Office Of Elementary And Secondary Education, Education, Department Of
Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerly Improving Teacher Quality State Grants)
Key facts
- Open right now
- No open notice at the moment
- Type of help
- Formula Grants
- Typical award
- FY 23: Range: $10,786,692 to $235,477,151 (for State awards); Average $41,487,275. FY 24: Range: $10,836 to 242,563 (for State awards); Average $41,675.
- Deadlines
- Deadlines do not apply
How this money reaches Tennessee: this is a formula program — the federal government sends it to the state (or large cities/counties), and a Tennessee agency usually re-grants it locally. Ask the state agency that runs it, or your regional development district, when their next local round opens.
What it pays for
To provide grants to State Educational Agencies (SEAs), and, through the SEAs, to Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) in order to increase student academic achievement consistent with challenging State academic standards; improve the quality and effectiveness of teachers, principals, and other school leaders; increase the number of teachers, principals, and other school leaders who are effective in improving student academic achievement in schools; and provide low-income and minority students greater access to effective teachers, principals, and other school leaders.
Who can apply
NOTE: State Educational Agencies (SEAs) are the only eligible State agencies. The 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Bureau of Indian Education, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Marianas, and the Virgin Islands receive funding.
How applications are judged
Not Applicable.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula.
Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Examples of funded projects
Not Applicable.
Tennessee groups that got this money through Tennessee Department of Education
This federal money also reaches local groups as subawards. In Tennessee it's handed out by Tennessee Department of Education: watch that agency for applications, not the federal agency. 25 subawards on file. Largest shown:
| Recipient | Where | Through | Amount | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby County Board Of Education | Memphis, Shelby County | Tennessee Department of Education | $8.6M | 2025 |
| Shelby County Board Of Education | Memphis, Shelby County | Tennessee Department of Education | $7.5M | 2024 |
| Shelby County Board Of Education | Memphis, Shelby County | Tennessee Department of Education | $7.1M | 2024 |
| Shelby County Board Of Education | Memphis, Shelby County | Tennessee Department of Education | $6.5M | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Education | $4.5M | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Education | $4.3M | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Education | $3.9M | 2025 |
| Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Education | $3.5M | 2024 |
| Knox County Schools | Knoxville, Knox County | Tennessee Department of Education | $2.7M | 2025 |
| Hamilton County Board Of Education | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Tennessee Department of Education | $2.4M | 2025 |
| Hamilton County Board Of Education | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Tennessee Department of Education | $2.1M | 2024 |
| Knox County Schools | Knoxville, Knox County | Tennessee Department of Education | $2.1M | 2024 |
Source: USAspending.gov subaward reports (prime recipients report subawards of $30,000 or more).