Released by Census, SAIPE produces annual, small-area poverty estimates by combining ACS with administrative records (IRS, SNAP) and population estimates to deliver single-year poverty counts. The U.S. Department of Education uses SAIPE to allocate Title I and related funds.
SAIPE is used in the State Entities Grants and Developers Grants subparts as selection criteria in application scoring.
Part B allocates new resources based in part on the state's youth poverty rate (15%) from SAIPE.
The Basic, Concentrated, and Targeted grants leverage SAIPE to allocate funding based on the number and concentration of school-aged children living in families below the poverty line. The Education Finance Incentive Grant also utilizes SAIPE.
Subpart 2 grants apply a ratio of children in local neglected or delinquent facilities to the district's Title I, Part A formula child count, which is derived from SAIPE.
Each state receives 80% of proportionate share for total population aged 5-17 living in poverty as determined by Census SAIPE.
Title IV, Part A provides flexible funding for three broad categories: (1) well-rounded educational opportunities (e.g., STEM, arts, civics, AP/IB access), (2) safe and healthy students (e.g., mental health services, drug/violence prevention, school-based health), and (3) effective use of technology (e.g., devices, digital literacy, blended learning).
RLIS grants use SAIPE estimated percentages of low income children in a school's region.
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