Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Chapter 160-1
Subject 160-1-4 - GRANT PROGRAMS
Rule 160-1-4-.301 - Literacy for Learning, Living and Leading in Georgia (L4GA) ARP/ESSER Supplemental Awards Grant

1. Purpose of Grant. The purpose of the grant is to provide federal funds for Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and their partnering organizations to serve Georgia's students. Funds will be used to implement projects designed to create systemic change by engaging early care providers, schools, community organizations, and teacher educators to advance literacy skills, reading and writing for students from birth through grade 12.

2. Term and Conditions. Grants are awarded through a competitive process to LEAs that partner with community coalitions and identify a feeder pattern from birth through grade 12. The LEA-partnerships will develop a systemic literacy plan and create routines for reviewing system-wide data to address systemic issues. LEA-partnerships are expected to engage community organizations, teacher educators, and schools, provide classrooms with print-rich materials, leverage digital learning, use valid and reliable assessments, provide a schedule consistent with research in order to maximize literacy instruction, and ensure that all partners, including school leaders and teachers, participate in professional learning. Recipients must agree to administer valid and reliable formative assessments and submit reports upon request to the Georgia Department of Education

3. Eligible Recipients. All LEAs are eligible to apply. LEAs will perform a needs assessment to determine that they have selected the neediest schools to include in their subgrant application.

4. Criteria for Award. Applications are reviewed by the Georgia Department of Education for adherence to the terms and conditions describe in the application. Applications are then sent randomly to approved national readers to be scored. Funding will be awarded based on the following formula: 15% for children birth through age 5, 40% for elementary schools, and 40% for students in middle and high school to be distributed evenly. These funds are awarded for a three-year period. Participation in the project extends through September 30, 2024.

5. Directions and Deadlines for Applying. Requests for information and application should be made to the L4GA Grant Office, Georgia Department of Education, 1562 Twin Towers East 205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive Atlanta, GA 30334 or online at www.doe.k12.ga.us.