Federal on-budget funds for education, by level/educational purpose, agency, and program: Selected fiscal years, 1970 through 2014

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Table 401.30.

[In thousands of current dollars]
Level/educational purpose, agency, and program	1970	1980	1990¹	1995¹	2000¹	2005¹	2010¹	2011¹	2012¹	2013^1,2	2014^1,2
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Total	$12,526,499	$34,493,502	$51,624,342	$71,639,520	$85,944,203	$147,873,199	$183,199,676	$183,669,874	$189,846,616	$183,367,513	$179,342,408

Elementary/secondary education	5,830,442	16,027,686	21,984,361	33,623,809	43,790,783	68,957,711	86,681,807	76,118,858	78,227,148	79,131,192	80,072,257
Department of Education³	2,719,204	6,629,095	9,681,313	14,029,000	20,039,563	37,477,594	49,621,475	38,652,240	38,600,066	38,705,852	37,771,972
Education for the disadvantaged	1,339,014	3,204,664	4,494,111	6,808,000	8,529,111	14,635,566	15,864,666	15,515,444	15,741,703	15,590,733	15,552,693
Impact aid program⁴	656,372	690,170	816,366	808,000	877,101	1,262,174	1,276,183	1,273,631	1,291,186	1,299,088	1,288,603
School improvement programs⁵	288,304	788,918	1,189,158	1,397,000	2,549,971	7,918,091	16,999,862	6,738,485	6,327,886	6,543,628	5,883,351
Indian education	†	93,365	69,451	71,000	65,285	121,911	127,282	127,027	130,779	131,579	123,939
English Language Acquisition	21,250	169,540	188,919	225,000	362,662	667,485	750,000	733,530	732,144	736,624	723,400
Special education	79,090	821,777	1,616,623	3,177,000	4,948,977	10,940,312	12,587,035	12,526,672	12,640,709	12,661,256	12,497,300
Vocational and adult education	335,174	860,661	1,306,685	1,482,000	1,462,977	1,967,086	2,016,447	1,737,451	1,735,659	1,742,944	1,702,686
Education Reform–Goals 2000⁶	†	†	†	61,000	1,243,479	-35,031	†	†	†	†	†
Hurricane Education Recovery	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

Department of Agriculture	760,477	4,064,497	5,528,950	8,201,294	10,051,278	12,577,265	17,875,561	18,843,607	20,849,143	21,781,420	21,895,211
Child nutrition programs⁷	299,131	3,377,056	4,977,075	7,644,789	9,554,028	11,901,943	16,383,421	17,290,601	19,504,343	20,487,229	20,487,299
McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program⁸	†	†	†	†	†	86,000	210,000	343,500	196,400	197,126	197,000
Agricultural Marketing Service–commodities⁹	341,597	388,000	350,441	400,000	400,000	399,322	1,100,000	1,006,000	952,000	903,000	1,032,000
Special Milk Program	83,800	159,293	18,707	(⁷)	(⁷)	(⁷)	(⁷)	(⁷)	(⁷)	(⁷)	(⁷)
Estimated education share of Forest Service permanent appropriations	35,949	140,148	182,727	156,505	97,250	190,000	182,140	203,506	196,400	194,065	178,912

Department of Commerce	†	54,816	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Local public works program–school facilities¹⁰	†	54,816	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

Department of Defense	143,100	370,846	1,097,876	1,295,547	1,485,611	1,786,253	1,981,321	2,047,825	2,132,046	2,220,611	2,262,093
Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC)	12,100	32,000	39,300	155,600	210,432	315,122	359,689	377,526	391,682	407,335	450,229
Overseas dependents schools	131,000	338,846	864,958	855,772	904,829	1,060,920	1,186,560	1,193,636	1,235,707	1,262,545	1,235,335
Domestic schools⁴	†	†	193,618	284,175	370,350	410,211	435,072	476,663	504,657	550,731	576,529

Department of Energy	200	77,633	15,563	12,646	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Energy conservation for school buildings¹¹	†	77,240	15,213	10,746	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Pre-engineering program	200	393	350	1,900	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

Department of Health and Human Services	167,333	1,077,000	2,396,793	5,116,559	6,011,036	8,003,348	8,547,000	8,871,364	9,298,710	9,428,300	10,900,500
Head Start¹²	†	735,000	1,447,758	3,534,000	5,267,000	6,842,348	7,234,000	7,559,164	7,969,210	8,107,000	9,621,000
Payments to states for Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) work programs¹³	†	†	459,221	953,000	15,000	—	—	—	—	—	—
Social Security student benefits¹⁴	167,333	342,000	489,814	629,559	729,036	1,161,000	1,313,000	1,312,200	1,329,500	1,321,300	1,279,500

