A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n

ED Initiatives...

April 30, 1996

A weekly look at progress on the Secretary's priorities --
Special Issue on the Final FY 1996 Budget Agreement

Months of budget uncertainty ended last week as Congress passed (by a wide bi-partisan margin) -- and the President signed into law -- a final funding measure for the Department of Education for the fiscal year 1996 (which ends September 30). Secretary Riley heralded the budget agreement as "an important victory for parents, students, teachers, & every American working to improve education and expand educational opportunity."

Below are highlights of the agreement. Here you'll find this year's final appropriation levels for 18 programs. You'll also find, for these 18 programs: (1) last year's funding levels (FY 95), (2) House & Senate positions before the compromise was struck, and (3) the President's request for each program for the coming fiscal year (1997, which begins October 1). A table showing FY 1996 funding levels for all U.S. Department of Education programs will be available in our Online Library within 1-2 weeks at http://www.ed.gov/news.html#budget or gopher.ed.gov --> Updates on Legislation, Budget, & Activities of the Department

"Education Budget Protected in 1996
President Seeks Investment in 1997"
Final FY 1996 Appropriation Bill
Compared to President's FY 1997 Budget Request

(In thousands of dollars)

Goals 2000 -- Helps 12,000 schools raise academic standards and achievement.

     FY 1995 Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371,870      Senate Bill with Bipartisan ED Amendment FY 1996. . . . 350,000      House Passed Bill FY 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0      Final FY 1996 Appropriation Bill. . . . . . . . . . . . 350,000      FY 1997 President's Budget Request. . . . . . . . . . . 491,000

Title I Grants to LEAs -- Helps 7 million children learn the basics and advanced skills in 50,000 schools.

     FY 1995 Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,698,416      Senate Bill with Bipartisan ED Amendment FY 1996. . . 6,833,887      House Passed Bill FY 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,555,000      Final FY 1996 Appropriation Bill. . . . . . . . . . . 6,730,348      FY 1997 President's Budget Request. . . . . . . . . . 7,165,000

Safe and Drug Free Schools -- Helps schools become safer, more disciplined and drug-free.

     FY 1995 Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465,981      Senate Bill with Bipartisan ED Amendment FY 1996. . . . 400,000      House Passed Bill FY 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200,000      Final FY 1996 Appropriation Bill. . . . . . . . . . . . 465,981      FY 1997 President's Budget Request. . . . . . . . . . . 540,000

Special ED Grants to States -- Helps provide services for almost 6 million children with disabilities.

     FY 1995 Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,322,915      Senate Bill with Bipartisan ED Amendment FY 1996. . . 2,323,837      House Passed Bill FY 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,323,837      Final FY 1996 Appropriation Bill. . . . . . . . . . . 2,323,837      FY 1997 President's Budget Request. . . . . . . . . . 2,603,247

Charter Schools -- Expands public school choice for parents.

     FY 1995 Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,000      Senate Bill with Bipartisan ED Amendment FY 1996. . . . .16,000      House Passed Bill FY 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,000      Final FY 1996 Appropriation Bill. . . . . . . . . . . . .18,000      FY 1997 President's Budget Request. . . . . . . . . . . .40,000

Technology Challenge Grants/Nat. Programs -- Local competitive grants for exemplary programs.

     FY 1995 Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22,500      Senate Bill with Bipartisan ED Amendment FY 1996. . . . .35,000      House Passed Bill FY 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25,000      Final FY 1996 Appropriation Bill. . . . . . . . . . . . .48,000      FY 1997 President's Budget Request. . . . . . . . . . . .75,000

Technology Literacy Fund -- Provides students access to computers and teachers training for technology use.

     FY 1995 Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/A      Senate Bill with Bipartisan ED Amendment FY 1996. . . . . . N/A      House Passed Bill FY 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/A      Final FY 1996 Appropriation Bill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/A      FY 1997 President's Budget Request. . . . . . . . . . . 250,000

ED Research and Statistics -- Finding and sharing what works in education.

     FY 1995 Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167,105      Senate Bill with Bipartisan ED Amendment FY 1996. . . . 186,464      House Passed Bill FY 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186,464      Final FY 1996 Appropriation Bill. . . . . . . . . . . . 186,464      FY 1997 President's Budget Request. . . . . . . . . . . 190,750

Bilingual/Immigrant Education -- Helps children learn English and other subjects.

