Federal Funds For Education And Related Programs Footnotes
Data and Program Details
Beginning in 1999, data for the combination 'All levels and purposes, All departments and agencies, and All programs' exclude federal support for medical education benefits under Medicare in the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Medical education benefits under Medicare in the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Benefits are not available before 1990 and were reported as a separate budget item until 1990. Amounts excluded since 1990 include:
1990: $4,440,000,000
1991: $4,900,000,000
1992: $5,350,000,000
1993: $5,710,000,000
1994: 6,150,000,000
1995: 7,510,000,000
1996: $8,010,000,000
1997: $8,700,000,000
1998: $9,460,000,000
1999: $10,290,000,000
2000: $8,020,000,000
2005: $8,600,000,000
2007: $8,200,000,000
2008: $8,600,000,000
2009: $8,800,000,000
2010: $9,000,000,000
2011: $9,410,000,000
2012: $9,800,000,000
2013: $10,000,000 (estimated)
2001-2004 and 2006 are not available.
Funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) are included in 2009. Most ARRA funds had a 2-year availability, meaning that they were available for the Dept. of Education to obligate during 2009 and 2010.
Funds for research programs at universities and related institutions are estimated in 2012 and 2013. Research programs at universities and related institutions in the Department of Education includes outlays for the Research and Training program in 1970. 1980 includes outlays for the National Institute of Education program. 1990 through 2000 amounts are outlays for the Office of Educational Research and Improvement. 2005 through 2012 amounts are for the Institute of Education Sciences; these amounts are outlays for years prior to 2010 and appropriations for later years.
Funds reported for the U.S. Dept. of Education prior to 1980 reflect the Office of Education in the U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare.
The Impact Aid Program in the Dept. of Education and the Domestic Schools under the Dept. of Defense arranges for the education of children who reside on federal property when no suitable local school district can or will provide for the education of these children.
School improvement programs include No Child Left Behind, 21st Century Community Learning Centers, Class Size Reduction, Charter Schools, Safe and Drug-Free Schools, Innovative, and other programs.
Education Reform--Goals 2000 are included in the School-To-Work Opportunities program, which initiated a national system to be administered jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Education and Labor. Programs in the Education Reform program were transferred to the school improvement programs or discontinued in 2002. Amounts after 2002 reflect balances that are spending out from prior-year appropriations.
The Special Milk Program has been included in the child nutrition programs since 1994.
The McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Programs (Public Law 107-171) carries out preschool and school feeding programs in foreign countries to help reduce the incidence of hunger and malnutrition, and improve literacy and primary education.
Agricultural Marketing Service--Commodities are purchased under Section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, for use in the child nutrition programs.
Local public works program--school facilities under the Dept. of Commerce assisted in the construction of public facilities, such as vocational schools, through grants or loans. No funds have been appropriated for this program since 1977, and it was completely phased out in 1984.
Energy conservation for school buildings and Energy conservation for buildings-higher education, operated under the Dept. of Energy, were established in 1979, with funds first appropriated in 1980.
Dependent Children (AFDC) work programs were created by the Family Support Act of 1988 to provide funds for the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training program. Later incorporated into Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.
Social Security postsecondary students' benefits under the Dept. of Health and Human Services, terminate at the end of the school year or in three months, whichever comes first.
Head Start was formerly the Office of Economic Opportunity. In 1972, funds were transferred to the U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of Child Development.
Tuition assistance for educational accreditation--Coast Guard personnel, Coast Guard Academy, Postgraduate training for Coast Guard officers, the Coast Guard Academy, and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center were transferred from the U.S. Dept. of Transportation to the U.S. Dept. of Security in March of 2003.
Johnson-O'Malley assistance, under the Dept. of the Interior, provides funding for supplemental programs for eligible American Indian students in public schools.
Dept. of Justice inmate programs finance the cost of academic, social, and occupational education courses for inmates in federal prisons.
Some of the work and training programs in the Dept. of Labor, were originally in the Office of Economic Opportunity and were transferred to the U.S. Dept. of Labor in 1971 and 1972. From 1994 through 2001, included the School-to-Work opportunities program, which was administered jointly by the U.S. Departments of Education and Labor.
Estimated education share of general revenue sharing and General revenue sharing--estimated state share in the Dept. of the Treasury were established in 1972 and closed in 1986.
Estimated education share of general gevenue sharing--state and general revenue sharing--estimated state share could not be spent on education from 1981 through 1986.
Vocational rehabilitation for disabled veterans is in "Readjustment Benefits" program, Chapter 31, and covers the costs of subsistence, tuition, books, supplies, and equipment for disabled veterans requiring vocational rehabilitation.
Dependents' education in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs is in "Readjustment Benefits" program, Chapter 35, and provides benefits to children and spouses of veterans.