Department of Homeland Security	†	†	†	†	†	500	505	504	454	364	462
Tuition assistance for educational accreditation– Coast Guard personnel¹⁵	†	†	†	†	†	500	505	504	454	364	462

Department of the Interior	140,705	318,170	445,267	493,124	725,423	938,506	781,075	815,877	782,335	760,793	765,705
Mineral Leasing Act and other funds
Payments to states–estimated education share	12,294	62,636	123,811	18,750	24,610	60,290	23,000	24,380	26,450	24,770	23,800
Payments to counties–estimated education share	16,359	48,953	102,522	37,490	53,500	79,686	50,000	53,000	58,000	53,970	51,900
Indian Education
Bureau of Indian Education schools	95,850	178,112	192,841	411,524	466,905	517,647	580,492	583,572	631,477	597,412	622,382
Johnson-O'Malley assistance¹⁶	16,080	28,081	25,556	24,359	17,387	16,510	13,589	13,415	13,304	12,615	14,338
Education construction	†	†	†	†	161,021	263,373	112,994	140,509	52,104	71,026	52,285
Education expenses for children of employees, Yellowstone National Park	122	388	538	1,000	2,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000

Department of Justice	8,237	23,890	65,997	128,850	224,800	554,500	137,529	140,525	149,587	160,684	151,630
Advanced occupational education	†	†	†	†	†	†	137,529	140,525	149,587	160,684	151,630
Vocational training expenses for prisoners in federal prisons	2,720	4,966	2,066	3,000	1,000	0	†	†	†	†	†
Inmate programs¹⁷	5,517	18,924	63,931	125,850	223,800	554,500	†	†	†	†	†

Department of Labor	420,927	1,849,800	2,505,487	3,957,800	4,683,200	5,654,000	6,826,000	6,121,000	5,802,000	5,347,004	5,564,123
Job Corps	†	469,800	739,376	1,029,000	1,256,000	1,521,000	1,850,000	1,660,000	1,789,000	1,650,004	1,691,123
Training programs–estimated funds for education programs¹⁸	420,927	1,380,000	1,766,111	2,928,800	3,427,200	4,133,000	4,976,000	4,461,000	4,013,000	3,697,000	3,873,000

Department of Transportation	45	60	46	62	188	†	†	†	†	†	†
Tuition assistance for educational accreditation– Coast Guard personnel¹⁵	45	60	46	62	188	†	†	†	†	†	†

Department of the Treasury	†	935,903	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Estimated education share of general revenue sharing¹⁹
State²⁰	†	525,019	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Local	†	410,884	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

Department of Veterans Affairs	338,910	545,786	155,351	311,768	445,052	1,815,000	760,500	472,000	488,769	534,796	573,975
Noncollegiate and job training programs²¹	281,640	439,993	12,848	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Vocational rehabilitation for disabled veterans²²	41,700	87,980	136,780	298,132	438,635	1,815,000	760,500	472,000	488,769	534,796	573,975
Dependents' education²³	15,570	17,813	5,723	5,961	6,417	—	—	—	—	—	—
Service members occupational conversion training act of 1992	†	†	†	7,675	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

Other agencies
Appalachian Regional Commission	33,161	9,157	93	2,173	2,588	2,962	986	2,290	962	1,689	3,163
National Endowment for the Arts	†	4,989	4,641	7,117	6,002	8,470	11,530	12,125	10,450	10,427	10,924
Arts in education	†	4,989	4,641	7,117	6,002	8,470	11,530	12,125	10,450	10,427	10,924
National Endowment for the Humanities	20	330	404	997	812	603	125	75	100	333	181
Office of Economic Opportunity	1,072,375	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Head Start²⁴	325,700	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Other elementary and secondary programs²⁵	42,809	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Job Corps²⁶	144,000	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Youth Corps and other training programs²⁶	553,368	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA)²⁷	6,498	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

Other programs
Estimated education share of federal aid to the District of Columbia	25,748	65,714	86,579	66,871	115,230	138,710	138,200	139,426	112,526	178,919	172,318

