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Title 20, EducationRelease 119-110

§7345a Grant Program Authorized

Title 20 › CHAPTER 70 — STRENGTHENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS › SUBCHAPTER V — FLEXIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY › Part B — Rural Education Initiative › subpart 1 — small, rural school achievement program › § 7345a

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary can give grants to eligible local school districts (LEAs) so they can carry out certain federal education activities listed in the law. An LEA’s award is a base amount of $100 for each student above 50 in average daily attendance plus $20,000, but the base cannot be more than $60,000. From that amount the Secretary must subtract what the LEA got last year under the programs listed in section 7345(c). If the total money available for this program is $265,000,000 or more, the base extra is $25,000 and the cap is $80,000. For LEAs that belong to an educational service agency, the Secretary may instead subtract that LEA’s per‑pupil share of what the service agency received, if doing so does not unfairly affect any State. If there is not enough money to pay every LEA in full, the Secretary must cut awards evenly and then restore them evenly if more funds become available. Certain LEAs that lost eligibility because of changes made by the Every Student Succeeds Act but were eligible before December 10, 2015, get transition payments: for fiscal year 2017 they get 75% of their 2015 amount, for 2018 they get 50%, and for 2019 they get 25%. The Secretary must pay the grants no later than July 1 of the fiscal year.

Full Legal Text

Title 20, §7345a

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(a)In general
The Secretary is authorized to award grants to eligible local educational agencies to enable the local educational agencies to carry out activities authorized under any of the following provisions:
(1)Part A of subchapter I.
(2)Part A of subchapter II.
(3)Subchapter III.
(4)Part A or B of subchapter IV.
(b)Allocation
(1)Allocation
(A)In general
Except as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4), the Secretary shall award a grant under subsection (a) to a local educational agency eligible under section 7345(b) of this title for a fiscal year in an amount equal to the initial amount determined under paragraph (2) for the fiscal year minus the total amount received by the agency under the provisions of law described in section 7345(c) of this title for the preceding fiscal year.
(B)Special determination
For a local educational agency that is eligible under section 7345(b)(1)(C) of this title and is a member of an educational service agency, the Secretary may determine the award amount by subtracting from the initial amount determined under paragraph (2), an amount that is equal to that local educational agency’s per-pupil share of the total amount received by the educational service agency under the provisions described in section 7345(c) of this title, as long as a determination under this subparagraph would not disproportionately affect any State.
(2)Determination of initial amount
(A)In general
The initial amount referred to in paragraph (1) is equal to $100 multiplied by the total number of students in excess of 50 students, in average daily attendance at the schools served by the local educational agency, plus $20,000, except that the initial amount may not exceed $60,000.
(B)Special rule
For any fiscal year for which the amount made available to carry out this part is $265,000,000 or more, subparagraph (A) shall be applied—
(i)by substituting “$25,000” for “$20,000”; and
(ii)by substituting “$80,000” for “$60,000”.
(3)Ratable adjustment
(A)In general
If the amount made available to carry out this section for any fiscal year is not sufficient to pay in full the amounts that local educational agencies are eligible to receive under paragraph (1) for such year, the Secretary shall ratably reduce such amounts for such year.
(B)Additional amounts
If additional funds become available for making payments under paragraph (1) for such fiscal year, payments that were reduced under subparagraph (A) shall be increased on the same basis as such payments were reduced.
(4)Hold harmless
For a local educational agency that is not eligible under this subpart due to amendments made by the Every Student Succeeds Act to section 7345(b)(1)(A)(ii) of this title but met the eligibility requirements under section 7345(b) of this title as such section was in effect on the day before December 10, 2015, the agency shall receive—
(A)for fiscal year 2017, 75 percent of the amount such agency received for fiscal year 2015;
(B)for fiscal year 2018, 50 percent of the amount such agency received for fiscal year 2015; and
(C)for fiscal year 2019, 25 percent of the amount such agency received for fiscal year 2015.
(c)Disbursement
The Secretary shall disburse the funds awarded to a local educational agency under this section for a fiscal year not later than July 1 of that fiscal year.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

made by the Every Student Succeeds Act to section 7345(b)(1)(A)(ii) of this title, referred to in subsec. (b)(4), mean the

Amendments

made to section 7345(b)(1)(A)(ii) of this title by Pub. L. 114–95, title V, § 5003(1)(B)(i), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2041. See 2015 Amendment note under section 7345 of this title. section 7345(b) of this title as such section was in effect on the day before December 10, 2015, referred to in subsec. (b)(4), means section 7345(b) of this title prior to amendment by Pub. L. 114–95, title V, §§ 5001(a)(3), 5003(1)(B), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2039–2041.

Amendments

2015—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 114–95, § 5003(2)(A), added pars. (1) to (4) and struck out former pars. (1) to (5) which read as follows: “(1) Part A of subchapter I of this chapter. “(2) Part A or D of subchapter II of this chapter. “(3) Subchapter III of this chapter. “(4) Part A or B of subchapter IV of this chapter. “(5) Part A of subchapter V of this chapter.” Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 114–95, § 5003(2)(B)(i), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Secretary shall award a grant under subsection (a) of this section to a local educational agency eligible under section 7345(b) of this title for a fiscal year in an amount equal to the initial amount determined under paragraph (2) for the fiscal year minus the total amount received by the agency under the provisions of law described in section 7345(c) of this title for the preceding fiscal year.” Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 114–95, § 5003(2)(B)(ii), added par. (2) and struck out former par. (2). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The initial amount referred to in paragraph (1) is equal to $100 multiplied by the total number of students in excess of 50 students, in average daily attendance at the schools served by the local educational agency, plus $20,000, except that the initial amount may not exceed $60,000.” Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 114–95, § 5003(2)(B)(iii), added par. (4). Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 114–95, § 5003(2)(C), struck out subsec. (d). Text read as follows: “A local educational agency that is eligible to receive a grant under this subpart for a fiscal year is not eligible to receive funds for such fiscal year under subpart 2 of this part.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2015 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title.

Reference

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Citation

20 U.S.C. § 7345a

Title 20, Education

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110