Major Federal Programs

• Title I = $12.35 billion
  Title I is provides funding to states and 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.
   

• Special Education State Grants = $10.07 billion
  The Office of Special Education supports children and youth with disabilities ages birth through 21 by providing leadership and financial support to assist states and local districts, including professional development funding.
   
• Improving Teacher Quality State Grants = $2.93 billion
  The Improving Teach Quality grants seek to increase the academic achievement of all students by helping schools and school districts ensure that all teachers are highly qualified to teach.
   
• 21st Century Community Learning Centers = $999 million
  21st Century Community Learning Centers 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.
   
• Comprehensive School Reform = $308 million
  The Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) program is designed to increase student achievement by assisting public schools across the country with implementing comprehensive reforms that are grounded in scientifically based research and effective practices.
   
• Rural and Low-Income School Program = $168 million
  This assistance program is designed to address the needs of rural, low-income schools, it also helps them create competitive applications for grants.

Reading Funding Programs

• Reading First = $1.02 billion
  The Reading First Initiative provides states and local school districts funding to eliminate the reading deficit by establishing high-quality, comprehensive reading instruction in kindergarten through grade 3.
   
• Early Reading First = $74.5 million
  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.
   
• Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students = $665 M
  The Office of English Language Acquisition's mission is to identify major issues affecting the education of English language learners, and to assist and support State and local systemic reform efforts that emphasize high academic standards, school accountability, professional training and parent involvement.

Technology Funding Programs

• Enhancing Education through Technology (Ed-Tech) State
  Programs = $696 million
  One goal of the Ed-Tech Program is to encourage the effective integration of technology with teacher training and curriculum development to establish successful research-based instructional methods.
   
• Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology = $62 million (2003)