# Grants for State Assessments and Related Activities (84.369)

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Grants for State Assessments and Related Activities is run by Department of Education. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $1.8 billion in 261 grants, about $7.0 million per award.

## Objectives

The purpose of this program is: to pay the costs of developing the standards and high-quality assessments required by Title I of the ESEA. Once a State has put in place those standards and assessments, it may use program funds to pay for the administration of the assessments and for other activities related to ensuring that the State’s schools and LEAs are held accountable for results and helping students attain challenging academic standards linked to college- and career-readiness. Such activities may include, among other things, developing standards and assessments in subjects other than those required by Title I, refining State assessments to ensure continued alignment with standards, expanding the range of testing accommodations for students with disabilities and for English Learner students, developing multiple measures to ensure the validity and reliability of State assessments, and using academic assessment instruments such as performance and technology-based assessments or computer adaptive assessments to better reflect the kind of complex work students do in an effective classroom and the real world.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $365 million | 52 |
| 2022 | $365 million | 52 |
| 2023 | $365 million | 52 |
| 2024 | $363 million | 52 |
| 2025 | $367 million | 53 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education California | California | $138 million |
| TX Education Agency | Texas | $121 million |
| Florida Department of Education | Florida | $76.7 million |
| New York State Education Department | New York | $71.3 million |
| Illinois State Board of Education | Illinois | $54.4 million |
| Pennsylvania Dept of Education | Pennsylvania | $52.6 million |
| Ohio Department of Education | Ohio | $51.6 million |
| Georgia Dept of Education | Georgia | $51.1 million |
| Michigan Department of Education | Michigan | $45.3 million |
| New Jersey Department of Education | New Jersey | $43.4 million |
| Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of Education | Virginia | $41.6 million |
| Superintendent of Public Instruction | Washington | $38.5 million |
| Arizona Department of Education | Arizona | $38.0 million |
| Department of Education Indiana | Indiana | $37.5 million |
| Department of Education Tennessee | Tennessee | $36.9 million |
| Elementary & Secondary Education Missouri Department of | Missouri | $34.5 million |
| Maryland State Department of Education | Maryland | $34.2 million |
| Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education | Massachusetts | $34.2 million |
| Minnesota Department of Education | Minnesota | $33.6 million |
| Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction | Wisconsin | $33.0 million |