Head Start program funds were transferred to the U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of Child Development, in 1972.
Most 'Other elementary and secondary programs' in Other agencies were transferred to the U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of Education, in 1972.
Youth Corps and other training programs were transferred to the U.S. Dept. of Labor in FYs 1971 and 1972.
Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) was transferred to the ACTION Agency in 1972.
The Direct Loan Program in the Dept. of Education (a.k.a. the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program) uses Treasury funds to provide loan capital directly to schools, which then disburse loan funds to students.
Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program in the Dept. of Education eliminated the authorization to originate new FFEL loans after June 30, 2010; all new loans are originated through the Direct Loan Program. The FFEL Program made loan capital available to students and their families through private lenders. State and private nonprofit guaranty agencies administer the federal guarantee protecting FFEL lenders against losses related to borrower default. These agencies also collect on defaulted loans and provide other services to lenders.
College housing loans in the Dept. of Education was transferred from the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development to the U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of Education, in 1979.
The Sea Grant Program in the Dept. of Commerce was transferred from the National Science Foundation to the U.S. Dept. of Commerce in October 1970.
The Merchant Marine Academy, State marine schools, and Training for private sector employees, and Training for private sector employees were transferred from the U.S. Dept. of Commerce to the U.S. Dept. of Transportation in 1981.
Professional development education in the Dept. of Defense includes special education programs (military and civilian); legal education program; flight training; advanced degree program; college degree program (officers); and "Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship" program.
Health professions training programs in the Dept. of Health and Human Services does not include higher education assistance loans.
National Institutes of Health training grants in the Dept. of Health and Human Services includes alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health training programs starting in 1992.
Alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health training programs in the Dept. of Health and Human Services includes data in the National Institutes of Health training grants program beginning in 1972.
Health teaching facilities in the Dept. of Health and Human Services closed in 2004.
Social Security postsecondary students' benefits in the Dept. of Health and Human Services were ended by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (Public Law 97-35) and were completely phased out by August 1985.
Postgraduate training for Coast Guard officers in the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security includes flight training.
Educational exchange, Educational and cultural affairs, and Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange in the Dept. of State were transferred temporarily to the United States Agency in 1977, then transferred back to the U.S. Dept. of State in 1998.
Post 9-11 GI Bill was enacted in the "Post 9-11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008" (PL 110-252).
Reserve Education Assistance Program (REAP), part of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for 2005 (Public Law 108-375), was enacted on October 28, 2004. The Reserve Education Assistance Program (REAP) provides educational assistance to members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve on active duty in support of a contingency operation under federal authority on or after September 11, 2001.
United States Information Agency was abolished in 1998, with functions transferred to the U.S. Dept. of State and the newly created Broadcasting Board of Governors.
Educational and cultural exchange programs are included in the "Educational and Cultural Affairs" program in FYs 1980 through 1983, and became an independent program in 1984.
Libraries in Other education and Institute of Museum and Library Services were transferred from U.S. Dept. of Education to the Institute of and Library Services in 1997.
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center under Dept. of Homeland Security was transferred to the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security in 2003.
Estimated disaster relief in the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security repairs and replaces damaged and destroyed school buildings. This program was transferred from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security in 2003.
Educational and cultural exchange programs in the Dept. of State were included in the "Educational and Cultural Affairs" program in FYs 1980 through 1983, and became an independent program in FY 1984.
Libraries under Other education was transferred from U.S. Department of Education to the Institute of Museum and Library Services in FY 1997.
Estimated disaster relief was transferred to the Dept. Homeland Security in 2003.
Training for private sector employees was transferred from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of Education, in FY 1979.
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center was transferred to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in FY 2003.
Corporation for National and Community Service, a.k.a. the National Service Trust Act of 1993, established the Corporation for National and Community Service. In 1993, ACTION became part of this agency.
Federal Emergency Management Agency was created in 1979, representing a combination of five existing agencies. The funds for the Federal Emergency Management Agency in 1970 to 1975 were in other agencies. This agency was transferred to the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security in March of 2003.
Estimated other training program include the Fall-Out Shelter Analysis, Blast Protection Design through 1992. Starting in 1993, earthquake training and safety for teachers and administrators for grades 1 through 12 are included.
Estimated disaster repairs and replaces damaged and destroyed school buildings. This program was transferred from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in FY 2003.
Libraries and other archival activities was transferred from the General Services Administration to the National Archives and Records Administration in April 1985.
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science was transferred to the Institute of Museum and Library Services in 2008.
Research programs at universities and related institutions include federal obligations for research and development centers and R & D plant administered by colleges and universities. 2010 and 2011 data are estimated, except the U.S Dept. of Education data, which are actual numbers.