| FY 1997 Approp. | Clinton’s Proposed FY 1998 Budget | FY 1998 House Floor | FY 1998 Senate Com- mittee1 | FY 1998 Approp. | |
| EDUCATION REFORM | |||||
| Goals 2000: Educate America Act | |||||
| State grants | $476,000 | $605,000 | $372,165 | $500,000 | $466,000 |
| Parental assistance | $15,000 | $15,000 | $15,000 | $30,000 | $25,000 |
| Subtotal, Goals 2000 | $491,000 | $620,000 | $387,165 | $530,000 | $491,000 |
| School-to-Work Opportunities Act2 | $199,973 | $200,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| TOTAL, education reform | $690,973 | $820,000 | $587,165 | $730,000 | $691,000 |
| COMPENSATORY EDUCATION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED | |||||
| Education for the disadvantaged (Title I) | |||||
| Grants to local education agencies | |||||
| Basic grants | $6,273,212 | $6,191,350 | $6,191,350 | $6,273,712 | $6,273,212 |
| Concentration grants | $1,022,020 | $999,249 | $949,249 | $1,022,020 | $1,102,020 |
| Targeted grants | $0 | $350,000 | $400,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Subtotal, local grants | $7,295,233 | $75,405,993 | $75,405,993 | $72,957,323 | $73,752,323 |
| Capital expenses | |||||
| Even Start | $101,992 | $108,000 | $108,000 | $108,000 | $124,000 |
| State agency programs: | |||||
| Migrant | $305,473 | $319,500 | $305,473 | $305,473 | $305,473 |
| Neglected and delinquent | $39,311 | $40,333 | $39,311 | $40,333 | $39,311 |
| State program improvement | $0 | $8,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Comprehensive school reform | $0 | $0 | $150,000 | $0 | $120,000 |
| Evaluation | $6,977 | $10,000 | $10,000 | $6,977 | $6,977 |
| Total, Title I | $7,790,104 | $8,067,551 | $8,194,502 | $7,797,634 | $8,012,112 |
| Migrant education | |||||
| High school equivalency program | $7,441 | $7,634 | $7,634 | $7,634 | $7,634 |
| College-assistance migrant program | $2,028 | $2,081 | $2,081 | $2,081 | $2,081 |
| Subtotal, migrant education | $9,469 | $9,715 | $9,715 | $9,715 | $9,715 |
| TOTAL, compensatory education | $7,799,573 | $8,077,266 | $8,204,217 | $7,807,349 | $8,021,827 |
| IMPACT AID | |||||
| Basic support payments | $615,500 | $584,000 | $667,000 | $623,500 | $662,000 |
| Payments for children with disabilities | $40,000 | $40,000 | $40,000 | $80,000 | $50,000 |
| Payments for heavily impacted districts | $52,000 | $20,000 | $62,000 | $52,000 | $62,000 |
| Facilities maintenance | $0 | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 | $3,000 |
| Construction | $5,000 | $4,000 | $7,000 | $5,000 | $7,000 |
| Payments for federal property | $17,500 | $0 | $20,000 | $24,000 | $24,000 |
| TOTAL, impact aid | $730,000 | $658,000 | $796,000 | $794,500 | $808,000 |
| SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION | |||||
| School construction (proposed legislation) | $0 | $5,000,000 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 |
| SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS | |||||
| Eisenhower professional development | $310,000 | $360,000 | $310,000 | $310,000 | $335,000 |
| Innovative education program strategies | $310,000 | $0 | $350,000 | $310,000 | $350,000 |
| Safe and drug-free schools/communities | $555,978 | $620,000 | $556,000 | $555,978 | $556,000 |
| Inexpensive book distribution | $10,265 | $12,000 | $12,000 | $12,000 | $12,000 |
| Arts in education | $9,000 | $9,500 | $9,500 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| Magnet schools assistance | $95,000 | $95,000 | $105,000 | $95,000 | $101,000 |
| Education for homeless children/youth | $25,000 | $27,000 | $27,000 | $28,800 | $28,800 |
| Women’s educational equity | $2,000 | $4,000 | $2,000 | $4,000 | $3,000 |
| Training and advisory services | $7,334 | $14,334 | $7,334 | $7,334 | $7,334 |
| Ellender fellowships | $1,500 | $0 | $1,500 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| Education for native Hawaiians | $15,000 | $15,000 | $0 | $20,000 | $18,000 |
| Alaska native education equity | $8,000 | $8,000 | $0 | $10,640 | $8,000 |
| Charter schools | $50,987 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $50,987 | $80,000 |
| Comprehensive regional assistance centers | $25,554 | $34,388 | $27,054 | $25,554 | $27,054 |
| Education infrastructure | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $0 |
| TOTAL, school improvement programs | $1,425,618 | $1,299,222 | $1,507,388 | $1,542,293 | $1,538,188 |
| INDIAN EDUCATION | $60,993 | $62,600 | $62,600 | $62,600 | $62,600 |
| CHILD LITERACY INITIATIVE | |||||
| Child Literacy Initiative (proposed legislation) | $0 | $260,000 | $260,000 | $260,000 | $210,000 |
| BILINGUAL and IMMIGRANT EDUCATION | |||||
| Instructional services | $141,700 | $160,000 | $160,000 | $160,000 | $160,000 |
