Federal Funding Announced for 2010

From JNCL-NCLIS--
On December 16, 2009, the President signed H.R. 3288, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, which includes appropriations for the Department of Education for fiscal year 2010. As the Department was operating under a Continuing Resolution to fund programs at 2009 levels until December 18, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 provides the overdue figures for education, among several other agencies.

In looking at programs that support foreign languages and international education, many of these were level-funded from last year, among them are Baccalaureate and Master’s STEM grants and Javits Fellowships. A number of programs received small to moderate increases, such as the Fund for the Improvement of Education ($135.5million), Civic Education ($35 million), Byrd Honors Scholarships ($42 million), SMART grants ($1,010 million). Of particular interest, the Foreign Language Assistance Program (FLAP) was increased by $600,000 for $26.9 million, and Teach for America was reinstated at $18 million. More significant funding increases came for Charter School Grants ($256 million total), Federal Pell Grants ($20.5 billion), Recruiting and Training High Quality Teachers/Principals from $97.3 million in 2009 to $400 million, Title VI/Fulbright-Hays ($125.9 million), and $159.4 million for the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE).

A smaller number of programs were decreased in funding levels, including Educational Technology State Grants ( from $269.9 million to $100 million), Teacher Quality Partnership ($50 to $43 million), and Magnet School Assistance (to $100 million). Two programs, Early Reading First and National Institute for Literacy in Adult Education, were eliminated. TEACH grants, eliminated in 2009, have not been reinstated.

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