State Revenue

The State General Fund accounts for 38 percent of Louisiana’s $8.5 billion budget in Fiscal Year 2011. The majority of this funding is dedicated to the Minimum Foundation Program (MFP), which is the formula adopted by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and approved by the Legislature. The MFP determines the cost of a minimum foundation program of education in all public elementary and secondary schools and helps to equitably allocate the funds to parish and city school systems. It also provides incentives for local support.

State funds are also dedicated to subgrantee assistance to support Local Education Agencies (LEAs)

Example of Types of State Grants:

8(g) High School Redesign Everybody Graduates!: This initiative was launched in 2010-2011 school year. The grants aim to support public schools in using their data collection system to identify at-risk students and to provide interventions to assure that more students graduate on time.

Jobs for America's Graduates - LA: The Jobs for America's Graduates-Louisiana (JAG-LA) program is a dropout prevention/recovery and workforce preparation program for at-risk youth. Applications are reviewed based on the applicant’s need for the program and ability to adhere to the JAG Model.

La Assistive Technology Initiative: This grant provides funding for established assistive technology center projects in an effort to increase the capacity of school districts to provide assistive technology services for students with disabilities. These projects will make training and technical assistance available to teachers, therapists, administrators, paraprofessionals and parents throughout Louisiana.

LA State Improvement Grant: This project seeks to improve systems of professional development and service delivery at the state level. It also proposes to improve the systems of professional development, service delivery, and student outcomes at the district, campus, and individual levels.

For more on how these grants have been allocated to districts over the last several years, please see the page on the Grants Management Unit which unit oversees federal and state flow through funds.

You can also see the Louisiana Department of Education Grant Award Program (GAP) that allows users to view allocations to school districts and other eligible recipients.