| Support services | $10,000 | $14,000 | $14,000 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| Professional development | $5,000 | $25,000 | $25,000 | $25,000 | $25,000 |
| Subtotal, bilingual education | $156,700 | $199,000 | $199,000 | $199,000 | $199,000 |
| Foreign language assistance | $5,000 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Immigrant education | $100,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| TOTAL, bilingual and immigrant education | $261,700 | $354,000 | $354,000 | $354,000 | $354,000 |
| SPECIAL EDUCATION | |||||
| State grants: | |||||
| K-12 grants | $3,107,522 | $3,240,750 | $3,425,911 | $3,941,837 | $3,801,000 |
| Preschool grants | $360,409 | $374,825 | $388,985 | $378,985 | $373,985 |
| Grants for infants and families | $315,754 | $323,964 | $340,790 | $350,790 | $350,000 |
| Evaluation | $1,873 | $8,000 | $8,000 | $8,000 | $6,700 |
| Subtotal, state grants | $3,785,558 | $3,947,539 | $4,163,686 | $4,679,612 | $4,531,685 |
| National activities | |||||
| State improvement | $26,988 | $35,200 | $35,200 | $35,200 | $35,200 |
| Research and innovation | $62,803 | $64,508 | $64,508 | $64,508 | $64,508 |
| Technical assistance and dissemination | $34,337 | $35,056 | $35,056 | $44,556 | $44,556 |
| Personnel preparation | $80,735 | $82,139 | $82,139 | $82,139 | $82,139 |
| Parent information centers | $15,535 | $15,535 | $15,535 | $18,535 | $18,535 |
| Technology and media | $30,023 | $30,023 | $32,523 | $33,523 | $34,023 |
| TOTAL, special education | $4,035,979 | $4,210,000 | $4,428,647 | $4,958,073 | $4,810,646 |
| VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND DISABILITY RESEARCH | $2,509,428 | $2,583,376 | $2,589,176 | $2,591,286 | $2,591,195 |
| PAYMENTS TO SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS | |||||
| American Printing House for the Blind | $6,680 | $6,680 | $8,186 | $7,906 | $8,186 |
| National Technical Institute for the Deaf | $43,041 | $43,041 | $43,841 | $44,141 | $44,141 |
| Gallaudet University | $79,182 | $79,182 | $80,682 | $81,000 | $81,000 |
| TOTAL, special institutions | $128,903 | $128,903 | $132,709 | $133,047 | $133,327 |
| VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION | |||||
| Vocational education state grants | |||||
| Basic grants | $998,056 | $1,025,461 | $1,017,716 | $998,056 | $1,009,852 |
| Territorial set-aside | $2,058 | $2,128 | $2,098 | $2,058 | $2,082 |
| Indian and Hawaiian natives set-aside | $15,436 | $15,961 | $15,736 | $15,436 | $15,616 |
| Tech-prep education | $100,000 | $105,000 | $105,000 | $100,000 | $103,000 |
| Vocational education national programs | $13,497 | $20,497 | $13,497 | $13,497 | $13,497 |
| Tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions | $2,919 | $2,919 | $3,100 | $3,100 | $3,100 |
| Permanent appropriations | $7,148 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Subtotal, vocational education | $1,139,114 | $1,171,966 | $1,157,147 | $1,132,147 | $1,147,147 |
| Adult education state grants | $340,339 | $382,000 | $340,339 | $340,339 | $345,339 |
| Evaluation and technical assistance | $4,998 | $6,000 | $4,998 | $4,998 | $4,998 |
| National Institute for Literacy | $4,491 | $6,000 | $4,491 | $5,491 | $5,491 |
| Literacy programs for prisoners | $4,723 | $0 | $0 | $4,723 | $4,723 |
| Subtotal, adult education | $354,551 | $394,000 | $349,828 | $355,551 | $360,551 |
| TOTAL, vocational and adult education | $1,493,665 | $1,565,966 | $1,506,975 | $1,487,698 | $1,507,698 |
| Postsecondary Education | |||||
| Student Financial Assistance | |||||
| Federal Pell grants | $5,919,000 | $7,635,000 | $7,438,000 | $6,814,334 | $7,344,934 |
| Supplemental educational opportunity grants | $583,407 | $583,407 | $583,407 | $634,407 | $614,000 |
| Work-study | $830,000 | $857,000 | $860,000 | $830,000 | $830,000 |
| Perkins loans | $178,000 | $188,000 | $165,000 | $181,900 | $165,000 |
| State student-incentive grants | $50,000 | $0 | $0 | $35,000 | $25,000 |
| Subtotal, student financial assistance | $7,560,407 | $9,263,407 | $9,046,407 | $8,495,641 | $8,978,934 |
| FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOANS | $3,315,800 | $3,184,005 | $3,184,005 | $3,182,799 | $3,182,799 |
| FEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM | $782,665 | $1,005,416 | $1,005,416 | $1,005,416 | $1,258,416 |
| HIGHER EDUCATION4 | |||||
| TRIO programs | $499,994 | $525,000 | $532,000 | $525,000 | $529,667 |
| Presidential honors scholarships (proposed legislation) | $0 | $132,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Subtotal, institutional programs and scholarships | $879,048 | $1,035,292 | $909,893 | $929,752 | $946,738 |
