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Title V, RLIS

Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title V, Part B, Rural and Low-Income Schools (RLIS) federal program for rural education agencies with 20 percent or more of the pupils from families below the poverty line.

Funding

Note: Effective 2017–18, the ESEA, as reauthorized by the Every Student Succeeds Act, authorizes RLIS under Title V, part B (formerly Title VI, Part B under the No Child Left Behind Act).

Fiscal Year 2025–26

Title V, Part B Rural and Low-Income Schools 2025 Funding Profile - Program Description and Funding
Title V, Part B Rural and Low-Income Schools 2025 Funding Results - Apportionments and Letters

Fiscal Year 2024–25

Title V, Part B Rural and Low-Income Schools 2024 Funding Profile - Program Description and Funding
Title V, Part B Rural and Low-Income Schools 2024 Funding Results - Apportionments and Letters

Fiscal Year 2023–24

Title V, Part B Rural and Low-Income Schools 2023 Funding Profile - Program Description and Funding
Title V, Part B Rural and Low-Income Schools 2023 Funding Results - Apportionments and Letters

Fiscal Year 2022–23

Title V, Part B Rural and Low-Income Schools 2022 Funding Profile - Program Description and Funding
Title V, Part B Rural and Low-Income Schools 2022 Funding Results - Apportionments and Letters

Fiscal Year 2021–22

Title V, Part B Rural and Low-Income Schools 2021 Funding Profile - Program Description and Funding
Title V, Part B Rural and Low-Income Schools 2021 Funding Results - Apportionments and Letters

Fiscal Year 2020–21

Title V, Part B Rural and Low-Income Schools 2020 Funding Profile - Program Description and Funding
Title V, Part B Rural and Low-Income Schools 2020 Funding Results - Apportionments and Letters

Related Links

Federal Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP)
U.S. Department of Education: Title V, Part B, Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) External link opens in new window or tab.

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Last Reviewed: Wednesday, November 26, 2025
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