Growth in Education Funding

In February 2009, President Obama signed into law a $787 billion economic stimulus bill, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which provides more than $100 billion in supplemental education appropriations for fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (ending September 2010 and September 2011, respectively). The ARRA includes two types of funding: (1) a one-time $53.6 billion appropriation known as the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) program (includes $5 billion for a discretionary competitive fund to be awarded by the U.S. Secretary of Education), and (2) additional grants to the states. The grants to the states provide funds for specific pre-K–12 programs that use instructional materials and diagnostic or formative testing, including $12.2 billion for IDEA (special education) and $13 billion for Title I (disadvantaged students). The Act also provides Pell Grant funding for higher education.

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Timeline for Education Appropriations