Appropriations Bill, U.S. Department of Education Elementary & Secondary Education Act (ESEA)/Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Programs Grants to local educational agencies Title I-A 15,459,802 15,881,458 15,459,802 15,485,210 25,408 0.2% /a State assessments Title I-B, section 1201-1203 369,100 377,281 369,100 369,100 0 0.0% /b State agency programs-migrant Title I-C 374,751 374,039 374,751 374,751 0 0.0% State agency programs-neglected and delinquent Title I-D 47,614 47,523 47,614 47,614 0 0.0% Supporting effective instruction state grants Title II-A 2,055,830 0 0 2,055,830 0 0.0% Teacher and school leader incentive grants Title II-B-1 200,000 199,563 200,000 187,000-13,000-6.5% Comprehensive literacy development grants Title II-B-2, section 2222 190,000 0 0 190,000 0 0.0% Innovative approaches to literacy Title II-B-2, section 2226 27,000 0 27,000 27,000 0 0.0% /c American history and civics academies Title II-B-3, section 2232-2233 3,515 0 1,700 1,815-1,700-48.4% /d Supporting effective educator development (SEED) Title II-B-4, section 2242 65,000 42,000 42,000 65,000 0 0.0% School leader recruitment and support Title II-B-4, section 2243 14,500 0 0 0-14,500-100.0% STEM master teacher corps Title II-B-4, section 2245 0 0 0 0 0 - English language acquisition Title III-A 737,400 735,998 737,400 737,400 0 0.0% Student support and academic enrichment grants Title IV-A-1 400,000 0 500,000 450,000 50,000 12.5% /e 21st century community learning centers Title IV-B 1,191,673 0 1,000,000 1,191,673 0 0.0% Charter schools grants Title IV-C 342,172 500,000 370,000 367,172 25,000 7.3% Magnet schools assistance Title IV-D 97,647 96,463 96,463 97,647 0 0.0% Grants for statewide family engagement centers Title IV-E 0 0 0 0 0 - Education innovation and research Title IV-F-1 100,000 370,000 0 95,000-5,000-5.0% /f Promise neighborhoods Title IV-F-2, section 4624 73,254 60,000 60,000 73,254 0 0.0% Full-service community schools Title IV-F-2, section 4625 10,000 0 10,000 0-10,000-100.0% School safety national activities Title IV-F-3, section 4631 68,000 74,857 68,000 58,000-10,000-14.7% /g Arts in education Title IV-F-4, section 4642 27,000 0 0 27,000 0 0.0% Ready to learn programming Title IV-F-4, section 4643 25,741 0 25,741 27,741 2,000 7.8% Javits gifted and talented education Title IV-F-4, section 4644 12,000 0 12,000 12,000 0 0.0% Rural education Title V-B 175,840 175,506 175,840 175,840 0 0.0% Indian education: Grants to local educational agencies Title VI-A-1 100,381 100,190 100,381 100,381 0 0.0% Indian education: Special programs for Indian children Title VI-A-2 57,993 37,921 57,993 57,993 0 0.0% /h Indian education: National activities Title VI-A-3 6,565 5,554 6,565 6,865 300 4.6% /i Native Hawaiian education Title VI-B 33,397 0 33,397 33,397 0 0.0% /j Alaska Native education Title VI-C 32,453 0 32,453 32,453 0 0.0% /j Impact Aid: Payments for federal property Title VII, section 7002 68,813 0 68,813 69,313 500 0.7% Impact Aid: Basic support payments Title VII, section 7003(b) 1,189,233 1,166,012 1,194,233 1,200,242 11,009 0.9% Impact Aid: Payments for children with disabilities Title VII, section 7003(d) 48,316 48,224 48,316 48,316 0 0.0% Impact Aid: Construction Title VII, section 7007 17,406 17,373 17,406 17,406 0 0.0% Impact Aid: Facilities maintenance Title VII, section 7008 4,835 4,826 4,835 4,835 0 0.0% Elementary & Secondary Education Programs Amended under ESEA/ESSA vs FY 2017 Education for homeless children and youths McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act Title VII-B 77,000 69,867 77,000 77,000 0 0.0% Subtotal, ESEA/ESSA Programs 23,704,231 20,384,655 21,218,803 23,764,248 60,017 0.3%
