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

• FY 2010 Detailed Budget —On May 7, 2009, President Obama released his detailed Fiscal Year 2010 Budget. See what is requested for the programs and activities of the Department of Education.

• FY 2010 Budget Blueprint—On February 26, 2009, President Obama released a "blueprint" for his Fiscal Year 2010 Budget—A New Era of Responsibility: Renewing America's Promise..

• 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 (Recovery Act). The following Recovery Act tables are available:

  • A table (last updated 04/02/2009) showing the Initial Release of Recovery Act Funds, by State in PDF [14KB] and MS Excel [44KB]. Initial funds for the following programs were released April 1, 2009 to States that submitted the certification required by section 1607(a) of the Recovery Act:

    • ESEA Title I Grants to LEAs
    • IDEA Parts B and C
    • Rehabilitation Act State Grants
    • Independent Living State Grants
    • Services for Older Individuals who are Blind

    The initial release of State Fiscal Stabilization Funds, also shown on the table, will occur within 2 weeks of approval of a State's application for these funds.

  • A table (last updated 05/07/2009) showing the amounts provided by the Recovery Act for the Education Department in PDF [8KB] and MS Excel [20KB];

  • State tables showing State allocationsof FY 2008-FY 2010 President's Budget, including allocations under the Recovery Act; and

  • Tables showing ESEA Title I LEA allocations under the Recovery Act.

• 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