FY 1996 Appropriation | FY 1997 Proposal | FY 1997 Appropriation | FY 1998 Proposal | ||
EDUCATION REFORM | |||||
Goals 2000: Educate America Act | |||||
State grants | $340,000 | $476,000 | $476,000 | $605,000 | |
Parental assistance | $10,000 | $15,000 | $15,000 | $15,000 | |
Total, Goals 2000 | $350,000 | $491,000 | $491,000 | $620,000 | |
School-to-Work Opportunities Act1 | $180,000 | $200,000 | $199,973 | $200,000 | |
Technology literacy challenge fund | $0 | $250,000 | $200,000 | $425,000 | |
TOTAL | $530,000 | $941,000 | $890,973 | $1,245,000 | |
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COMPENSATORY ED. FOR THE DISADVANTAGED2 | |||||
Education for the Disadvantaged (Title I) | $6,042,766 | $5,490,065 | $890,973 | $6,187,350 | |
Grants to local educational agencies | |||||
Basic grants (forward funded) | $3,500 | $4,000 | $3,500 | $4,000 | |
Basic grants (current funded) | $6,046,266 | $5,494,065 | $6,194,850 | $6,191,350 | |
Total, basic grants | $6,049,766 | $5,498,066 | $6,198,350 | $6,195,350 | |
Concentration grants | $684,082 | $670,935 | $999,249 | $999,249 | |
Targeted grants | $0 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $350,000 | |
Total, local grants | $6,730,548 | $7,165,000 | $7,194,099 | $7,540,599 | |
Capital expenses for private school students | $38,119 | $20,000 | $41,119 | $41,119 | |
Even Start | $101,997 | $102,000 | $101,992 | $108,000 | |
State agency programs | |||||
Migrant | $305,474 | $320,000 | $305,473 | $319,500 | |
Neglected and delinquent | $39,311 | $40,000 | $39,311 | $40,333 | |
State program improvement | $0 | $15,000 | $0 | $8,000 | |
Demonstrations of innovative practices | $0 | $10,000 | $0 | $0 | |
Evaluation | $3,359 | $7,000 | $6,977 | $10,000 | |
Total, Title I | $7,218,608 | $7,679,000 | $7,688,971 | $8,067,551 | |
Migrant education | |||||
High school-equivalency program | $7,441 | $0 | $7,441 | $7,634 | |
College-assistance migrant program | $2,028 | $0 | $2,028 | $2,081 | |
TOTAL, compensatory education | $7,228,077 | $7,679,000 | $7,698,440 | $8,077,266 | |
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IMPACT AID | |||||
Basic support payments | $581,707 | $550,000 | $615,500 | $584,000 | |
Supplemental payments for children with disabilities | $40,000 | $40,000 | $40,000 | $40,000 | |
Heavily impacted districts | $50,000 | $20,000 | $52,000 | $20,000 | |
Facilities maintenance | $0 | $3,000 | $0 | $10,000 | |
Construction | $5,000 | $4,000 | $5,000 | $4,000 | |
Payments for federal property | $16,293 | $0 | $17,500 | $0 | |
TOTAL | $693,000 | $617,000 | $730,000 | $658,000 | |
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SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,000,000 | |
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SCHOOL-IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS | |||||
Eisenhower professional-development program | $275,000 | $610,000 | $310,000 | $360,000 | |
Innovative education strategies block grant | $275,000 | $0 | $310,000 | $0 | |
Safe and drug-free schools and communities | $465,971 | $540,000 | $555,978 | $620,000 | |
Inexpensive book distribution | $10,265 | $9,000 | $10,265 | $12,000 | |
Arts in education | $9,000 | $10,000 | $9,000 | $9,500 | |
Christa McAuliffe fellowships | $0 | $2,000 | $0 | $0 | |
Magnet schools assistance | $95,000 | $95,000 | $95,000 | $95,000 | |
Education of homeless children and youths | $23,000 | $29,000 | $25,000 | $27,000 | |
Women’s educational equity | $0 | $4,000 | $2,000 | $4,000 | |
Training and advisory services (civil-rights assistance centers) | $7,334 | $14,000 | $7,334 | 14,334 | |
Ellender fellowships | $1,500 | $0 | $1,500 | $0 | |
Education for native Hawaiians | $12,000 | $6,000 | $15,000 | $15,000 | |
Alaska Native education equity | $0 | $0 | $8,000 | $8,000 | |