Postsecondary education	$3,447,697	$11,115,882	$13,650,915	$17,618,137	$15,008,715	$38,587,287	$50,197,838	$64,400,219	$70,053,827	$62,784,231	$56,953,714
Department of Education³	1,187,962	5,682,242	11,175,978	14,234,000	10,727,315	31,420,023	36,539,655	49,260,330	54,470,178	46,131,422	38,981,641
Student financial assistance	†	3,682,789	5,920,328	7,047,000	9,060,317	15,209,515	25,959,478	43,753,247	43,324,872	37,319,312	31,092,464
Direct Loan Program²⁸	†	†	†	840,000	-2,862,240	3,020,992	3,481,859	2,781,709	6,917,373	3,273,880	2,871,258
Federal Family Education Loan Program²⁹	2,323	1,407,977	4,372,446	5,190,000	2,707,473	10,777,470	3,932,994	-91,796	1,498,353	2,787,755	2,269,320
Higher education	1,029,131	399,787	659,492	871,000	1,530,779	2,053,288	2,740,665	2,388,946	2,297,656	2,302,753	2,322,592
Facilities–loans and insurance	114,199	-19,031	19,219	-6,000	-2,174	-1,464	-8,360	-4,607	-8,513	-129	-156
College housing loans³⁰	†	14,082	-57,167	-46,000	-41,886	-33,521	-16,725	-13,265	-16,725	-1,176	-1,176
Educational activities overseas	774	3,561	82	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Capital Financing, Program Account	†	†	†	†	150	169	23,330	23,289	32,160	21,424	20,227
Gallaudet College and Howard University	38,559	176,829	230,327	292,000	291,060	339,823	357,977	357,261	359,580	361,781	340,821
National Technical Institute for the Deaf	2,976	16,248	31,251	46,000	43,836	53,751	68,437	65,546	65,422	65,822	66,291
Hurricane Katrina, aid to institutions	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

Department of Agriculture	†	10,453	31,273	33,373	30,676	61,957	80,697	81,658	81,658	79,089	84,439
Agriculture Extension Service, Second Morrill Act payments to agricultural and mechanical colleges and Tuskegee Institute	†	10,453	31,273	33,373	30,676	61,957	80,697	81,658	81,658	79,089	84,439

Department of Commerce	8,277	29,971	3,312	3,487	3,800	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sea Grant Program³¹	†	3,123	3,312	3,487	3,800	—	—	—	—	—	—
Merchant Marine Academy³²	6,160	14,809	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
State marine schools³²	2,117	12,039	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

Department of Defense	322,100	545,000	635,769	729,500	1,147,759	1,858,301	2,550,667	2,297,234	2,407,629	2,420,958	2,435,322
Tuition assistance for military personnel	57,500	—	95,300	127,000	263,303	608,109	669,892	567,412	590,626	564,604	524,745
Service academies	78,700	106,100	120,613	163,300	212,678	300,760	402,640	348,836	375,250	372,726	372,734
Senior Reserve Officers Training Corps (SROTC)	108,100	—	193,056	219,400	363,461	537,525	885,500	851,910	844,498	843,018	885,703
Professional development education³³	77,800	—	226,800	219,800	308,317	411,907	592,635	529,076	597,255	640,610	652,140

Department of Energy	3,000	57,701	25,502	28,027	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
University laboratory cooperative program	3,000	2,800	9,402	8,552	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Teacher development projects	†	1,400	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Energy conservation for buildings–higher education¹¹	†	53,501	7,459	7,381	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Minority honors vocational training	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Honors research program	†	†	6,472	2,221	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Students and teachers	†	†	2,169	9,873	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

Department of Health and Human Services	981,483	2,412,058	578,542	796,035	954,190	1,433,516	1,278,936	1,367,895	1,331,410	1,295,616	1,339,545
Health professions training programs³⁴	353,029	460,736	230,600	298,302	340,361	581,661	406,000	498,000	459,000	438,039	469,236
Indian health manpower	†	7,187	9,508	27,000	16,000	27,000	46,000	41,000	41,000	41,000	41,000
National Health Service Corps scholarships	†	70,667	4,759	78,206	33,300	45,000	41,000	46,400	42,940	39,868	42,600
National Institutes of Health training grants³⁵	†	176,388	241,356	380,502	550,220	756,014	775,186	771,766	777,761	766,000	776,000
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health training grants³⁶	8,088	12,899	10,461	11,660	14,198	23,841	10,750	10,729	10,709	10,709	10,709
Alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health training programs³⁷	118,366	122,103	81,353	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Health teaching facilities³⁸	†	3,078	505	365	110	†	†	†	†	†	†
Social Security postsecondary students' benefits³⁹	502,000	1,559,000	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

Department of Homeland Security	†	†	†	†	†	36,400	45,824	49,604	48,592	43,468	36,518
Coast Guard Academy¹⁵	†	†	†	†	†	16,400	26,326	27,581	26,803	24,359	25,766
Postgraduate training for Coast Guard officers⁴⁰	†	†	†	†	†	8,700	4,645	4,883	5,891	6,198	5,416
Tuition assistance to Coast Guard military personnel¹⁵	†	†	†	†	†	11,300	14,853	17,140	15,898	12,911	5,336

Department of Housing and Urban Development³⁰	114,199	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
College housing loans³⁰	114,199	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

