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Statewide Family Engagement Centers (84.310)

Statewide Family Engagement Centers (Assistance Listing 84.310) is run by the Department of Education. It awarded $80.3 million in 32 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $2.5 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

The typical award was $2.1 million. Half of the 32 awards fell between $1.6 million and $3.3 million, and they ranged from $701,529 to $4.3 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

To provide financial support to statewide organizations that conduct parent education and family engagement programs or provide technical assistance to State and local educational agencies to support family-school partnerships.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Statewide organizations or consortia of such organizations may apply.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Funds may be used to provide technical assistance and training to State and local educational agencies and to conduct parent education and family engagement programs. Competitions are announced in the Federal Register. Specific limitations and restrictions for each competition are provided in the Federal Register notice.

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

Varies by competition.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Statewide Family Engagement Centers (84.310) awarded$80.3 million across 32 grant awards, an average of $2.5 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
National Center for Families Learning IncKentucky5$12.2 million
Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium, IncMaryland3$7.2 million
West River FoundationSouth Dakota2$6.1 million
University of HawaiiHawaii2$5.9 million
Capitol Region Education CouncilConnecticut2$5.2 million
University of South CarolinaSouth Carolina2$4.9 million
Edventure Group Inc.West Virginia2$4.7 million
The Ohio State UniversityOhio2$4.5 million
Association of Alaska School BoardsAlaska1$4.3 million
Statewide Parent Advocacy Network IncNew Jersey1$3.3 million
Indiana Resource Center for Families with Special Needs, IncIndiana1$3.3 million
Louisiana Children's Research Center for Development and Learning, IncLouisiana1$3.1 million
Education Alliance for New HampshireNew Hampshire1$3.1 million
Education NorthwestOregon1$3.1 million
Keystone CenterColorado1$2.1 million
Parent Institute for Quality Education, Inc.California1$2.0 million
The Federation for Children with Special Needs, Inc.Massachusetts1$1.8 million
Prichard Committee for Academic ExcellenceKentucky1$1.6 million
Pacer Center IncMinnesota1$1.0 million
Save the Children Federation, Inc.Connecticut1$701,529

Top states: Kentucky ($13.8 million), Maryland ($7.2 million), South Dakota ($6.1 million), Connecticut ($5.9 million), Hawaii ($5.9 million), South Carolina ($4.9 million), West Virginia ($4.7 million), Ohio ($4.5 million), Alaska ($4.3 million), New Jersey ($3.3 million).

Who usually wins

Nonprofits received 51% of the money, colleges and universities 19% and small businesses 17%.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Nonprofits17$41.0 million51%
Colleges and universities6$15.2 million19%
Small businesses5$13.4 million17%
State and local governments2$5.2 million6.5%
Tribal governments and organizations1$3.3 million4.1%
Other1$2.1 million2.6%

By state

Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
Kentucky6$13.8 million
Maryland3$7.2 million
South Dakota2$6.1 million
Connecticut3$5.9 million
Hawaii2$5.9 million
South Carolina2$4.9 million
West Virginia2$4.7 million
Ohio2$4.5 million
Alaska1$4.3 million
New Jersey1$3.3 million
Indiana1$3.3 million
Louisiana1$3.1 million
New Hampshire1$3.1 million
Oregon1$3.1 million
Colorado1$2.1 million
California1$2.0 million
Massachusetts1$1.8 million
Minnesota1$1.0 million

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.