Charter schools | $18,000 | $40,000 | $50,987 | $100,000 | |
Comprehensive regional technical assistance centers | $21,507 | $45,000 | $25,554 | $34,388 | |
TOTAL | $1,213,577 | $1,404,000 | $1,425,618 | $1,299,222 | |
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INDIAN EDUCATION | $52,497 | $81,500 | $60,993 | $62,600 | |
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AMERICA READS CHALLENGE | |||||
America’s Reading Corps | $0 | $0 | $0 | $200,000 | |
Parents as First Teachers grants | $0 | $0 | $0 | $60,000 | |
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BILINGUAL AND IMMIGRANT EDUCATION | |||||
Instructional services | $117,200 | $117,190 | $156,700 | $160,000 | |
Support services | $9,700 | $14,330 | $0 | $14,000 | |
Professional development | $1,100 | $25,180 | $0 | $25,000 | |
Total, bilingual education | $128,000 | $156,700 | $156,700 | $199,000 | |
Foreign language assistance | $10,039 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
Immigrant education | $50,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $150,000 | |
TOTAL | $188,039 | $261,700 | $261,700 | $354,000 | |
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SPECIAL EDUCATION | |||||
State grants | $2,323,837 | $2,603,247 | $3,107,522 | $3,248,750 | |
Preschool grants | $360,409 | $380,000 | $360,409 | $374,825 | |
Grants for infants and families | $315,754 | $315,632 | $315,754 | $323,964 | |
Total, state grants | $3,000,000 | $3,298,879 | $3,783,685 | $3,947,539 | |
Program support and improvement (proposed legislation)5 | |||||
Research | $0 | $95,720 | $0 | $99,564 | |
State improvement | $0 | $37,076 | $0 | $35,200 | |
Professional development | $0 | $76,700 | $0 | $82,139 | |
Parent training and information | $0 | $14,534 | $0 | $15,535 | |
Technology development and educational media | $0 | $30,004 | $0 | $30,023 | |
Special-purpose funds5 | |||||
Deaf-blindness | $12,832 | $0 | $12,832 | $0 | |
Serious emotional disturbance | $4,147 | $0 | $4,147 | $0 | |
Severe disabilities | $10,030 | $0 | $10,030 | $0 | |
Early-childhood education | $25,147 | $0 | $25,147 | $0 | |
Secondary and transitional services | $23,966 | $0 | $23, | $0 | |
Postsecondary programs | $8,839 | $0 | $8,839 | $0 | |
Innovation and development | $14,000 | $0 | $16,000 | $0 | |
Media and captioning services | $19,130 | $0 | $20,030 | $0 | |
Technology applications | $9,993 | $0 | $9,993 | $0 | |
Special studies | $3,827 | $0 | $3,827 | $0 | |
Personnel development | $91,339 | $0 | $93,328 | $0 | |
Parent training | $13,535 | $0 | $15,535 | $0 | |
Clearinghouses | $1,989 | $0 | $1,989 | $0 | |
Regional resource centers | $6,641 | $0 | $6,641 | $0 | |
Total, special purpose/support funds | $245,415 | $245,034 | $252,294 | $262,461 | |
TOTAL, SPECIAL ED. | $3,245,415 | $3,552,913 | $4,035,979 | $4,210,000 | |
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REHABILITATION SERVICES & DISABILITY RESEARCH | $2,456,092 | $2,512,587 | $2,509,428 | $2,583,376 | |
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PAYMENTS TO SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS | |||||
American Printing House for the Blind | $6,680 | $6,495 | $6,680 | $6,680 | |
National Technical Institute for the Deaf | $42,180 | $43,041 | $43,041 | $43,041 | |
Galludet University | $77,629 | $80,030 | $79,182 | $79,182 | |
TOTAL | $126,489 | $129,566 | $128,903 | $128,903 | |
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VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION | |||||
Vocational education state grants | |||||
Basic grants | $956,128 | $1,081,010 | $998,056 | $1,025,461 | |
Territorial set-aside | $1,956 | $2,234 | $2,058 | $2,128 | |
Indian and Hawaiian natives set-aside | $14,666 | $16,756 | $15,436 | $15,436 | |
