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Federal Education Funding by Program

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

   

Comparative Funding Chart (In Millions)

Program Name

Final FY 2005 (a)

FY 2006 Enacted (b)

Final

FY 2007

Final FY2008

FY2008

Admin Request

Department of Education

Pell Grants

12,365

13,045

13,661

14,215

13,414

Pell Grant Maximum

(4,050)

(4,050)

(4,310)

(4,241)

(4,600)

SEOG

778.7

770.9

770.9

757.47

Eliminate

Federal Work Study

990.3

980.4

980.4

980.4

980.5

Perkins Loan Can.

66.1

65.5

65.5

64.3

Eliminate

LEAP 

65.6

65

65

63.9

Eliminate

GEAR UP

306.5

303.4

303.4

303.4

303.4

TRIO

836.5

828.2

828.2

828.2

828.2

Title III-Part A Strengthening Institutions

80.3

79.5

79.5

78.1

79.5

Hispanic-Serving Institutions

95.1

94.9

94.9

93.3

94.9

Strengthening Tribal Institutions

23.8

23.6

23.6

23.2

18.6

Strengthening Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions

12

11.8

11.8

11.6

Eliminate

FIPSE

163.9

22

22

120.33

22

Adult Education State Grants

569.7

564

564

554.1

564.1

Career and Technical Education State Grants

1194.3

1182.4

1181.6

1174.7

600

Tech-Prep Education

105.8

104.8

104.8

102.9

Eliminate

Department of Labor

Community Based Job Training Grants (CBJTC)

248(c)

125

125

125

150

Science/Technology

NSF's Advanced Technological Education

45.1

44.9

44.9

51.6

 51.6

 

 

 

 

   

(a) Figures reflect 0.83% across-the-board cut.

(b) Figures reflect 1% across-the-board cut.

(c) As part of the FY06 appropriations bill, Congress rescinded $125 million from the CBJTG program.