Department of the Interior	31,749	80,202	135,480	159,054	187,179	249,227	174,092	112,970	120,720	107,477	109,534
Shared revenues, Mineral Leasing Act and other receipts–estimated education share	6,949	35,403	69,980	82,810	98,740	146,235	16,250	20,430	29,900	20,310	19,500
Indian programs
Continuing education	9,380	16,909	34,911	43,907	57,576	76,271	126,791	61,603	61,435	58,832	61,887
Higher education scholarships	15,420	27,890	30,589	32,337	30,863	26,721	31,051	30,937	29,385	28,335	28,147

Department of State	30,850	†	2,167	3,000	319,000	424,000	657,660	620,050	601,770	605,641	584,124
Educational exchange⁴¹	30,850	†	†	†	319,000	424,000	657,660	620,050	601,770	605,641	584,124
Mutual educational and cultural exchange activities	30,454	†	†	†	303,000	402,000	635,000	599,550	583,200	586,957	562,659
International educational exchange activities	396	†	†	†	16,000	22,000	22,660	20,500	18,570	18,684	21,465
Russian, Eurasian, and East European Research and Training	†	†	2,167	3,000	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

Department of Transportation	11,197	12,530	46,025	59,257	60,300	73,000	95,000	77,000	118,000	130,000	98,400
Merchant Marine Academy³²	†	†	20,926	30,850	34,000	61,000	79,000	61,000	101,000	109,000	81,300
State marine schools³²	†	†	8,269	8,980	7,000	12,000	16,000	16,000	17,000	21,000	17,100
Coast Guard Academy¹⁵	9,342	10,000	12,074	13,500	15,500	†	†	†	†	†	†
Postgraduate training for Coast Guard officers⁴⁰	1,655	2,230	4,173	5,513	2,500	†	†	†	†	†	†
Tuition assistance to Coast Guard military personnel¹⁵	200	300	582	414	1,300	†	†	†	†	†	†

Department of the Treasury	†	296,750	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
General revenue sharing--estimated state share to higher education^19,20	†	296,750	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

Department of Veterans Affairs	693,490	1,803,847	599,825	1,010,114	1,132,322	2,478,624	8,042,444	9,821,752	10,115,052	11,162,755	12,231,739
Vietnam-era veterans	638,260	1,579,974	46,998	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
College student support	†	1,560,081	39,458	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Work-study	†	19,893	7,540	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Service persons college support	18,900	46,617	8,911	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Post-Vietnam veterans	†	922	161,475	33,596	3,958	1,136	894	1,343	932	848	764
All-volunteer-force educational assistance	†	†	269,947	868,394	984,068	2,070,996	1,854,917	1,587,376	1,086,585	885,715	746,887
Veterans	†	†	183,765	760,390	876,434	1,887,239	1,659,694	1,385,943	931,756	726,697	591,750
Reservists	†	†	86,182	108,004	107,634	183,757	195,223	201,433	154,829	159,018	155,137
Post 9-11 GI Bill⁴²	†	†	†	†	†	†	5,542,843	7,656,490	8,476,227	9,716,174	10,901,760
Veteran dependents' education	36,330	176,334	100,494	95,124	131,296	388,719	507,294	462,877	455,318	486,705	523,778
Payments to state education agencies	†	†	12,000	13,000	13,000	17,773	—	18,342	19,000	19,000	19,000
Reserve Education Assistance Program (REAP)⁴³	†	†	†	†	†	†	136,496	95,324	76,990	54,313	39,550

Other agencies
Appalachian Regional Commission	4,105	1,751	—	2,741	2,286	4,407	2,464	6,098	6,653	4,443	7,471
National Endowment for the Humanities	3,349	56,451	50,938	56,481	28,395	29,253	47,949	40,168	45,000	39,399	39,824
National Science Foundation	42,000	64,583	161,884	211,800	389,000	490,000	646,000	636,060	653,590	709,720	950,250
Science and engineering education programs	37,000	64,583	161,884	211,800	389,000	490,000	646,000	636,060	653,590	709,720	950,250
Sea Grant Program³¹	5,000	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
United States Information Agency⁴⁴	8,423	51,095	181,172	260,800	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Educational and cultural affairs⁴¹	†	49,546	35,862	13,600	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Educational and cultural exchange programs⁴⁵	†	†	145,307	247,200	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Educational exchange activities, international	†	1,549	3	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Information center and library activities	8,423	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