Tech-Prep education | $100,000 | $0 | $100,000 | $105,000 | |
Research | $4,998 | $17,081 | $13,497 | $20,497 | |
Tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions | $2,919 | $2,919 | $2,919 | $2,919 | |
Permanent appropriation | $7,148 | $0 | $7,148 | $0 | |
Total, vocational education | $1,087,815 | $1,120,000 | $1,139,114 | $1,171,441 | |
Adult education and state grants | $247,440 | $290,000 | $340,339 | $382,000 | |
Evaluation and technical assistance | $2,560 | $5,000 | $4,998 | $6,000 | |
National Institute for Literacy | $4,860 | $5,000 | $4,491 | $6,000 | |
Literacy programs for prisoners | $4,723 | $0 | $4,723 | $0 | |
Total, adult education | $259,583 | $300,000 | $354,551 | $394,000 | |
TOTAL | $1,347,398 | $1,420,000 | $1,493,665 | $1,565,441 | |
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STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE | |||||
Pell grants, base program | $4,913,560 | $5,919,000 | $5,919,000 | $7,635,000 | |
Supplemental educational opportunity grants | $583,407 | $583,407 | $583,407 | $583,407 | |
Work-study | $616,508 | $679,000 | $830,000 | $857,000 | |
Perkins loans | $113,297 | $178,000 | $178,000 | $188,000 | |
State student incentive grants | $31,375 | $0 | $50,000 | $0 | |
TOTAL | $6,258,147 | $7,359,407 | $7,560,407 | $9,263,407 | |
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FEDERAL FAMILY ED. LOANS | $3,576,062 | $1,785,015 | $177,003 | $2,125,629 | |
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FEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM | $679,372 | $544,023 | $599,993 | $1,283,345 | |
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HIGHER EDUCATION | |||||
TRIO programs | $462,993 | $500,000 | $499,994 | $525,000 | |
Presidential honors scholarships (proposed legislation) | $0 | $130,000 | $0 | $132,000 | |
TOTAL, institutional programs and scholarships3 | $836,957 | $972,771 | $879,048 | $1,035,292 | |
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HOWARD UNIVERSITY | $182,348 | $195,963 | $196,000 | $196,000 | |
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ED’L. RESEARCH, STATISTICS, AND IMPROVEMENT | |||||
Research | $107,021 | $108,000 | $123,567 | $134,535 | |
Statistics | $46,227 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $66,250 | |
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) | $32,623 | $32,750 | $32,617 | $38,373 | |
Eisenhower professional development federal activities | $17,984 | $15,000 | $13,342 | $30,000 | |
Educational technology | |||||
K-12 learning challenge | $38,000 | $60,000 | $56,965 | $75,000 | |
National activities | $10,000 | $15,000 | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
Star schools | $23,000 | $25,000 | $30,000 | $26,000 | |
Ready-to-learn television | $6,440 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $7,000 | |
Telecommunications demonstration for mathematics | $1,035 | $0 | $1,035 | $2,035 | |
Fund for Improvement of Education | $37,611 | $40,000 | $40,000 | $40,000 | |
Javits gifted and talented students education | $3,000 | $10,000 | $5,000 | $7,000 | |
Eisenhower regional mathematics and science consortia | $15,000 | $15,000 | $15,000 | $15,000 | |
21st century community learning centers | $750 | $0 | $1,000 | $50,000 | |
National writing project | $2,955 | $0 | $3,100 | $0 | |
Civic education | $4,000 | $4,000 | $4,500 | $4,500 | |
International education exchange | $5,000 | $3,000 | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
TOTAL, research and improvement | $350,646 | $384,750 | $398,126 | $510,693 | |
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INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES4 | |||||
Assistance for libraries | $0 | $110,000 | $0 | $136,000 | |
Public library services | $92,636 | $0 | $100,636 | $0 | |
