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School Improvement Grant (SIG)

Repository archive entry for the School Improvement Grant (SIG) in the Programs No Longer Administered by the California Department of Education (CDE) Section of the CDE Web site.

Added to Programs No Longer Administered by the California Department of Education (CDE) on January 31, 2024.

This information is for historical purposes only and it is possible that information contained here may not be current.

Time Period
  • 2009–10 to 2020-21
  • Effective 2021–22, the SIG program was no longer authorized.
Program Information
  • School Improvement Grants, authorized under section 1003(g) of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, are grants to state educational agencies that are used to make competitive sub-grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) that demonstrate the greatest need for the funds and the strongest commitment to use the funds to provide adequate resources in order to substantially raise the achievement of students in their lowest-performing schools.
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Last Reviewed: Wednesday, January 31, 2024