Other programs
Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation	†	†	1,033	3,000	3,000	3,000	4,000	3,000	4,000	4,000	4,000
Estimated education share of federal aid to the District of Columbia⁴⁶	5,513	13,143	14,637	9,468	11,493	14,578	20,450	15,115	37,875	37,193	37,538
Harry S Truman Scholarship fund	†	-1,895	2,883	3,000	3,000	3,000	2,000	1,000	1,200	1,500	†
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development	†	†	4,305	13,000	2,000	6,000	8,000	8,284	8,500	9,550	11,369
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation	†	†	191	2,000	7,000	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000

Other education	$964,719	$1,548,730	$3,383,031	$4,719,655	$5,484,571	$6,908,504	$9,326,725	$11,133,686	$9,389,458	$9,727,789	$9,454,871
Department of Education³	630,235	747,706	2,251,801	2,861,000	3,223,355	3,538,862	5,073,063	5,255,939	5,466,031	5,696,191	5,420,115
Administration	47,456	187,317	328,293	404,000	458,054	548,842	1,531,232	1,755,384	1,928,821	2,048,098	1,971,955
Libraries⁴⁷	108,284	129,127	137,264	117,000	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Rehabilitative services and disability research	473,091	426,886	1,780,360	2,333,000	2,755,468	2,973,346	3,506,861	3,474,718	3,511,281	3,622,925	3,422,749
American Printing House for the Blind	1,404	4,349	5,736	7,000	9,368	16,538	24,600	24,551	24,505	24,655	24,456
Trust funds and contributions	0	27	148	0	465	136	10,370	1,286	1,424	513	955

Department of Agriculture	135,637	271,112	352,511	422,878	444,477	468,631	567,423	552,030	547,081	549,989	535,935
Extension Service	131,734	263,584	337,907	405,371	424,174	445,631	543,423	530,030	526,081	528,989	509,935
National Agricultural Library	3,903	7,528	14,604	17,507	20,303	23,000	24,000	22,000	21,000	21,000	26,000

Department of Commerce	1,226	2,479	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Maritime Administration Training for private sector employees³²	1,226	2,479	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

Department of Health and Human Services	24,273	37,819	77,962	138,000	214,000	313,000	340,000	337,000	337,639	339,705	382,252
National Library of Medicine	24,273	37,819	77,962	138,000	214,000	313,000	340,000	337,000	337,639	339,705	382,252

Department of Homeland Security	†	†	†	†	†	278,243	341,100	1,892,000	215,471	258,000	259,000
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center⁴⁸	†	†	†	†	†	159,000	323,000	311,000	271,000	258,000	259,000
Estimated disaster relief⁴⁹	†	†	†	†	†	119,243	18,100	1,581,000	-55,529	—	—

Department of Justice	5,546	27,642	26,920	36,296	34,727	26,148	33,563	33,563	33,563	30,207	31,001
Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy	2,066	7,234	6,028	12,831	22,479	15,619	19,443	19,443	19,443	21,268	21,732
Federal Bureau of Investigation Field Police Academy	2,500	7,715	10,548	11,140	11,962	10,456	14,120	14,120	14,120	8,939	9,270
Narcotics and dangerous drug training	980	2,416	850	325	286	73	†	†	†	†	†
National Institute of Corrections	†	10,277	9,494	12,000	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

Department of State	20,672	25,000	47,539	51,648	69,349	109,309	120,520	121,620	123,452	219,238	217,431
Foreign Service Institute	15,857	25,000	47,539	51,648	69,349	109,309	120,520	121,620	123,452	219,238	217,431
Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange⁴¹	4,815	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

Department of Transportation	3,964	10,212	1,507	650	700	1,100	146	135	120	—	—
Highways training and education grants	2,418	3,412	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Maritime Administration Training for private sector employees³⁰	†	†	1,507	650	700	1,100	146	135	120	—	—
Urban mass transportation–managerial training grants	1,546	500	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Federal Aviation Administration Air traffic controllers second career program	—	6,300	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Department of the Treasury	18	14,584	41,488	48,000	83,000	†	†	†	†	†	†
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center⁴⁸	18	14,584	41,488	48,000	83,000	†	†	†	†	†	†

Other agencies

ACTION⁵⁰	†	2,833	8,472	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Estimated education funds	†	2,833	8,472	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

Agency for International Development	88,034	99,707	170,371	260,408	299,000	574,000	542,700	599,500	598,800	602,369	562,659
Education and human resources	61,570	80,518	142,801	248,408	299,000	574,000	542,700	599,500	598,800	602,369	562,659
American schools and hospitals abroad	26,464	19,189	27,570	12,000	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

Appalachian Regional Commission	572	8,124	†	5,709	2,369	1,173	1,620	3,514	3,510	6,938	2,439

Corporation for National and Community Service⁵⁰	†	†	†	214,600	386,000	472,000	965,000	983,000	750,251	754,843	760,264

