Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) Program CFDA Number 84.358A Grant Opportunity

An LEA (including a public charter school that is considered an LEA under State law) is eligible for an award under the SRSA program if–
(a) The total number of students in average daily attendance at all of the schools served by the LEA is fewer than 600, or each county in
which a school served by the LEA is located has a total population density of fewer than 10 persons per square mile; and
(b)(1) All of the schools served by the LEA are designated with a school locale code of 7 or 8 by the Department’s National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES); or
(2) The Secretary has determined, based on a demonstration by the LEA and concurrence of the State educational agency, that the LEA is
located in an area defined as rural by a governmental agency of the State.

Note: The school locale codes are the locale codes determined on the basis of the NCES school code methodology in place on the date of enactment of section 6211(b) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, as amended.

Which eligible LEAs must submit an application to receive an FY 2014 SRSA Grant Award?

An eligible LEA must submit an application to receive an FY 2014 SRSA grant award if that LEA has never submitted an application for SRSA funds in any prior year.
All eligible LEAs that need to submit an application to receive an SRSA grant award in a given year are highlighted in yellow on the SRSA eligibility spreadsheets, which are posted annually on the SRSA program Web site at www2.ed.gov/programs/reapsrsa/eligibility.html.

Under the Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) program, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) awards grants on a formula basis to eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) to address the unique needs of rural school districts. In this notice, we establish the deadline for submission of fiscal year (FY) 2014 SRSA grant applications.
An eligible LEA that is required to submit an application must do so electronically by the deadline in this notice.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.358A.

An eligible LEA that is required to submit an application to receive FY 2014 SRSA funds must submit an electronic application by May 30, 2014, 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time. If it submits its application after this deadline, the LEA will receive a grant award only to the extent that funds are available after the Department awards
grants to other eligible LEAs under the program.
Submission of an electronic application involves the use of the Department’s G5 System. Prospective applicants can access the electronic application for the SRSA Program at: www.g5.gov. When applicants access this site, they will receive specific instructions regarding the information to include in the SRSA application.