| FY 1997 Approps. | President’s Proposed FY 1998 Budget | FY 1998 Approps. | President’s Proposed FY 1999 Budget | ||
| EDUCATION REFORM | |||||
| Goals 2000: Educate America Act | |||||
| State grants | $476,000 | $605,000 | $466,000 | $476,000 | |
| Parental assistance | $15,000 | $15,000 | $25,000 | $25,000 | |
| Subtotal, Goals 2000 | $491,000 | $620,000 | $491,000 | $501,000 | |
| School-to-Work Opportunities Act1 | $199,973 | $200,000 | $200,000 | $125,000 | |
| TOTAL, education reform | $690,973 | $820,000 | $691,000 | $626,000 | |
| COMPENSATORY EDUCATION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED | |||||
| Education for the Disadvantaged (Title I) | |||||
| Grants to Local Education Agencies | |||||
| FY 1997 Approps. | President’s Proposed FY 1998 Budget | FY 1998 Approps. | President’s Proposed FY 1999 Budget | ||
| Basic grants | $6,273,212 | $6,191,350 | $6,273,212 | $6,274,000 | |
| Concentration grants | $1,022,020 | $999,249 | $1,102,020 | $1,200,000 | |
| Targeted grants | $0 | $350,000 | $0 | $293,000 | |
| Total, local grants | $7,295,2322 | $7,540,5992 | $7,375,2322 | $7,767,0002 | |
| Capital Expenses for private school children | $41,119 | $41,119 | $41,119 | $10,000 | |
| Even Start | $101,992 | $108,000 | $124,000 | $114,992 | |
| State Agency Programs | |||||
| Migrant | $305,473 | $319,500 | $305,473 | $354,689 | |
| Neglected and Delinquent | $39,311 | $40,333 | $39,311 | $40,311 | |
| State Program Improvement | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Demonstrations of comprehensive school reform | $0 | $8,000 | $120,000 | $150,000 | |
| Transition to school demonstrations | $0 | $150,000 | $0 | $35,000 | |
| Evaluation | $6,977 | $10,000 | $6,977 | $8,900 | |
| Total, Title I | $7,790,104 | $8,067,551 | $8,012,112 | $8,480,892 | |
| Migrant education | |||||
| High School Equivalency Program | $7,441 | $7,634 | $7,634 | $10,000 | |
| College Assistance Migrant Program | $2,028 | $2,081 | $2,081 | $5,000 | |
| Subtotal, migrant education | $9,469 | $9,715 | $9,715 | $15,000 | |
| TOTAL, compensatory education | $7,799,573 | $8,077,266 | $8,021,827 | $8,495,892 | |
| IMPACT AID | |||||
| FY 1997 Approps. | President’s Proposed FY 1998 Budget | FY 1998 Approps. | President’s Proposed FY 1999 Budget | ||
| Basic Support Payments | $615,500 | $584,000 | $662,000 | $626,000 | |
| Payments for children with disabilities | $40,000 | $40,000 | $50,000 | $40,000 | |
| Payments for heavily impacted districts | $52,000 | $20,000 | $62,000 | $20,000 | |
| Facilities maintenance | $0 | $10,000 | $3,000 | $10,000 | |
| Construction | $5,000 | $4,000 | $7,000 | $0 | |
| Payments for federal property | $17,500 | $0 | $24,000 | $0 | |
| TOTAL, impact aid | $730,000 | $658,000 | $808,000 | $696,000 | |
| CLASS SIZE REDUCTION AND TEACHER FINANCING | |||||
| Class size reduction and teacher financing (proposed legislation) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,100,000 | |
| SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION | |||||
| School construction (proposed legislation) | $0 | $5,000,000 | $0 | $0 | |
| SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS | |||||
| FY 1997 Approps. | President’s Proposed FY 1998 Budget | FY 1998 Approps. | President’s Proposed FY 1999 Budget | ||
| Eisenhower professional development | $310,000 | $360,000 | $335,000 | $335,000 | |
| Innovative education program strategies | $310,000 | $0 | $350,000 | $0 | |
| Safe and drug-free schools/communities | $555,978 | $620,000 | $556,000 | $606,000 | |
| Inexpensive book distribution | $10,265 | $12,000 | $12,000 | $13,000 | |
