# Comprehensive Literacy Development (84.371)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/84-371-comprehensive-literacy-development/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Comprehensive Literacy Development is run by Department of Education. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $1.0 billion in 57 grants, about $17.7 million per award.

## Objectives

The objective of the Comprehensive Literacy Development program is to advance literacy skills, including pre-literacy skills, reading and writing for students from birth through grade 12, including English learner and students with disabilities.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $188 million | 28 |
| 2022 | $188 million | 28 |
| 2023 | $185 million | 28 |
| 2024 | $200 million | 38 |
| 2025 | $247 million | 29 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| LA Dept. of Admin | Louisiana | $120 million |
| Georgia Dept of Education | Georgia | $85.1 million |
| Hawaii State Department of Education | Hawaii | $49.0 million |
| Public Instruction Montana Office of | Montana | $48.0 million |
| State of New Mexico Public Education Department | New Mexico | $47.4 million |
| North Dakota Department of Public Instruction | North Dakota | $45.5 million |
| Education & Early Development Alaska Dep | Alaska | $41.4 million |
| Wyoming Department of Education | Wyoming | $39.5 million |
| Ohio Department of Education | Ohio | $39.3 million |
| Kentucky Department of Education | Kentucky | $36.5 million |
| Elementary & Secondary Education Missouri Department of | Missouri | $34.1 million |
| Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education | Massachusetts | $31.9 million |
| Minnesota Department of Education | Minnesota | $30.9 million |
| Department of Education Tennessee | Tennessee | $29.8 million |
| District of Columbia, Government of | District of Columbia | $29.3 million |
| RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education | Rhode Island | $23.8 million |
| Department of Education Arkansas | Arkansas | $23.7 million |
| Oregon Department of Education | Oregon | $23.2 million |
| State Department of Education | Oklahoma | $23.1 million |
| Board of Education Colorado | Colorado | $23.0 million |