Federal Education Funding, 2009-2010
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Programs and
Categories
FY2009
ED
Budget
FY2010 ED
Budget
(Proposed)
ARRA
Stimulus
Funds
(FY2009-
10)
Total
Federal
Education
Funding ,
2009-2010
Funds
Available
for
Education
Technology
ARRA Funds Distribution
Details
21st Century
Community
Learning Centers
$1.1B
$1.1B
n/a
$2.2B
x
This program supports the creation of community learning centers that provide academic enrichment opportunities
during nonschool hours for children, particularly students who attend high-poverty and low-performing schools. Formula
grants are awarded to SEAs, which, in turn, manage statewide competitions and award subgrants to LEAs and community-
based organizations.
Assistive
Technology
Program
$30.9M
$30.9M
n/a
$61.8M
The Assistive Technology Program provides assistive technology solutions to disabled employees at the U.S. Department of
Education (ED) and also ensures that the agency’s electronic and information systems are accessible to employees and
members of the public with disabilities.
Early Learning
Challenge Fund
n/a
$300M
n/a
$300M
x
The Early Learning Challenge Fund would be administered as collaboration between the U.S. Department of Education and
the Administration for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to develop new
approaches to raising the bar across state early learning settings. States would compete to establish model systems of early
learning that drive results-oriented, standards reform across programs, setting a high standar