Appropriations Bill, Other Elementary & Secondary Education Programs vs FY 2017 Training and advisory services Civil Rights Act Title IV 6,575 6,563 6,575 6,575 0 0.0% Supplemental education grants Compact of Free Association Amendments Act 16,699 16,667 16,699 16,699 0 0.0% Comprehensive centers Education Technical Assistance Act, Title II, section 203 50,000 51,347 50,000 50,000 0 0.0% /k Subtotal, Elementary & Secondary Education 23,777,505 20,459,232 21,292,077 23,837,522 60,017 0.3% Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Programs Special education grants to states Part B-611 12,002,848 11,890,202 12,202,848 12,002,848 0 0.0% Special education preschool grants Part B-619 368,238 367,538 368,238 368,238 0 0.0% Special education grants for infants and families Part C 458,556 457,684 458,556 458,556 0 0.0% National activities: State personnel development Part D-1 38,630 41,551 38,630 38,630 0 0.0% Personnel preparation Part D, section 662 83,700 83,541 83,700 83,700 0 0.0% Technical assistance and dissemination Part D, section 663 44,345 44,261 44,261 44,345 0 0.0% /l Parent information centers Part D, sections 671-673 27,411 27,359 27,411 27,411 0 0.0% Educational technology, media, and materials Part D, section 674 28,047 29,990 28,047 28,047 0 0.0% Subtotal, IDEA Programs 13,051,775 12,942,126 13,251,691 13,051,775 0 0.0% Other Special Education Programs Special Olympics education programs Special Olympics Sport & Empowerment Act, section 3(a) 12,583 0 0 15,083 2,500 19.9% Subtotal, Special Education 13,064,358 12,942,126 13,251,691 13,066,858 2,500 0.0% Career and Technical Education Act (CTEA) Programs Career and technical education state grants Title I 1,117,598 949,499 1,117,598 1,117,598 0 0.0% Career and technical education national programs Section 114 7,421 27,407 7,421 7,421 0 0.0% Subtotal, CTEA Programs 1,125,019 976,906 1,125,019 1,125,019 0 0.0% Subtotal, prek-12 Education 37,966,882 34,378,264 35,668,787 38,029,399 62,517 0.2% Higher Education Act (HEA) Programs Teacher quality partnerships Title II-A 43,092 0 0 38,092-5,000-11.6% Strengthening institutions Title III-A, section 311 86,534 0 86,534 86,534 0 0.0% Strengthening tribally controlled colleges and universities Title III-A, section 316 27,599 27,547 27,599 27,599 0 0.0% Strengthening Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions Title III-A, section 317 13,802 13,776 13,802 13,802 0 0.0% Strengthening predominately Black institutions Title III-A, section 318 9,942 9,923 9,942 9,942 0 0.0% Strengthening Native American-serving nontribal institutions Title III-A, section 319 3,348 3,342 3,348 3,348 0 0.0% Strengthening Asian American- and Native American Pacific Islanderserving institutions Title III-A, section 320 3,348 3,342 3,348 3,348 0 0.0% Strengthening historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) Title III-B, section 323 244,694 244,229 244,694 244,694 0 0.0% Strengthening historically Black graduate institutions Title III-B, section 326 63,281 63,161 63,281 63,281 0 0.0% Historically Black college & university capital financing program Title III-D 20,484 20,445 20,445 20,484 0 0.0% Minority science and engineering improvement Title III-E-1 9,648 9,630 9,648 9,648 0 0.0% Federal Pell grants Title IV-A-1 22,475,352 22,432,626 22,475,352 22,475,352 0 0.0% /m Rescission to carryover funds (non-add) (1,310,000) (3,900,000) (3,270,844) (2,600,000) -1,290,000-98.5% /n Federal TRIO programs Title IV-A-2, Chapter 1 950,000 808,289 1,010,000 953,000 3,000 0.3% Gaining early awareness and readiness for undergraduate programs (GEAR UP) Title IV-A-2, Chapter 2 339,754 219,000 350,000 339,754 0 0.0%
Appropriations Bill, vs FY 2017 Federal supplemental educational opportunity grants Title IV-A-3 733,130 0 733,130 733,130 0 0.0% Special programs for migrant students Title IV-A-5 44,623 44,538 44,623 44,623 0 0.0% Child care access means parents in school Title IV-A-7 15,134 0 0 15,134 0 0.0% Federal work-study Title IV-C 989,728 500,000 989,728 989,728 0 0.0% /o Developing Hispanic-serving institutions Title V-A 107,795 107,590 107,795 107,795 0 0.0% Promoting postbaccalaureate opportunities for Hispanic Americans Title V, section 512 9,671 9,653 9,671 9,671 0 0.0% International education and foreign language studies: Domestic programs Title VI-A and B 65,103 0 65,103 65,103 0 0.0% Graduate assistance in areas of national need Title VII-A-2 28,047 5,775 5,775 23,047-5,000-17.8% Strengthening masters programs at HBCUs Title VII, section 723 7,500 0 7,500 7,500 0 0.0% Fund for the improvement of postsecondary education: First in the world Title VII 0 0 0 0 0 - Model transition programs for students with intellectual disabilities into higher education Title VII-D-2 11,800 11,778 11,800 11,800 0 0.0% Subtotal, HEA Programs 26,303,409 24,534,644 26,293,118 