Title I, Part A Allocation

Purpose

The Title I, Part A Allocation Dashboard shows LEAs the factors that affect their Title I, Part A funding and forecasts the minimum funding they can expect the following year. It is important to note that the counts and percentages are based on Census Bureau data, not LEA enrollment or free and reduced-priced percentages.

The Census Bureau data uses LEA geographic boundaries. For schools without geographic boundaries, such as charter schools, the school will receive a proportion from the LEA where the school resides, provided the school meets the minimum formula children count and poverty percentages.

To download the data in Excel format, please visit OSPI's Federal Allocation webpage.

Overview

The Allocation by Grant Type chart shows which of the four grant types an LEA receives. This chart shows the funding amounts prior to the state reservations; for actual funding amounts see the Funding Forecast/Hold Harmless tab.

The Formula Children Count and Census Poverty Percentage chart shows the factors that determine grant eligibility. The text written inside the bar chart shows whether an LEA has the minimum number of ten formula children in order to qualify for funding. This count is based on Census Bureau data for children ages 5 to 17 who reside in the LEA’s geographic boundaries. The lines on the chart show whether the LEA has the minimum poverty percentage for each grant type: 2% for Basic; 5% for Targeted and Education Finance Incentive Grant (EFIG); and 15% for Concentration. LEAs with a count over 6,500 will also qualify for the Concentration grant, regardless of the poverty percentage.

As a reminder, this data is based on Census Bureau data for the LEA’s geographic boundaries; they are not based on an LEA’s enrollment or free/reduced lunch percentage. Note that LEAs without geographic boundaries receive a percentage proportional to the LEA in which they reside.

To summarize, if the bar graph text indicates at least 10 formula children and the bar graph is above the line for a grant type, the LEA will receive that grant type.

Net Allocations/State Reservations

OSPI receives Title I, Part A allocations and Census Bureau poverty counts and percentages from the U.S. Department of Education (ED).

The allocations are then adjusted to account for charter and tribal schools. Hold harmless checks are performed for each grant, and, if needed, funds are re-allocated to ensure all districts meet their hold harmless amount.

Up to 7% of the state total allocation is set aside for School Improvement grants (see OSPI’s School Improvement Resources webpage). These funds go to schools identified for Targeted or Comprehensive supports. The set aside is taken from each LEA’s allocation. However, the School improvement withholding will never reduce an LEA’s allocation below the prior year's net allocation; if loss of qualification or other reasons reduce an LEA's allocation below last year's net, no school improvement funds will be withheld.

In addition, OSPI reserves up to 1% of funds for state administrative costs, which goes to support OSPI staff.

Funding Forecast/Hold Harmless

Hold Harmless amounts are calculated for each grant separately. To receive the minimum Hold Harmless percentage of the previous year’s allocation, the LEA must meet the minimum requirements for that grant. Concentration grant Hold Harmless funding continues for four years after the LEA qualified for the grant.

The projected allocation is the LEA’s current allocation before state reservations multiplied by the applicable hold harmless percentage, which is then reduced by an additional ten percent to reflect any state reservations that may be made. If the LEA is in their fourth year of receiving Concentration Hold Harmless funding, the projected allocation does not include a Concentration allocation.

LEAs who are at-risk of a funding reduction will have that language displayed in red below their projected allocation amount. This language will appear for LEAs with a Census poverty percentage from 2% to 3% or from 5% to 6%, and/or a formula children count from 10 to 20 children.