| HOWARD UNIVERSITY | $196,000 | $196,000 | $210,000 | $198,000 | $210,000 |
| TOTAL, POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION | $12,704,222 | $14,653,293 | $14,324,523 | $13,780,410 | $14,545,689 |
| EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, STATISTICS, AND IMPROVEMENT | |||||
| Research | $123,567 | $134,535 | $138,035 | $126,067 | $128,567 |
| Statistics | $50,000 | $66,250 | $66,250 | $52,000 | $59,000 |
| National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) | $32,617 | $38,373 | $38,367 | $32,623 | $35,471 |
| Eisenhower professional development federal activities | $13,342 | $30,000 | $21,000 | $25,000 | $23,300 |
| Education technology: | |||||
| Technology literacy challenge fund | $200,000 | $425,000 | $435,000 | $425,000 | $425,000 |
| Technology for education | $66,965 | $85,000 | $85,000 | $116,000 | $116,000 |
| Star Schools | $30,000 | $26,000 | $0 | $30,000 | $34,000 |
| Ready-to-learn television | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| Telecommunication demonstration for mathematics | $1,035 | $2,035 | $0 | $2,035 | $2,035 |
| Fund for the Improvement of Education | $40,000 | $40,000 | $80,000 | $50,000 | $108,100 |
| Javits gifted and talented education | $5,000 | $7,000 | $6,000 | $7,000 | $6,500 |
| Eisenhower regional mathematics | $15,000 | $15,000 | $15,000 | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| Learning centers | $1,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $1,000 | $40,000 |
| National writing project | $3,100 | $0 | $3,100 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Civic education | $4,500 | $4,500 | $5,500 | $4,500 | $5,500 |
| International education exchange | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| TOTAL, research and improvement | $598,126 | $935,693 | $943,252 | $903,225 | $1,015,473 |
| DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT | |||||
| Program administration | $325,955 | $341,039 | $329,579 | $340,064 | $341,064 |
| Office for civil rights | $54,900 | $61,500 | $55,449 | $57,522 | $61,500 |
| Office of the inspector general | $29,943 | $32,000 | $30,242 | $32,000 | $30,242 |
| TOTAL, departmental management | $410,798 | $434,539 | $415,270 | $429,586 | $432,806 |
| RECEIPTS | ($61,581) | ($61,180) | ($61,180) | ($61,180) | ($61,180) |
| TOTAL, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT | $32,788,397 | $40,981,678 | $35,790,742 | $35,512,887 | $36,301,269 |
| EARLY-CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS5 | |||||
| Head Start | $3,981,000 | $4,305,000 | $4,305,000 | $4,305,000 | $4,305,000 |
| Child immunization | $467,583 | $427,312 | $440,030 | $445,545 | $427,312 |
| Child-care and development block grant | $937,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Adolescent family life program | $14,209 | $14,209 | $14,209 | $19,209 | $16,709 |
| TOTAL, early-childhood programs | $5,399,792 | $5,732,312 | $5,745,030 | $5,750,545 | $5,732,312 |
| YOUTH JOB TRAINING6 | |||||
| Summer youth employment and training | $871,000 | $871,000 | $871,000 | $871,000 | $871,000 |
| Youth training grants | $126,672 | $129,965 | $129,965 | $129,965 | $129,965 |
| School-to-Work Opportunities Act | $200,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| Job Corps | $1,153,509 | $1,246,271 | $1,246,271 | $1,246,271 | $1,246,271 |
| TOTAL, youth job training | $2,351,181 | $2,447,236 | $2,447,236 | $2,447,236 | $2,447,236 |
| Skills Standards Board | $4,000 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $9,000 | $8,000 |
| INDIAN EDUCATION7 | |||||
| Bureau of Indian Affairs, including BIA schools | $450,218 | $467,006 | $460,387 | $460,387 | $460,387 |
| NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION EDUCATION ACTIVITIES8 | $619,000 | $625,000 | $632,500 | $625,500 | $632,500 |
| CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE8 | |||||
| Americorps | $402,500 | $549,000 | $202,500 | $423,500 | $428,500 |
| Learn and Serve America | $43,000 | $53,000 | $215,000 | $43,000 | $43,000 |
Footnotes
1. Figures listed in the Senate bill reflect the amount approved before the Senate voted to put many K-12 programs into a new block grant.
2. Program is jointly run by the departments of Labor and Education; each carries half of its funding.
3. Some funding for these accounts will not be available until after the fiscal year listed.
4. Not all programs in this category are listed; items do not add to total.
5. Administered by the Department of Health and Human Services.
6. Administered by the Department of Labor.
7. Administered by the Department of the Interior.
8. Included 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.