26,296,409-7,000 0.0% Subtotal, HEA Programs (excluding Federal Pell Grants) 3,828,057 2,102,018 3,817,766 3,821,057-7,000-0.2% Other Higher Education Programs International education and foreign language studies: Overseas programs Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act, section 102(b)(6) 7,061 0 0 7,061 0 0.0% Tribally controlled postsecondary career and technical institutions CTEA section 117 8,286 8,270 8,286 8,286 0 0.0% Howard University 20 U.S.C. 121 et seq. 221,821 221,399 221,821 221,821 0 0.0% College housing and academic facilities loans program administration Federal Credit Reform Act, section 505(e) and HEA, section 121 435 434 434 435 0 0.0% Subtotal, Higher Education 26,541,012 24,764,747 26,523,659 26,534,012-7,000 0.0% Subtotal, Higher Education (excluding Federal Pell Grants) 4,065,660 2,332,121 4,048,307 4,058,660-7,000-0.2% Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) Programs Adult basic and literacy education state grants AEFLA 581,955 485,849 581,955 581,955 0 0.0% Adult education national leadership activities Section 242 13,712 13,686 13,712 13,712 0 0.0% Subtotal, AEFLA Programs 595,667 499,535 595,667 595,667 0 0.0% Rehabilitation Act (RA) Programs Client assistance state grants Section 112 13,000 12,975 13,000 13,000 0 0.0% Training Section 302 29,388 30,131 29,388 29,388 0 0.0% Demonstration and training programs Section 303 5,796 5,785 5,796 5,796 0 0.0% Protection and advocacy of individual rights Section 509 17,650 17,616 17,650 17,650 0 0.0% Supported employment state grants Title VI 27,548 0 0 0-27,548-100.0% Independent living services for older blind individuals Title VII, Chapter 2 33,317 33,254 33,317 33,317 0 0.0% Subtotal, RA Programs 126,699 99,761 99,151 99,151-27,548-21.7% Special Institutions for Persons with Disabilities Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults Helen Keller National Center Act 10,336 10,316 10,500 10,336 0 0.0% American Printing for the Blind Act to Promote the Education of the Blind, 20 U.S.C. 101 et seq. 25,431 25,383 26,431 25,431 0 0.0% Gallaudet University Education of the Deaf Act, Title I-A and section 207 121,275 121,044 128,000 121,275 0 0.0% National Technical Institute for the Deaf Education of the Deaf Act, Title I-B and section 207 70,016 69,883 70,016 70,016 0 0.0% Subtotal, Special Institutions for Persons with Disabilities 227,058 226,626 234,947 227,058 0 0.0%
Appropriations Bill, Institute of Education Sciences vs FY 2017 Research, development, and dissemination Education Sciences Reform Act (ESRA) Title I-A, B and D 187,500 194,629 187,500 185,000-2,500-1.3% Statistics ESRA I-C 109,500 111,787 109,500 107,000-2,500-2.3% Regional educational laboratories ESRA section 174 54,423 54,320 54,423 54,423 0 0.0% National assessment National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act, sections 302 and 303 156,745 156,936 156,745 156,745 0 0.0% Research in special education ESRA, Part E 54,000 53,897 54,000 54,000 0 0.0% Statewide longitudinal data systems Education Technical Assistance Act, section 208 32,281 34,473 32,281 32,281 0 0.0% Special education studies and evaluations IDEA, section 664 10,818 10,797 10,818 10,818 0 0.0% Subtotal, Institute of Education Sciences 605,267 616,839 605,267 600,267-5,000-0.8% Departmental Management Program administration Department of Education Organization Act (DEOA) 432,000 438,000 431,000 430,000-2,000-0.5% Student aid administration HEA I-D and IV-D, section 458 1,576,854 1,697,711 1,697,711 1,576,854 0 0.0% /p Office for Civil Rights DEOA, section 203 108,500 106,797 108,500 117,000 8,500 7.8% Office of the Inspector General DEOA, section 212 59,256 61,143 59,256 59,256 0 0.0% Subtotal, Departmental Management 2,176,610 2,303,651 2,296,467 2,183,110 6,500 0.3% Total, U.S. Department of Education 68,239,195 62,889,423 66,023,945 68,268,664 29,469 0.0% Total, including rescission to Federal Pell Grant carryover funds 66,929,195 58,989,423 62,753,101 65,668,664-1,260,531-1.9% Total, excluding Federal Pell Grants 45,763,843 40,456,797 43,548,593 45,793,312 29,469 0.1% Other Education-Related Programs Preschool development grants ESEA, section 9212 and 9213 250,000 0 250,000 250,000 0 0.0% /q Head start Head Start Act, section 639 