The Federal Budget Process, FY 2011

On February 1, 2010, President Obama released his budget request for fiscal year 2011, which begins on October 1 of this year. The budget includes increases for education, particularly in elementary and secondary education as well as early childhood education.

• Proposed change in discretionary funding for the U.S. Department of Education (PDF) (2/1/10)
• Proposed shift in formula-allocated to competitively-awarded federal education funding (PDF) (2/4/10)
• Proposed program consolidation funding comparison by state (PDF) (2/4/10)
• Proposed change in funding for elementary and secondary education (ESEA, including the funding gap) (PDF) (2/1/10)
• Proposed change in funding for higher education(HEA)(PDF) (2/1/10)
• U.S. Department of Education state formula-allocated funding tables (PDF) (2/4/10)
• Growth in enrollment for PK-12(PDF) (2/4/10)

The Federal Budget Process, FY 2010

On December 16, 2009, the President signed into law H.R. 3288, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, which provides funding for the U.S. Department of Education in FY 2010. Use these charts to see what the request means for your state or district.

• State Estimates for Major Federal Education Programs based on FY 2010 Senate Appropriations ^{_{(PDF, 223K, 14pp) (12/16/09)}}
• Congressional District Estimates for Major Federal Education Programs based on FY 2010 Senate Appropriations ^{_{(PDF, 760K, 84 pp) (12/16/09)}}
• Total Education Department Discretionary Funds - Percentage Change by Fiscal Year, 2002-10 ^{_{(PDF, 66K, 1 pp) (12/16/09)}}