Federal Emergency Management Agency⁵¹	290	281	215	170,400	14,894	†	†	†	†	†	†
Estimated architect/engineer student development program	40	31	200	—	—	†	†	†	†	†	†
Estimated other training programs⁵²	250	250	15	—	—	†	†	†	†	†	†
Estimated disaster relief⁴⁹	—	—	—	170,400	14,894	†	†	†	†	†	†

General Services Administration	14,775	34,800	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Libraries and other archival activities⁵³	14,775	34,800	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

Institute of Museum and Library Services⁴⁷	†	†	†	†	166,000	250,000	265,000	274,000	242,605	231,954	225,813

Japanese-United States Friendship Commission	†	2,294	2,299	2,000	3,000	3,000	2,000	3,700	3,700	3,700	4,000

Library of Congress	29,478	151,871	189,827	241,000	299,000	430,000	516,000	521,000	521,000	470,202	485,757
Salaries and expenses	20,700	102,364	148,985	198,000	247,000	383,000	439,000	446,000	442,000	422,625	433,830
Books for the blind and the physically handicapped	6,195	31,436	37,473	39,000	46,000	47,000	77,000	75,000	79,000	47,577	51,927
Special foreign currency program	2,273	3,492	10	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Furniture and furnishings	310	14,579	3,359	4,000	6,000	—	—	—	—	—	—

National Aeronautics and Space Administration	350	882	3,300	5,923	6,800	—	—	—	—	—	—
Aerospace education services project	350	882	3,300	5,923	6,800	—	—	—	—	—	—

National Archives and Records Administration	†	†	77,397	105,172	121,879	276,000	339,000	349,000	339,000	373,000	370,706
Libraries and other archival activities⁵³	†	†	77,397	105,172	121,879	276,000	339,000	349,000	339,000	373,000	370,706

National Commission on Libraries and Information Science⁵⁴	†	2,090	3,281	1,000	2,000	1,000	†	†	†	†	†

National Endowment for the Arts	340	231	936	2,304	4,046	2,506	2,883	1,370	6,145	3,483	4,502

National Endowment for the Humanities	5,090	85,805	89,706	94,249	70,807	87,969	94,580	90,891	91,000	74,439	77,528

Smithsonian Institution	2,461	5,153	5,779	9,961	25,764	45,890	63,107	67,322	65,109	65,483	66,593
Museum programs and related research	2,261	3,254	690	3,190	18,000	32,000	52,000	56,000	54,000	54,313	55,979
National Gallery of Art extension service	200	426	474	771	764	890	107	119	122	115	114
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars	†	1,473	4,615	6,000	7,000	13,000	11,000	11,203	10,987	11,055	10,500

U.S. Information Agency–Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange⁴¹	†	15,115	20,375	34,000	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

United States Institute of Peace	†	†	7,621	12,000	13,000	28,000	58,000	47,000	44,000	47,000	48,000

Other programs
Estimated education share of federal aid for the District of Columbia	1,758	2,990	3,724	2,457	404	1,674	1,020	1,102	980	1,048	876

Research programs at universities and related institutions⁵⁵	$2,283,641	$5,801,204	$12,606,035	$15,677,919	$21,660,134	$33,419,698	$36,993,306	$32,017,112	$32,176,184	$31,724,301	$32,861,567
Department of Education⁵⁶	87,823	78,742	89,483	279,000	116,464	456,822	659,006	608,786	593,664	$597,297	$576,935
Department of Agriculture	64,796	216,405	348,109	434,544	553,600	709,700	737,200	764,000	643,100	843,900	804,800
Department of Commerce	4,487	48,295	50,523	85,442	110,775	243,948	303,000	242,778	205,085	227,530	287,503
Department of Defense	356,188	644,455	1,871,864	1,853,955	1,891,710	4,342,100	3,154,300	3,272,300	2,861,205	2,440,450	2,574,093
Department of Energy	548,327	1,470,224	2,520,885	2,651,641	3,577,004	4,339,879	3,402,600	2,994,903	2,983,055	2,704,198	3,159,495
Department of Health and Human Services	623,765	2,087,053	4,902,714	6,418,969	10,491,641	16,357,996	21,796,200	17,780,531	17,630,467	17,744,004	17,891,104
Department of Homeland Security	†	†	†	†	†	309,717	152,800	104,450	68,700	73,600	72,500
Department of Housing and Urban Development	510	5,314	118	1,613	1,400	1,100	400	1,600	300	4,400	1,600
Department of the Interior	18,521	42,175	49,790	50,618	47,200	66,800	84,200	108,774	65,405	56,200	64,700
Department of Justice	1,945	9,189	6,858	7,204	19,400	27,500	34,600	29,900	34,700	30,400	30,400
Department of Labor	3,567	12,938	5,893	10,114	12,900	110,500	†	†	†	†	†
Department of State	8,220	188	1,519	23	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Department of Transportation	12,328	31,910	28,608	75,847	55,866	52,800	70,100	64,800	71,500	70,400	73,600
Department of the Treasury	†	226	227	1,496	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Department of Veterans Affairs	518	1,600	2,300	2,500	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