9,253,095 9,168,095 9,275,000 9,253,095 0 0.0% Child care & development block grant Child Care & Development Block Grant Act, section 658B 2,856,000 2,761,000 2,860,000 2,856,000 0 0.0% /a The budget request includes $1 billion for Furthering Options for Children to Unlock Success (FOCUS) grants. The proposed FOCUS grants would provide supplemental awards to school districts that agree to adopt weighted student funding combined with open enrollment systems that allow Federal, State, and local funds to follow students to the public school of their choice. Neither the nor the includes funding for FOCUS grants. Also, the does not include new language accompanying the budget request to establish new requirements on LEAs interested in participating in the Flexibility for Equitable Per-Pupil Funding authority in Part F of Title I of the ESEA. /b The budget request includes $8.2 million for competitive assessment grants. /c The directs the Education Department to reserve no less than 50 percent of funds for grants to develop and enhance effective school library programs, which may include providing professional development to school librarians, books, and upto-date materials to high-need schools. /d The includes funding for Presidential and Congressional Academies only, and not for national activities authorized under section 2233 of ESSA. /e For 2017, Congress included language in the final appropriations bill allowing grants to be distributed within a state on a competitive basis at the state's discretion. The extends this language to include as well. /f The budget request includes $250 million for competitive awards for applicants to provide vouchers in the form of scholarships for students from low-income families to attend the private school of their choice and to build the evidence base around private school choice. Neither the nor the includes funding for this unauthorized voucher program. Also, the directs the Department to ensure that funds are not focused or designated for any particular intervention. /g The includes up to $5 million for Project SERV. /h The includes $43.952 million for the Native Youth Community Projects initiative. /i The includes no less than $1.908 million for Native American language immersion programs authorized under section 6133 of the ESSA. /j The continues a provision that allows funding to be used for construction, but the does not. /k The strongly encourages the Department to establish at least one university-led center in a state with a significant percentage of students in rural schools which could focus on rural education and provide assistance to rural districts that serve high poverty and minority students. /l The strongly encourages the Department to fund a demonstration program of up to $2 million to test early screening for dyslexia for students in kindergarten and first grade. /m Reflects discretionary funding only. Mandatory funding is excluded. The includes a 1.7 percent increase in the maximum Pell grant award from $5,920 to $6,020 for the 2018-19 award year, and includes funding sufficient to continue Year- Round Pell (which was permanently reinstated in 2017).
Appropriations Bill, vs FY 2017 /n The rescissions do not affect the size of the maximum awards for the coming academic years but lower the reserves available for future use. /o The includes $8.39 million for the Work Colleges program authorized under section 448 of the HEA. /p The notes that there has been significant concern from borrowers over the Department's consistency and reliability in administering the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. The encourages the Department, in coordination with its Federal loan servicers, to update guidance, information, and processes regarding borrower eligibility for PSLF. /q As authorized under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), and beginning in fiscal year 2017, the Preschool Development Grants program is to be jointly administered by the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and is now part of the HHS budget. For more information, contact Tom Zembar at 202.822.7109 or TZembar@nea.org. September 7, 2017 Education Policy & Practice Department CENTER FOR GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS