The Rural and Low-Income School Program is a formula grant that provides financial assistance to rural districts to meet local academic needs. RLIS funds a variety of activities including teacher recruitment and professional development, support for educational technology, parental activities, and more.
The Rural and Low-Income Schools (RLIS) Program provides grant funds to rural school districts where
20 percent or more of children served ages 5 through 17 years are from families with incomes below the poverty line and
designated with a School Locale code of 6,7, or 8, as determined by the United States Department of Education's National Center for Educational Statistics