| Arts in education | $9,000 | $9,500 | $10,500 | $10,500 | |
| Magnet schools assistance | $95,000 | $95,000 | $101,000 | $101,000 | |
| Education for homeless children/youth | $25,000 | $27,000 | $28,800 | $30,000 | |
| Women’s educational equity | $2,000 | $4,000 | $3,000 | $3,000 | |
| Training and advisory services | $7,334 | $14,334 | $7,334 | $8,300 | |
| Ellender fellowships | $1,500 | $0 | $1,500 | $0 | |
| Education for Native Hawaiians | $15,000 | $15,000 | $18,000 | $18,000 | |
| Alaska Native education equity | $8,000 | $8,000 | $8,000 | $8,000 | |
| Charter schools | $50,987 | $100,000 | $80,000 | $100,000 | |
| Comprehensive regional assistance centers | $25,554 | $34,388 | $27,054 | $40,000 | |
| Advanced placement test fees | $0 | $0 | $3,000 | $3,000 | |
| Education opportunity zones (proposed legislation) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $200,000 | |
| TOTAL, school improvement programs | $1,425,618 | $1,299,222 | $1,541,188 | $1,475,800 | |
| INDIAN EDUCATION TOTAL | $58,050 | $62,600 | $59,750 | $66,000 | |
| AMERICA READS CHALLENGE | |||||
| FY 1997 Approps. | President’s Proposed FY 1998 Budget | FY 1998 Approps. | President’s Proposed FY 1999 Budget | ||
| America Reads Challenge (proposed legislation) | $0 | $260,000 | $0 | $260,000 | |
| BILINGUAL / IMMIGRANT EDUCATION | |||||
| Instructional services | $141,650 | $160,000 | $160,000 | $168,000 | |
| Support services | $10,000 | $14,000 | $14,000 | $14,000 | |
| Professional development | $5,000 | $25,000 | $25,000 | $50,000 | |
| Subtotal, bilingual education | $156,650 | $199,000 | $199,000 | $232,000 | |
| Foreign language assistance | $5,050 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Immigrant education | $100,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 | |
| TOTAL, bilingual and immigrant education | $261,700 | $354,000 | $354,000 | $387,000 | |
| SPECIAL EDUCATION | |||||
| State grants: | |||||
| FY 1997 Approps. | President’s Proposed FY 1998 Budget | FY 1998 Approps. | President’s Proposed FY 1999 Budget | ||
| K-12 grants | $3,109,395 | $3,240,750 | $3,807,700 | $3,810,700 | |
| Preschool grants | $360,409 | $374,825 | $373,985 | $373,985 | |
| Grants for infants and families | $315,754 | $323,964 | $350,000 | $370,000 | |
| Subtotal, state grants | $3,785,558 | $3,939,539 | $4,531,685 | $4,554,685 | |
| National activities | |||||
| State improvement | $26,988 | $35,200 | $35,200 | $45,200 | |
| Research and innovation | $62,803 | $64,508 | $64,508 | $64,508 | |
| Technical assistance and dissemination | $34,337 | $35,056 | $44,556 | $44,556 | |
| Personnel preparation | $80,735 | $82,139 | $82,139 | $82,139 | |
| Parent information centers | $15,535 | $15,535 | $18,535 | $20,535 | |
| Technology and media | $30,023 | $30,023 | $34,023 | $34,023 | |
| TOTAL, special education | $4,035,979 | $4,202,000 | $4,810,646 | $4,845,646 | |
| VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND DISABILITY RESEARCH | $2,509,428 | $2,583,376 | $2,591,195 | $2,645,266 | |
| PAYMENTS TO SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS | |||||
| FY 1997 Approps. | President’s Proposed FY 1998 Budget | FY 1998 Approps. | President’s Proposed FY 1999 Budget | ||
| American Printing House for the Blind | $6,680 | $6,680 | $8,186 | $8,256 | |
| National Technical Institute for the Deaf | $43,041 | $43,041 | $44,141 | $44,791 | |
| Gallaudet University | $79,182 | $79,182 | $81,000 | $83,480 | |
| TOTAL, payments to special institutions | $128,903 | $128,903 | $133,327 | $136,527 | |
| VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION | |||||
| Vocational education state grants | |||||
