2024-25 Title I School Improvement Grant 1003 (Resource Allocation Review)
The online application is available to LEAs through the NYSED Business Portal. Select the survey titled “2024-25 Title I School Improvement Grant 1003 (Resource Allocation Review).”
For the 2024-25 school year, the New York State Education Department (NYSED or “the Department”) is providing a pilot program to eligible Target Districts to promote the equitable distribution of resources and support the Department’s understanding of how best to support districts with fulfilling federal requirements regarding resource equity.
The 2024-25 Title I, 1003 School Improvement Grant (SIG) Resource Allocation Review (RAR) funds will be provided to support school improvement in districts that have a significant number of schools identified for receiving additional supports: Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI), Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI) and Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI). These funds are separate from the 2024-25 Title I, 1003 SIG (Basic) funds that districts are currently using to advance their improvement initiatives.
Target Districts must have completed the pilot program planning activities AND had their Resource Equity Plan approved by their NYSED Liaison.
The Department is providing up to $400,000 in 2024-25 Title I, 1003 SIG RAR funds to support the RAR dimension activities and initiatives planned.
There are three different ways these funds may be used:
- To support implementing the activities identified in the 2024-25 Resource Equity Plan.
- To support activities that the district pursues in 2024-25 designed to create and strengthen structures intended to ensure sustainability beyond 2024-25.
- To support activities designed to monitor and assess the implementation of the activities identified in the 2024-25 Resource Allocation plan.
Each eligible Target District must complete an FS-10 as a single LEA application. Districts should ensure that the submitted FS-10 aligns with the pilot program activities and participation needs.
As part of the application review, NYSED will be looking for alignment between pilot program expectations, the Resource Equity Plan, and the FS-10 budget costs.
SIG Resource Allocation Review funds cannot be used to support the purchase of any office equipment and/or furniture, general office supplies, and/or food/light refreshments within the district. If the district wishes to fund an expense that would support schools in the CSI, ATSI, or TSI support models, SIG Basic funds could only be used for the portion that will go toward eligible schools. Any portion that will support non-eligible schools must be covered by a different funding source.
January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025
Completed FS-10s are due by January 31, 2025 and will be reviewed on a rolling basis. LEAs are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible to expedite the review and approval process.
There is no carryover for these funds. All costs must be encumbered during the project period.
To receive 2024-25 Title I, 1003 SIG (Resource Allocation Review) funding, eligible Districts must submit one blue ink signed original and two hard copies of the District’s FS-10 budget form. LEAs are required to send the submission to:
NYS Education Department – Office of Accountability
Attn: 2024-25 Title I, 1003 SIG (Resource Allocation Review)
89 Washington Avenue – Room 320 EB
Albany, New York 12234
In addition, eligible Target Districts must submit one electronic copy of the FS-10 to fieldsupport@nysed.gov and SIGA@nysed.gov.
All budget amendments should be discussed with the program office prior to the submission of an FS-10A. Amendments must be submitted with sufficient time for review and be postmarked no later than November 1, 2025.
For additional information or assistance please contact: fieldsupport@nysed.gov.