Analysis of the President’s FY 2014 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Education

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The Obama Administration submitted the FY 2014 budget request to Congress on April 10, 2013. Below is a summary and analysis of the portion of the budget request pertaining to the U.S. Department of Education (ED).

Top Line Funding and Major Aspects of the Budget Request
The budget request proposes $71.2 billion in discretionary spending for ED, which is an increase of $3.1 billion or 4.5 percent over the fiscal year 2012 level. Of this amount, $22.8 billion alone is designed to fund the Pell Grant program and its maximum grant of $5,785 for the 2014-2015 award year. This continues to be the largest single discretionary program (not counting its additional mandatory funding) at the Department.