The table below provides information on eligibility of Educational Service Agencies for Schools and
Libraries Program support.
Eligibility Table for Educational Service Agencies (ESAs)
(Revised 2/23/2015)
State
Alabama
Alaska
ESA Authorized ESA Eligible for
by State
USF Support
State ESA Terminology
No
No
Special Education Service Agencies; Southeast
Yes
Yes
Regional Resource Center
American Samoa
Arizona
Arkansas
California
CNMI Northern Marianas
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Illinois
Yes
Yes
Indiana
Yes
Yes
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Minnesota
Yes
Yes
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Office of County School Superintendent
Education Service Cooperative (ESC)
County Office of Education (COE)
Regional Educational Service Center (RESC)
Educational Consortium; Learning Alliance
Regional Educational Service Agency (RESA)
Regional Office of Education; Intermediate
Service Center
Interlocal Cooperative; Special Education
Cooperative; Educational Service Center
Area Education Agency
Interlocal Cooperative
Education Cooperatives
Special School District, Recovery School
District, Education Service Center
Educational Collaborative
Intermediate School District
Service Cooperative; Intermediate District;
Education District
Regional Education Service Agencies
Educational Service Unit
Nevada
New Hampshire
No
No
New Jersey
Yes
New Mexico
Yes
New York
Yes
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
US Virgin Islands
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Do not qualify
Educational Information and Resource Center
as a school;
might qualify as
a library
Local Education Agency (LEA), "State
Yes
Institutions" identified in State Statutes:
• NM Military Institute
• NM School for the Visually Handicapped
• NM School for the Deaf
• NM Boys' School
• NM Youth Diagnostic and Development
Center
• Los Lunas Medical Center
• Fort Stanton Hospital
• Las Vegas Medical Center
• Carrie Tingley Crippled Children's Hospital
Board of Cooperative Educational Services
Yes
(BOCES)
No
No
Yes
Educational Service Center
No
Yes
Educational Service District
Yes
Intermediate Unit
No
Yes
Collaborative
No
Yes
No
Yes
Regional Educational Service Center
No
Yes
Regional Service Center
No
No
Yes
Educational Service District
No
Yes
Cooperative Educational Service Agency
No