| Basic grants | $998,056 | $1,025,461 | $1,009,852 | $1,010,522 | |
| Territorial set-aside | $2,058 | $2,128 | $2,082 | $0 | |
| Indian and Hawaiian natives set-aside | $15,436 | $15,961 | $15,616 | $20,128 | |
| Tech-prep education | $100,000 | $105,000 | $103,000 | $106,000 | |
| Vocational education national programs | $13,497 | $20,497 | $13,497 | $13,497 | |
| Tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions | $2,919 | $2,919 | $3,100 | $0 | |
| Permanent appropriations | $7,148 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Subtotal, vocational education | $1,139,114 | $1,171,966 | $1,147,147 | $1,150,147 | |
| Adult education state grants | $340,339 | $382,000 | $345,339 | $361,000 | |
| Evaluation and technical assistance | $4,998 | $6,000 | $4,998 | $27,000 | |
| National Institute for Literacy | $4,491 | $6,000 | $5,491 | $6,000 | |
| Literacy programs for prisoners | $4,723 | $0 | $4,723 | $0 | |
| Subtotal, adult education | $354,551 | $394,000 | $360,551 | $394,000 | |
| TOTAL, vocational and adult education | $1,493,665 | $1,565,966 | $1,507,698 | $1,544,147 | |
| STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE | |||||
| FY 1997 Approps. | President’s Proposed FY 1998 Budget | FY 1998 Approps. | President’s Proposed FY 1999 Budget | ||
| Federal Pell Grants3 | $5,919,000 | $7,635,000 | $7,344,934 | $7,594,000 | |
| Supplemental educational opportunity grants | $583,407 | $583,407 | $614,000 | $619,000 | |
| Work-study | $830,000 | $857,000 | $830,000 | $900,000 | |
| Perkins loans | $178,000 | $188,000 | $165,000 | $90,000 | |
| State student incentive grants | $50,000 | $0 | $25,000 | $0 | |
| Subtotal, student financial assistance | $7,560,407 | $9,263,407 | $8,978,934 | $9,203,000 | |
| FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOANS | $745,336 | $3,184,005 | $0 | $0 | |
| FEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM | $763,047 | $1,005,416 | $920,077 | $1,135,484 | |
| HIGHER EDUCATION4 | |||||
| FY 1997 Approps. | President’s Proposed FY 1998 Budget | FY 1998 Approps. | President’s Proposed FY 1999 Budget | ||
| TRIO programs | $499,994 | $525,000 | $529,667 | $583,000 | |
| Presidential honors scholarships (proposed legislation) | $0 | $132,000 | $0 | $140,000 | |
| College-school partnerships (proposed legislation) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $140,000 | |
| Subtotal, institutional programs and scholarships | $879,048 | $1,035,292 | $943,738 | $1,288,405 | |
| HOWARD UNIVERSITY | $196,000 | $196,000 | $210,000 | $210,000 | |
| TOTAL, OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION | $13,479,201 | $14,653,293 | $12,900,636 | $13,645,482 | |
| EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, STATISTICS, AND IMPROVEMENT | |||||
| Research | $123,567 | $134,535 | $128,567 | $178,567 | |
| Statistics | $50,000 | $66,250 | $59,000 | $68,000 | |
| National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) | $32,617 | $38,373 | $35,471 | $40,000 | |
| Eisenhower professional development federal activities | $13,342 | $30,000 | $23,300 | $50,000 | |
| Education technology: | |||||
| FY 1997 Approps. | President’s Proposed FY 1998 Budget | FY 1998 Approps. | President’s Proposed FY 1999 Budget | ||
| Technology literacy challenge fund | $200,000 | $425,000 | $425,000 | $475,000 | |
| Technology innovation | $56,965 | $85,000 | $106,000 | $106,000 | |
| Regional technology | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| National activities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $87,000 | |
| Star schools | $30,000 | $26,000 | $34,000 | $34,000 | |
