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Department of Education

Federal agency · top-tier · the money flowing out to recipients.
$96B
obligated · FY2025
267
recipients
66,195
awards
1
sub-agencies

Obligations by year

≈ computed
$110.3B
FY20
$313.1B
FY21
$99B
FY22
$86.8B
FY23
$92.3B
FY24
$96B
FY25
▼ 13%
since FY20

Where this money goes

✓ from source
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
TOP RECIPIENTS
Department of Education
$96B
FY2025 obligated
Department of
$4.6B
TX Education Agency
$3.8B
New York
$3B
Florida Department
$2.4B
Illinois State
$1.6B
262 other recipients
$80.6B
band width = obligations · FY2025 · source: USASpending.gov

How it spends

≈ computed · awards by type
30,287direct payments
19,717grants
14,849loans
1,196contracts
146contract vehicles

What it funds

Federal Pell Grant Program$40B
Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies$18.2B
Special Education Grants to States$14B
Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States$3.9B
Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerly Improving Teacher Quality State Grants)$2.2B
Impact Aid$1.6B
Higher Education Institutional Aid$1.4B
Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program$1.4B

Sub-agencies

Department of Education$96B

Largest awards

American Rescue Plan - Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Fund…
awarded 2021$15.1B
American Rescue Plan - Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Fund…
awarded 2021$12.4B
American Rescue Plan - Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Fund…
awarded 2021$9B
American Rescue Plan - Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Fund…
awarded 2021$7B
Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
awarded 2021$6.7B
Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund
awarded 2021$5.5B
American Rescue Plan - Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Fund…
awarded 2021$5.1B
American Rescue Plan - Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Fund…
awarded 2021$5B

The agency’s biggest individual awards by total value, largest first.

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