Agency for International Development	†	77,063	79,415	30,172	33,500	28,100	15,200	22,400	31,100	31,700	32,300
Environmental Protection Agency	19,446	41,083	87,481	125,721	98,900	83,400	54,700	79,200	87,200	74,200	79,900
Federal Emergency Management Agency	†	1,665	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
National Aeronautics and Space Administration	258,016	254,629	1,090,003	1,751,977	2,071,030	2,763,120	1,585,500	1,430,761	2,289,837	2,189,841	2,159,858
National Science Foundation	253,628	743,809	1,427,007	1,874,395	2,566,244	3,503,216	4,914,700	4,491,930	4,597,266	4,627,682	5,038,779
Nuclear Regulatory Commission	†	32,590	42,328	22,188	12,200	15,100	14,500	14,000	8,600	4,100	7,200
Office of Economic Opportunity	20,035	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency	100	661	25	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†

Other agencies	1,421	990	885	500	300	7,900	14,300	6,000	5,000	4,400	6,800

—Not available.
†Not applicable.
¹Excludes federal support for medical education benefits under Medicare in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Benefits excluded because data before fiscal year (FY) 1990 are not available. This program existed since Medicare began, but was not available as a separate budget item until FY 1990. Excluded amounts are estimated as follows: $4,440,000,000 in FY 1990, $7,510,000,000 in FY 1995, $8,020,000,000 in FY 2000, $8,290,000,000 in FY 2005, $9,080,000,000 in FY 2010, $9,200,000,000 in FY 2011, $9,800,000,000 in FY 2012, $10,000,000,000 in FY 2013, and $11,330,000,000 in FY 2014.
²Data for research programs at universities and related institutions are estimated.
³The U.S. Department of Education was created in May 1980. It formerly was the Office of Education in the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
⁴Arranges for the education of children who reside on federal property when no suitable local school district can or will provide for the education of these children.
⁵Includes many programs, such as No Child Left Behind, 21st Century Community Learning Centers, Class Size Reduction, Charter Schools, Safe and Drug-Free Schools, and Innovative programs.
⁶Included the School-To-Work Opportunities program, which initiated a national system to be administered jointly by the U.S. Departments of Education and Labor. Programs in the Education Reform program were transferred to the school improvement programs or discontinued in FY 2002. Amounts after FY 2002 reflect balances that are spending out from prior-year appropriations.
⁷Starting in FY 1994, the Special Milk Program has been included in the child nutrition programs.
⁸The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-171) carries out preschool and school feeding programs in foreign countries to help reduce the incidence of hunger and malnutrition, and improve literacy and primary education.
⁹These commodities are purchased under Section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, for use in the child nutrition programs.
¹⁰Assisted in the construction of public facilities, such as vocational schools, through grants or loans. No funds have been appropriated for this program since FY 1977, and it was completely phased out in FY 1984.
¹¹Established in 1979, with funds first appropriated in FY 1980.
¹²Formerly in the Office of Economic Opportunity. In FY 1972, funds were transferred to the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of Child Development.
¹³Created by the Family Support Act of 1988 to provide funds for the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training program. Later incorporated into Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.
¹⁴After age 18, benefits terminate at the end of the school term or in 3 months, whichever comes first.
¹⁵Transferred from the U.S. Department of Transportation to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in March of 2003.
¹⁶Provides funding for supplemental programs for eligible American Indian students in public schools.
¹⁷Finances the cost of academic, social, and occupational education courses for inmates in federal prisons.
¹⁸Some of the work and training programs were in the Office of Economic Opportunity and were transferred to the U.S. Department of Labor in FYs 1971 and 1972. From FY 1994 through FY 2001, included the School-to-Work Opportunities program, which was administered jointly by the U.S. Departments of Education and Labor.
¹⁹Established in FY 1972 and closed in FY 1986.
²⁰The states' share of revenue-sharing funds could not be spent on education in FYs 1981 through 1986.
²¹Provided educational assistance allowances in order to restore lost educational opportunities to those individuals whose careers were interrupted or impeded by reason of active military service between January 31, 1955, and January 1, 1977.
²²This program is in Readjustment Benefits program, Chapter 31, and covers the costs of subsistence, tuition, books, supplies, and equipment for disabled veterans requiring vocational rehabilitation.
²³This program is in Readjustment Benefits program, Chapter 35, and provides benefits to children and spouses of veterans.
²⁴Head Start program funds were transferred to the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of Child Development, in FY 1972.
²⁵Most of these programs were transferred to the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of Education, in FY 1972.
²⁶Transferred to the U.S. Department of Labor in FYs 1971 and 1972.
²⁷Transferred to the ACTION Agency in FY 1972.
²⁸Under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (commonly referred to as the Direct Loan Program), the federal government uses Treasury funds to provide loan capital directly to schools, which then disburse loan funds to students.
