English Language Acquisition State Grants (84.365)
English Language Acquisition State Grants (Assistance Listing 84.365) is run by the Department of Education. It awarded $4.2 billion in 434 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $9.7 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $2.7 million. Half of the 434 awards fell between $1.1 million and $7.8 million, and they ranged from $56,578 to $161 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$4.2 billion
- Grant awards434
- Typical award$2.7 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$870 million
- Size rank104 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceFormula grants
Key findings
- Annual funding rose from $783 million in fiscal 2021 to $870 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 104th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 80% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 52 states and territories.
What the program funds
To help ensure that English learners (ELs), including immigrant children and youth, attain English proficiency and meet the same challenging State academic standards that all children are expected to meet.
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
States with approved State plans and outlying areas are eligible to receive funds.
What the money can and cannot pay for
The Department makes awards to States and outlying areas using a formula based on their share of ELs and immigrant children and youth. State educational agencies (SEAs) must use at least 95 percent of their allocations to award subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to assist ELs in learning English and meeting challenging State academic standards, and for subgrants to LEAs that have experienced a significant increase in the number of immigrant children and youth. The immigrant subgrants cannot exceed 15 percent of the SEA's total allocation. SEAs may reserve up to 5 percent of their allocations for the establishment and implementation of statewide entrance and exit procedures for ELs, planning, evaluation, professional development activities, technical assistance and recognition. From the amount it reserves for those State activities, SEAs may reserve 50 percent of that amount or $175,000, whichever is greater, for direct administrative costs. Subgrantees must use funds to increase the English proficiency of ELs by providing effective language instruction educational programs that will increase ELs, English proficiency and achievement in the core academic subjects.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details. This listing has maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements AND total allocations over $100 million for the current fiscal year.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines
Award range and average, in the agency's words
FY 24 $112,839 - $157,628,293; $14,696,237 average.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, English Language Acquisition State Grants (84.365) awarded $4.2 billion across 434 grant awards, an average of $9.7 million per award.
Who usually wins
State and local governments received 76% of the money, colleges and universities 23% and nonprofits 0.5%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 273 | $3.2 billion | 76% |
| Colleges and universities | 137 | $987 million | 23% |
| Nonprofits | 15 | $20.4 million | 0.5% |
| Tribal governments and organizations | 7 | $6.5 million | 0.1% |
| Businesses | 2 | $4.2 million | 0.1% |
By state
Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 34 | $831 million |
| Texas | 20 | $700 million |
| New York | 10 | $323 million |
| Florida | 10 | $284 million |
| Illinois | 6 | $144 million |
| New Jersey | 7 | $134 million |
| Washington | 11 | $106 million |
| Georgia | 8 | $105 million |
| Massachusetts | 12 | $104 million |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | $99.8 million |
| North Carolina | 7 | $94.0 million |
| Virginia | 7 | $88.5 million |
| Arizona | 9 | $80.6 million |
| Maryland | 8 | $79.9 million |
| Ohio | 12 | $77.5 million |
| Michigan | 9 | $71.7 million |
| Colorado | 11 | $59.8 million |
| Minnesota | 8 | $58.4 million |
| Indiana | 10 | $55.1 million |
| Oregon | 11 | $50.0 million |
| Tennessee | 6 | $48.9 million |
| Wisconsin | 7 | $41.7 million |
| Nevada | 6 | $41.1 million |
| Oklahoma | 13 | $41.0 million |
| South Carolina | 8 | $37.3 million |
| Connecticut | 5 | $36.6 million |
| Utah | 7 | $34.6 million |
| Missouri | 8 | $33.0 million |
| Kansas | 10 | $32.6 million |
| New Mexico | 7 | $29.6 million |
| Kentucky | 7 | $28.9 million |
| Alabama | 7 | $27.3 million |
| Iowa | 8 | $26.1 million |
| Louisiana | 6 | $25.6 million |
| Arkansas | 9 | $23.6 million |
| Nebraska | 5 | $21.5 million |
| Hawaii | 8 | $20.1 million |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | $19.7 million |
| Rhode Island | 5 | $13.5 million |
| Alaska | 9 | $12.0 million |
| Delaware | 6 | $11.5 million |
| Idaho | 5 | $11.5 million |
| Mississippi | 5 | $10.1 million |
| District of Columbia | 6 | $10.0 million |
| South Dakota | 7 | $7.6 million |
| Montana | 8 | $6.4 million |
| Maine | 5 | $4.9 million |
| New Hampshire | 5 | $4.7 million |
| North Dakota | 6 | $3.7 million |
| West Virginia | 5 | $2.7 million |
| Wyoming | 5 | $2.5 million |
| Vermont | 5 | $2.3 million |