides information about and links to a variety of Federal educational funding sources appropriate for the Scientific Learning family of products.
Title I, Part A — Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies
Title I, Part A,
provides financial assistance through State educational agencies (SEAs) to local
educational agencies (LEAs) and public schools with high numbers or percentages
of poor children to help ensure that all children meet challenging State
academic content and student academic achievement standards.
Title I, Part B, Subpart 1 — Reading First
Reading First is
designed to help states, school districts, and schools address the serious
deficiencies in children’s ability to read and to ensure that every child can
read at grade level or above by the end of third grade through the
implementation of instructional programs and materials and professional
development grounded in scientifically-based reading research.
Title I, Part B, Subpart 2 — Early Reading First
Early Reading First
is designed to transform existing early education programs into centers of
excellence that provide high-quality, early education to young children,
especially those from low-income families. The overall purpose of the Early
Reading First Program is to prepare young children to enter kindergarten with
the necessary language, cognitive, and early reading skills to prevent reading
difficulties and ensure school success.
Title I, Part E — Striving Readers
The purpose of the
Striving Readers program is to raise the reading achievement levels of middle
and high school-aged students in Title I-eligible schools with significant
numbers of students reading below grade level. The program supports new
comprehensive reading initiatives or expansion of existing initiatives that
improve the quality of literacy instruction across the curriculum, provide
intensive literacy interventions to struggling adolescent readers, and help to
build a strong, scientific research base for identifying and replicating
strategies that improve adolescent literacy skills.
Title II, Part D — Enhancing Education Through Technology (Ed Tech)
The primary goal of
the Ed-Tech program is to improve student academic achievement through the use
of technology in schools. It is also designed to assist students in crossing the
digital divide by ensuring that every student is technologically literate by the
end of eighth grade, and to encourage the effective integration of technology
with teacher training and curriculum development to establish successful
research-based instructional methods.
Title III, Part A — English Language Acquisition: State Formula Grant Program
Title III, Part A, is
designed to improve the education of limited English proficient (LEP) children
and youths by helping them learn English and meet challenging state academic
content and student academic achievement standards. The program provides
enhanced instructional opportunities for immigrant children and youths.
Title IV, Part B — 21st Century Community Learning Centers
The focus of the 21st
Century Community Learning Centers program is to provide expanded academic
enrichment opportunities for children attending low performing schools. Tutorial
services and academic enrichment activities are designed to help students meet
local and state academic standards in subjects such as reading and math. In
addition 21st CCLC programs provide youth development activities, drug and
violence prevention programs, technology education programs, art, music and
recreation programs, counseling and character education to enhance the academic
component of the program.
Special Education (IDEA) — Grants to States
The Special
Education, Grants to States program provides formula grants to states, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the secretary of the interior, freely
associated states, and outlying areas to assist them in meeting the costs of
providing special education and related services to children with
disabilities. In addition there are state and local grants and funding
sources that are appropriate for the Fast ForWord products.