Here you'll find the latest news on funding of the U.S. Department of Education programs, including congressional action on appropriations:

• FY 2010 Budget—On February 26, 2009, President Obama unveiled his Fiscal Year 2010 Budget—A New Era of Responsibility: Renewing America's Promise.See what this budget proposes for the Department of Education.

• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009—On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed Public Law 111-5, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The following AARA tables are available:

  • A table (last updated 02/23/2009) showing the amounts provided by the ARRA for the Education Department in PDF [9KB] and MS Excel [26KB];

  • State tables showing preliminary State allocations of ARRA funds; and

  • Tables showing preliminary ESEA Title I LEA allocations under the ARRA.

• FY 2009 Congressional Action—On March 11, 2009, President Obama signed P.L. 111-8, the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, which provides FY 2009 funding for most Federal agencies, including ED. A table (last updated 03/12/2009) showing the amounts provided for ED by P.L. 111-8 and the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act is available in PDF [72KB] and MS Excel [386KB]. It also shows the amounts provided FY 2008 and at each major step in the FY 2009 appropriations process.

• FY 2009 Continuing Resolutions

• Second Continuing Resolution—P.L. 111-6, March 6, 2009, extending continuing appropriations through March 11, 2009.

• First Continuing Resolution—P.L. 110-329, September 30, 2008, the "Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009." Division A of this law is the "Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2009" and provides continuing appropriations through March 6, 2009. Division B of this law is the "Disaster Relief and Recovery Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008," and includes funds and provisions for certain ED programs.

• Archives of Budget News—FY 1996 through the FY 2009 President's Budget Request