# Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerly Improving Teacher Quality State Grants) (84.367)

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Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerly Improving Teacher Quality State Grants) is run by Department of Education. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $11 billion in 314 grants, about $34.2 million per award.

## Objectives

To provide grants to State Educational Agencies (SEAs), and, through the SEAs, to Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) in order to increase student academic achievement consistent with challenging State academic standards; improve the quality and effectiveness of teachers, principals, and other school leaders; increase the number of teachers, principals, and other school leaders who are effective in improving student academic achievement in schools; and provide low-income and minority students greater access to effective teachers, principals, and other school leaders.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $2.1 billion | 104 |
| 2022 | $2.1 billion | 105 |
| 2023 | $2.2 billion | 104 |
| 2024 | $2.2 billion | 104 |
| 2025 | $2.2 billion | 105 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education California | California | $1.2 billion |
| TX Education Agency | Texas | $1.1 billion |
| New York State Education Department | New York | $650 million |
| Florida Department of Education | Florida | $606 million |
| Georgia Dept of Education | Georgia | $382 million |
| Illinois State Board of Education | Illinois | $379 million |
| Ohio Department of Education | Ohio | $379 million |
| Pennsylvania Dept of Education | Pennsylvania | $368 million |
| Michigan Department of Education | Michigan | $330 million |
| Department of Education of Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | $262 million |
| New Jersey Department of Education | New Jersey | $232 million |
| Arizona Department of Education | Arizona | $226 million |
| Department of Education Tennessee | Tennessee | $224 million |
| LA Dept. of Admin | Louisiana | $221 million |
| Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of Education | Virginia | $208 million |
| Department of Education Indiana | Indiana | $200 million |
| Alabama State Department of Education | Alabama | $190 million |
| Elementary & Secondary Education Missouri Department of | Missouri | $187 million |
| North Carolina Department of Public Instruction | North Carolina | $176 million |
| Superintendent of Public Instruction | Washington | $175 million |