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Magnet Schools Assistance

Program Information

Popular name

N/A

Program Number

84.165

Program objective

To provide grants to eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish and operate magnet schools that are operated under court-ordered, agency-ordered, or federally approved voluntary desegregation plans. Magnet programs aim to eliminate, reduce, or prevent minority-group isolation in elementary and secondary schools while strengthening students' academic achievement.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    No Current Data Available. No Current Data Available.

  2. 2017

    No Current Data Available.

  3. 2019

    No Current Data Available.

  4. 2021

    No Current Data Available.

  5. 2022

    No Current Data Available.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

Contact the Program Office for information on regulations (34 CFR 280).

  1. IV, D, Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended.

Program details

Program types

Eligible applicants

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Education (0-8)
  • Education (9-12)
  • Local
  • School

Additional resources