Rural Education Achievement Program: Small, Rural School Achievement Program and Rural and Low-Income School Program Application

The U.S. Department of Education (the Department) administers the Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) program (authorized under sections 5211-5212 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)) and the Rural and Low-Income School (RLIS) program (authorized under ESEA section 5221). In order to make grant awards to eligible SRSA and RLIS entities, the Department must collect information from State and local educational agencies. The information collected is used to determine the eligibility of individual LEAs and calculate the allocation each eligible LEA should receive according to formulas prescribed in the ESEA.

The latest form for Rural Education Achievement Program: Small, Rural School Achievement Program and Rural and Low-Income School Program Application expires 2022-12-31 and can be found here.