²⁹The Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program eliminated the authorization to originate new FFEL loans after June 30, 2010; all new loans are originated through the Direct Loan Program. The FFEL Program made loan capital available to students and their families through private lenders. State and private nonprofit guaranty agencies administer the federal guarantee protecting FFEL lenders against losses related to borrower default. These agencies also collect on defaulted loans and provide other services to lenders.
³⁰Transferred from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of Education, in FY 1979.
³¹Transferred from the National Science Foundation to the U.S. Department of Commerce in October 1970.
³²Transferred from the U.S. Department of Commerce to the U.S. Department of Transportation in FY 1981.
³³Includes special education programs (military and civilian); legal education program; flight training; advanced degree program; college degree program (officers); and Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship program.
³⁴Does not include higher education assistance loans.
³⁵Alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health training programs are included starting in FY 1992.
³⁶From 2008 onward, funding came from Harwood Training Grants.
³⁷Beginning in FY 1992, data were included in the National Institutes of Health training grants program.
³⁸This program closed in FY 2004.
³⁹Postsecondary student benefits were ended by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (Public Law 97-35) and were completely phased out by August 1985.
⁴⁰Includes flight training. Transferred to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in March of 2003.
⁴¹Transferred from the U.S. Department of State to the United States Information Agency in 1977, then transferred back to the U.S. Department of State in FY 1998.
⁴²Chapter 33 was enacted in the Post 9-11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-252).
⁴³Part of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2005 (Public Law 108-375), enacted October 28, 2004. The Reserve Education Assistance Program (REAP) provides educational assistance to members of the National Guard and Reserves who serve on active duty in support of a contingency operation under federal authority on or after September 11, 2001.
⁴⁴Abolished in FY 1998, with functions transferred to the U.S. Department of State and the newly created Broadcasting Board of Governors.
⁴⁵Included in the Educational and Cultural Affairs program in FYs 1980 through 1983, and became an independent program in FY 1984.
⁴⁶Includes funding for D.C. College Tuition Assistance Grant (DC TAG), D.C. Adoption Scholarship Program, Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program, United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP), Advanced Placement Test Fee Program, the Early College Grant, and the College Access Challenge Grant.
⁴⁷Transferred from U.S. Department of Education to the Institute of Museum and Library Services in FY 1997.
⁴⁸Transferred to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in FY 2003.
⁴⁹The disaster relief program repairs and replaces damaged and destroyed school buildings. This program was transferred from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in FY 2003.
⁵⁰The National Service Trust Act of 1993 established the Corporation for National and Community Service. In 1993, ACTION became part of this agency.
⁵¹The Federal Emergency Management Agency was created in 1979, representing a combination of five existing agencies. The funds for the Federal Emergency Management Agency in FY 1970 to FY 1975 were in other agencies. This agency was transferred to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in March of 2003.
⁵²These programs include the Fall-Out Shelter Analysis, Blast Protection Design through FY 1992. Starting in FY 1993, earthquake training and safety for teachers and administrators for grades 1 through 12 are included.
⁵³Transferred from the General Services Administration to the National Archives and Records Administration in April 1985.
⁵⁴The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-161) transferred the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science to the Institute of Museum and Library Services starting in FY 2008.
⁵⁵Includes federal obligations for research and development centers and R & D plant administered by colleges and universities. FY 2013 and FY 2014 data are estimated, except the U.S Department of Education data, which are actual numbers.
⁵⁶FY 1970 includes outlays for the Research and Training program. FY 1980 includes outlays for the National Institute of Education program. FY 1990 through FY 2000 amounts are outlays for the Office of Educational Research and Improvement. Amounts for FY 2005 and later years are for the Institute of Education Sciences; these amounts are outlays for years prior to FY 2010 and appropriations for later years.
NOTE: To the extent possible, amounts reported represent outlays rather than obligations. Negative amounts occur when program receipts exceed outlays. Starting in FY 2010, amounts for the U.S. Department of Education are appropriations, not outlays. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Budget Service, unpublished tabulations. U.S. Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the U.S. Government, Appendix, selected fiscal years 1972 through 2015, National Science Foundation, Federal Funds for Research and Development, selected fiscal years, 1970 through 2014. (This table was prepared October 2014.)

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