Public library construction | $16,369 | $0 | $16,369 | $0 | |
Interlibrary cooperation | $18,000 | $0 | $11,864 | $0 | |
Library education and training | $2,500 | $0 | $2,500 | $0 | |
Research and demonstrations | $3,000 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | |
TOTAL | $132,505 | $110,000 | $136,369 | $136,000 | |
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DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT | |||||
Program Administration | $326,686 | $355,476 | $326,217 | $341,039 | |
Office for Civil Rights | $55,277 | $60,000 | $54,900 | $61,500 | |
Office of the Inspector General | $29,003 | $30,500 | $29,943 | $32,000 | |
Headquarters Renovations | $7,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
TOTAL | $417,966 | $445,976 | $411,060 | $434,539 | |
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CONTRIBUTIONS | $138 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
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RECEIPTS | ($60,975) | ($167,500) | ($61,581) | ($792,182) | |
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TOTAL, ED. DEPT. | $29,182,566 | $30,241,858 | $29,366,057 | $39,470,231 | |
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EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS5 | |||||
Head Start | $3,569,329 | $3,981,000 | $3,981,000 | $4,305,000 | |
Child immunization | $467,890 | $311,237 | $467,890 | $429,000 | |
Child care and development block grant | $934,042 | $1,048,825 | $956,120 | $1,000,000 | |
Adolescent Family Life program | $7,698 | $6,187 | $14,209 | $14,200 | |
TOTAL | $4,978,959 | $5,347,249 | $5,419,219 | $5,748,200 | |
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YOUTH JOB TRAINING6 | |||||
Summer Youth Employment and Training | $625,000 | $871,000 | $871,000 | $871,000 | |
Youth Training Grants | $126,672 | $126,672 | $126,672 | $130,000 | |
Job Corps | $1,093,042 | $1,153,509 | $1,153,509 | $1,213,000 | |
School-to-Work Opportunities Act1 | $170,000 | $200,000 | $199,973 | $200,000 | |
TOTAL | $2,014,714 | $2,351,181 | $2,351,154 | $2,414,000 | |
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INDIAN EDUCATION7 | |||||
Bureau of Indian Affairs programs, including BIA schools | $408,886 | $452,337 | $450,218 | $495,000 | |
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N.S.F. EDUCATION ACTIVITIES8 | $599,000 | $619,000 | $619,000 | $625,500 | |
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL & COMMUNITY SERVICE8 | |||||
Americorps | $402,500 | $545,674 | $402,500 | $296,000 | |
Learn and Serve America | $46,000 | $52,795 | $43,000 | $53,000 |
Footnotes
1Program is jointly run by the departments of Labor and Education; each carries half of its funding. (top of table)
2Some funding for these accounts will not be available until after the fiscal year listed. (top of table)
3Not all programs in this category are listed; items do not add to total. (top of table)
4For fiscal 1997 and thereafter, library funding was removed from the Department of Education budget and transferred to the budget bill for the Department of the Interior and related agencies. The Institute of Museum and Library Services functions as an independent federal agency. (top of table)
5Administered by the Department of Health and Human Services. (top of table)
6Administered by the Department of Labor. (top of table)
7Administered by the Department of the Interior. (top of table)
8Included in appropriations for the Departments of Veterans’ Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies. The National Science Foundation and the Corporation for National and Community Service function as independent federal agencies.
SOURCES: U.S. Congress, Departments of Education, Interior, and Health and Human Services, Office of Management and Budget.