Welcome to Title V-B Subpart 2 - Rural Education Achievement Programs
The Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) is designed to help rural school districts that may lack the personnel and resources to compete effectively for Federal competitive grants and that often receive grant allocations in amounts that are too small to be effective in meeting their intended purposes. The Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) is authorized by Part B of Title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, P.L. 114-95) in 2015. To compensate for the challenges facing rural schools, REAP awards two types of formula grants:
RLIS – Rural & Low-Income School Entitlement Grant
Rural Low-Income School Program Eligibility
An LEA is eligible for the RLIS program if all its schools have locale codes of 32, 33, 41, 42, or 43 and at least 20% of the children the LEA serves are from families below the poverty line. Read more about the Rural and Low-Income School Program's Purpose, Program Description and Uses of Funds.
SRSA – Small Rural School Achievement Grant – Application Required
Small Rural School Achievement Program Eligibility
An LEA is eligible for the SRSA program if all schools served by the LEA have a locale code of 41, 42, or 438 and either its average daily attendance (ADA) is less than 600 or the county or counties in which the LEA is located has a population density of fewer than 10 people per square mile. Read more about the SRSA programs purpose, program description and use of funds.
Master Eligibility LEAs FY22 (SY 2022-2023)
Master Eligibility LEAs FY21 (SY 2021-2022)
Master Eligbility LEAs FY20 (SY 2020-2021)
Master Eligibility LEAs FY19 (SY 2019-2020)
Master Eligibility LEAs FY18 (SY 2018-2019)
Master Eligibility LEAs FY17 (SY 2017-2018)
SRSA & RLIS funds improve your LEA
Alternative Fund Use Authority (AFUA)
Flexibility of use! Use of Funds.
Access Rural Low Income Schools (RLIS) funds
RLIS funds are included in the ESSA Consolidated application for eligible LEAs.
Access Small Rural School Achievement (SRSA) funds
SRSA funds do not pass through the Arizona Department of Education (ADE). Log into G5 to check your available funds or you may confirm your fund balance by calling the G5 Hotline toll-free at (888) 336-8930. SRSA is managed by Eric Schulz of the REAP Team in Washington, DC at (202) 260-7349.
Rural Education Achievement Program:Understanding Allowable Uses of Funds PDF
Rural School Achievement Program (REAP) from USED
