Federal Grant Programs 2025-2026

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Federal Grant Programs 2025-2026
Stakeholders Engagement & Feedback
July 30, 2025

Stakeholder Engagement is the process of communicating to, learning from, and partnering with stakeholders that acknowledges the unique needs and strengths of the stakeholders involved.

Purpose: Learn about these grants and gain an understanding of how our District allocates these funds to help ensure an equitable education for all of our students.

The Upper Merion Area School District receives Federal funding categorized as: 
Title I, 
Title II, 
Title III and 
Title IV
 
Title I, Part A Program 

Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) provides financial assistance to local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools with high numbers or high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards. 

• Eligibility based on Free and Reduced Lunch Percentages
• Proposed: Serve one school due to current funding allocation: $724,929.00 (reduction of $8,239.00 from 2024-2025 School Year) 
  • Bridgeport Elementary School
    • Two Reading Specialists, Two ESL Teachers, & One Counselor 
    • Materials for Parent and Family Engagement

UMASD Equity Plan

LEAs that choose to accept Title I funding are required by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015 to develop an equity plan to ensure that their poor and minority students in Title I schools are not being taught at a disproportionate rate by teachers who are ineffective, inexperienced, or who are teaching out of field.

Title II Program - $120,807.00
Proposed   
Class Size Reduction & Professional Development Funding

Additional ESL Teacher - Caley Elementary School
MTSS Academic & Behavior Professional Development

Title III, Language Instruction of English Learners - $66,748.00

The overarching purpose is to ensure that English learner (EL) students, including immigrant children and youth, attain English language proficiency (ELP) and meet the same challenging state academic standards that other students are expected to meet.

Salary and Benefits for 2 ESL Instructional Aide
Supplies for Parent and Family Engagement
Salaries for ESL ADULT classes

Title IV, Part A, Student Support and Academic Enrichment - $54,403.00

Proposed:

• Well-Rounded Education - STEM Resources
• Safe and Healthy School  - Social & Emotional Learning - materials to support - MTSS Behavior & Restorative Practices 
• Effective Use of Technology - Kodables - Computer Science Program

 

Nonpublic Schools - Allocations

Title I - Partner with MCIU/DCIU to provide remediation services to nonpublic eligible schools (Follow the student)

Title II - Professional Development focus for nonpublic eligible schools within the UMASD catchment area provided by the MCIU.

Title III - Support for ELs through screenings , resources, and professional learning for nonpublic eligible schools within the UMASD catchment area.

Title IV - Funding for materials with a focus on STEM.

Stakeholder Feedback Form