| Ready-to-learn television | $7,000 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $7,000 | |
| Telecommunications demonstration for mathematics | $1,035 | $2,035 | $2,035 | $2,000 | |
| Fund for the Improvement of Education | $40,000 | $40,000 | $108,100 | $105,000 | |
| Javits gifted and talented education | $5,000 | $7,000 | $6,500 | $6,500 | |
| Eisenhower regional mathematics | $15,000 | $15,000 | $15,000 | $25,000 | |
| Learning centers | $1,000 | $50,000 | $40,000 | $200,000 | |
| National writing project | $3,100 | $0 | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Civic education | $4,500 | $4,500 | $5,500 | $6,300 | |
| International education exchange | $5,000 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| TOTAL, research and improvement | $598,126 | $935,693 | $1,015,473 | $1,410,367 | |
| DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT | |||||
| FY 1997 Approps. | President’s Proposed FY 1998 Budget | FY 1998 Approps. | President’s Proposed FY 1999 Budget | ||
| Program administration | $328,898 | $341,039 | $343,914 | $362,000 | |
| Office for Civil Rights | $54,900 | $61,500 | $61,500 | $68,000 | |
| Office of the Inspector General | $29,943 | $32,000 | $30,242 | $31,242 | |
| TOTAL, departmental management | $413,741 | $434,539 | $435,656 | $461,242 | |
| RECEIPTS | ($44,462) | ($61,180) | $0 | $0 | |
| TOTAL, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT | $33,580,629 | $40,981,678 | $34,720,516 | $37,795,369 | |
| EARLY-CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS5 | |||||
| Head Start | $398,546 | $4,305,000 | $4,305,000 | $4,660,000 | |
| Child immunization | $467,583 | $427,312 | $427,312 | $407,000 | |
| Child-care and development block grant | $937,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,003,000 | |
| Adolescent Family Life program | $14,209 | $14,209 | $16,709 | $4,709 | |
| TOTAL, early childhood programs | $1,803,129 | $5,732,312 | $5,732,312 | $6,074,709 | |
| YOUTH JOB TRAINING6 | |||||
| FY 1997 Approps. | President’s Proposed FY 1998 Budget | FY 1998 Approps. | President’s Proposed FY 1999 Budget | ||
| Summer Youth Employment and Training | $871,000 | $871,000 | $871,000 | $871,000 | |
| Youth Training Grants | $126,672 | $129,965 | $129,965 | $130,000 | |
| School-to-Work Opportunities Act | $200,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
| Job Corps | $1,153,509 | $1,246,271 | $1,246,271 | $1,249,000 | |
| TOTAL, youth job training | $2,351,181 | $2,447,236 | $2,447,236 | $2,450,000 | |
| Skills Standards Board | $4,000 | $7,000 | $8,000 | $7,000 | |
| INDIAN EDUCATION7 | |||||
| Bureau of Indian Affairs, including BIA schools | $450,218 | $467,006 | $460,387 | $679,690 | |
| NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION EDUCATION ACTIVITIES8 | $619,000 | $625,000 | $632,500 | $683,000 | |
| CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE8 | |||||
| Americorps | $402,500 | $549,000 | $423,500 | $502,316 | |
| Learn and Serve America | $43,000 | $53,000 | $43,000 | $50,000 | |
Footnotes
1. Program is jointly run by the departments of Labor and Education; each carries half of its funding.
2. Some funding for these accounts will not be available until Oct. 1, 1998.
3. Chart reflects both appropriations and estimated actual spending for the Pell Grant program. The program has run surpluses in some years and spent the carried-over funds in others.
4. Not all programs in this category are listed; items will 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 federal independent agencies.
SOURCES: U.S. Congress, Departments of Education, Interior, and Health and Human Services.
