Assistance Listing 84.358
Rural Education
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF · Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Assistance Listing 84.358, “Rural Education,” is a federal program administered by EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF. It provides grant assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $220M in obligations for fiscal year 2025.
Program objective
To provide financial assistance to rural districts to carry out activities to help improve the quality of teaching and learning in their schools.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Current opportunities under 84.358
No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.
Eligible applicants (program level)
- U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
- School District
- U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states)
For SRSA, eligible recipients are local educational agencies (LEAs) in which (1) the total number of students in average daily attendance at all of the schools served by the LEA is less than 600 or where each school in the LEA is located in a county with a total population density of less than 10 persons per square mile; and (2) all of the schools served by the LEA are designated as rural by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) using the NCES school locale methodology in place at the time of enactment of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) or the LEA is located in an area of the State defined as rural by a State governmental agency. For RLIS, eligible recipients are State educational agencies (SEAs). SEAs then must distribute funds to local educational agencies (LEAs) on a formula or competitive basis. An LEA is eligible to receive a grant under RLIS only if (1) at least 20 percent of the school children ages 5-17 in the LEA come from families with incomes below the poverty line; and (2) all of the schools served by the LEA are designated with a school locale code of 32, 33, 41, 42, or 43 under the NCES school locale methodology in place at the time of ESSA’s enactment. If an SEA chooses not to participate in the program, the Secretary uses the State's allocation to make direct grants to eligible LEAs in the State. If an LEA is eligible for both SRSA and RLIS, the LEA may choose in which program to participate.
Intended beneficiaries: Primary Education, Upper Secondary Education and Lower Secondary Education.
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Reported obligations by fiscal year
Historical data · not a predictionRange and average of financial assistance (from the listing): FY 23: Range of new awards for SRSA: $96 - $79,168; Average new award for SRSA: $25,638. Range of new awards for RLIS: $43,003 - $11,645,570; Average new award for RLIS: $2,2753,648. FY 24: Range of new awards for SRSA: $269 - $81,880; Average new award for SRSA: $26,328. Range of new awards for RLIS: $37,934 - $11,270,153; Average new award for RLIS: $2,420,000. FY 25: Range of new awards for SRSA: $263 - $80,019; Average new award for SRSA: $25,730. Range of new awards for RLIS: $37,049 - $11,008,677; Average new award for RLIS: $2,365,000.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 84.358. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.Frequently asked questions
What is ALN 84.358?
84.358 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Rural Education.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
Who can apply under ALN 84.358?
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia), School District and U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states). Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
How much funding does 84.358 provide?
The agency reported $220,000,000 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.