     FY 1995 Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206,700      Senate Bill with Bipartisan ED Amendment FY 1996. . . . 150,000      House Passed Bill FY 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150,000      Final FY 1996 Appropriation Bill. . . . . . . . . . . . 178,000      FY 1997 President's Budget Request. . . . . . . . . . . 261,700

School to Work -- Provides support to local partnerships to strengthen students' workforce skills.

     FY 1995 Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122,500      Senate Bill with Bipartisan ED Amendment FY 1996. . . . 186,000      House Passed Bill FY 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95,000      Final FY 1996 Appropriation Bill. . . . . . . . . . . . 180,000      FY 1997 President's Budget Request. . . . . . . . . . . 200,000

Vocational Ed Basic Grants -- Provides students career and occupational skills.

     FY 1995 Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 972,750      Senate Bill with Bipartisan ED Amendment FY 1996. . . . 972,750      House Passed Bill FY 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 890,000      Final FY 1996 Appropriation Bill. . . . . . . . . . . . 972,750      FY 1997 President's Budget Request. . . . . . . . . . 1,100,000

Adult ED State Grants -- Provides literacy skills to 4 million adults.

     FY 1995 Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252,345      Senate Bill with Bipartisan ED Amendment FY 1996. . . . 250,000      House Passed Bill FY 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250,000      Final FY 1996 Appropriation Bill. . . . . . . . . . . . 250,000      FY 1997 President's Budget Request. . . . . . . . . . . 290,000

Pell Grants -- Provides aid for 3.6 million low-income college students.

     FY 1995 Appropriation . . . . . .5,756,000(1)  $2,340 max grant      Senate Bill with Bipartisan        ED Amendment FY 1996    . . . .5,798,000(1)  $2,500 max grant       House Passed Bill FY 1996 . . . .5,624,000(1)  $2,440 max grant      Final FY 1996        Appropriation Bill. . . . . . .5,747,000(1)  $2,470 max grant      FY 1997 President's        Budget Request. . . . . . . . .6,425,000(1)  $2,700 max grant

1) Appropriation plus carry-over funds used to support maximum grant.

Perkins Loans -- Provides campus-based loans for needy students.

     FY 1995 Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176,000      Senate Bill with Bipartisan ED Amendment FY 1996. . . . 178,000      House Passed Bill FY 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20,000      Final FY 1996 Appropriation Bill. . . . . . . . . . . . 113,297      FY 1997 President's Budget Request. . . . . . . . . . . 178,000

College Work Study -- Provides students with employment opportunities to earn financial aid for college.

     FY 1995 Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 616,508      Senate Bill with Bipartisan ED Amendment FY 1996. . . . 616,508      House Passed Bill FY 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 616,508      Final FY 1996 Appropriation Bill. . . . . . . . . . . . 616,508      FY 1997 President's Budget Request. . . . . . . . . . . 679,000

TRIO -- Provides additional academic preparation to help 700,000 students enter and complete college.

     FY 1995 Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463,000      Senate Bill with Bipartisan ED Amendment FY 1996. . . . 463,000      House Passed Bill FY 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463,000      Final FY 1996 Appropriation Bill. . . . . . . . . . . . 463,000      FY 1997 President's Budget Request. . . . . . . . . . . 500,000

Presidential Honors Scholarships -- Provides a $1,000 scholarship to 130,000 students graduating in the top 5% of their high school class.

     FY 1995 Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/A      Senate Bill with Bipartisan ED Amendment FY 1996. . . . . . N/A      House Passed Bill FY 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/A      Final FY 1996 Appropriation Bill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/A      FY 1997 President's Budget Request. . . . . . . . . . . 130,000

Direct Lending -- Streamlines student loans allowing students the opportunity to borrow money for college.

     FY 1995 Appropriation . . . . . .Allows choice for schools and                                        maintains funds to run program      Senate Bill with Bipartisan ED        Amendment FY 1996 . . . . . . .Allows choice for schools and                                        maintains funds to run program       House Passed Bill FY 1996 . . . .40% Cap on loan volume and                                          inadequate funds to run program      Final FY 1996        Appropriation Bill. . . . . . .Allows choice for schools and                                        maintains funds to run program      FY 1997 President's        Budget Request. . . . . . . . .Allows choice for schools and                                        maintains funds to run program

April 29, 1996

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