Career and Technical Education: Appropriations

Order Code RL33694

Career and Technical Education: Appropriations

Updated January 23, 2007

Rebecca R. Skinner and Richard N. Apling

Specialists in Social Legislation

Domestic Social Policy Division

Career and Technical Education: Appropriations

Summary

The federal government provides support for career and technical education

through the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of

2006 (Perkins IV; P.L. 109-270). Perkins IV, passed by the 109th Congress and

signed into law on August, 12, 2006, reauthorized and amended the Perkins Act. Its

predecessor, the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998

(Perkins III; P.L. 105-332), authorized funding for career and technical education

through FY2003, although Congress continued to provide funding under the act

through FY2006.

The Perkins Act, funded at $1.296 billion in FY2006, is the main source of

specific federal funding for career and technical education. In its FY2007 budget

request, the Administration proposed the elimination of all dedicated funding for

career and technical education. States and local educational agencies (LEAs) would

have the option of continuing to support career and technical education through the

High School Reform initiative, a new program proposed by the Administration in its

FY2007 budget request. Both the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations,

however, have reported bills that would continue to fund the Perkins Act at its

FY2006 appropriations level. Neither the House nor the Senate has passed Labor,

Health and Human Services, and Education (L-HHS-ED) appropriations for FY2007;

hence, under the current continuing resolution, L-HHS-ED programs are being

funded at the “current rate” for FY2006 — usually equivalent to the FY2006

appropriated level.

This report provides an overview of overall federal funding for career and

technical education from FY2000 through FY2006. It also discusses appropriations

for FY2007, including the FY2007 budget request and House and Senate legislative

action. The report concludes with a discussion of state grants provided under the

basic state grants and tech-prep programs.

This report will be updated as warranted by legislative action.

Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Overall Federal Funding for Career and Technical Education . . . . . . . . . . . 2

FY2007 Appropriations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

State Grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

List of Tables

Table 1. Perkins Act Appropriations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Table 2. Basic State Grants: FY2000-FY2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Table 3. Tech-Prep Grants: FY2000-FY2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Career and Technical Education:

Appropriations

Introduction

The federal government provides support for career and technical education

through the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of

2006 (Perkins IV; P.L. 109-270).1 Perkins IV, passed by the 109th Congress and

signed into law on August, 12, 2006, reauthorized and amended the Perkins Act. Its

predecessor, the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998

(Perkins III; P.L. 105-332), authorized funding for career and technical education

through FY2003, although Congress continued to provide funding under the act

through FY2006.

The Perkins Act, funded at $1.296 billion in FY2006,2 is the main source of

specific federal funding for career and technical education.3 The act probably

provides, however, less than 10% of national spending on career and technical

education, although no precise calculation of the amount the U.S. spends on career

and technical education is available.

In its FY2007 budget request, the Administration proposed the elimination of

all dedicated funding for career and technical education. States and local educational

agencies (LEAs) would have the option of continuing to support career and technical

1

The Career and Technical Education Act (originally enacted in 1963) was named after Carl

D. Perkins, the chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor, in 1984 (Carl

Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984 — P.L. 98-524, “Perkins I”). The Perkins Act

was reauthorized in 1991 (Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education

Act — P.L. 101-392, “Perkins II”), in 1998 (Carl D. Perkins Vocational-Technical

Education Act Amendments of 1998 — P.L. 105-332, “Perkins III”), and most recently in

2006 (Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 — P.L.

109-270, “Perkins IV”). For more information about the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and

Technical Education Act of 1998, see CRS Report RL31747, The Carl D. Perkins

Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998: Background and Implementation, by

Rebecca R. Skinner and Richard N. Apling. For a detailed discussion of changes made to

the Perkins Act by P.L. 109-270, see CRS Report RL33624, Career and Technical

Education: Selected Changes Made by P.L. 109-270, by Rebecca R. Skinner and Richard

N. Apling.

2

The FY2006 appropriation includes the 1% across-the-board reduction required by the

FY2006 Defense Appropriations Act (P.L. 109-148). The appropriation was calculated by

the U.S. Department of Education, Budget Service, Jan. 4, 2006.

3

Considerably more federal funding is provided indirectly for postsecondary career and

technical education through federal student loans and grants.

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education through the High School Reform initiative, a new program proposed by the

Administration in its FY2007 budget request. Both the House and Senate

Committees on Appropriations, however, have reported bills that would continue to

fund the Perkins Act at its FY2006 appropriations level (H. 5647, H.Rept. 109-515;

S. 3708, S.Rept. 109-287), and as noted above, Congress and the President agreed

on the reauthorization of the Perkins Act. Neither the House nor the Senate has

passed Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (L-HHS-ED)

appropriations for FY2007; hence, under the current continuing resolution, L-HHSED programs are being funded at the “current rate” for FY2006 — usually equivalent

to the FY2006 appropriated level.4

This report provides an overview of overall federal funding authorized by the

Perkins Act for career and technical education from FY2000 through FY2006. It also

discusses appropriations for FY2007, including the FY2007 budget request and

House and Senate legislative action. The report concludes with a discussion of state

grants provided under the Perkins basic state grants and the tech-prep programs.

Overall Federal Funding for Career and Technical Education

Federal funding for career and technical education through the Perkins Act has

increased modestly since FY2000 (Table 1). This funding principally supports state

grants under the basic state grants and tech-prep programs. Funds are also

appropriated to support national programs focused on research, development,

dissemination, evaluation, and assessment. Prior to FY2006, funds were also

appropriated to support occupational and employment information activities and the

tech-prep demonstration program.5

Total funding was about $1.193 billion in FY2000 and about $1.296 billion in

FY2006 (an 8.7% increase).6 Over the same period, appropriations for basic state

grants increased 11.4% (from $1.04 billion to $1.16 billion). Funding for all other

programs authorized by the Perkins Act decreased from FY2000 to FY2006,

primarily due to funding decreases in FY2006 appropriations. For example, funding

for both the tech-prep demonstration program and the occupational and employment

information program was eliminated in FY2006. National programs decreased by

22.1% from FY2005 to FY2006, for an overall decrease in funding from FY2000 to

FY2006 of 47.6%. Funding for basic state grants and tech-prep was also reduced in

4

On September 29, 2006, the FY2007 Department of Defense appropriations bill (H.R.

5631) was signed by the President (P.L. 109-289). Division B of the act included a

continuing resolution to continue federal funding for discretionary programs through

November 17, 2006. On November 17, 2006, P.L. 109-369 extended the continuing

resolution through December 8, 2006. On December 9, 2006, P.L. 109-383 subsequently

extended the continuing resolution through February 15, 2007.

5

P.L. 109-270 did not reauthorize the tech-prep demonstration program. The occupational

and employment information program was reauthorized, but neither the House- nor the

Senate Committee on Appropriations-reported bills would provide funding for the program

in FY2007.

6

Total appropriations for Perkins III peaked in FY2004 at $1.328 million, and have declined

in subsequent years.

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FY2006 due to the 1% across-the-board reduction required by the Defense

Appropriations Act (P.L. 109-148). Basic state grants accounted for the majority of

FY2006 funding, followed by funding for tech-prep.

FY2007 Appropriations

In its FY2007 budget request, similar to its FY2005 and FY2006 budget

requests, the Bush Administration proposed the elimination of all dedicated federal

funding for career and technical education.7 According to the budget request, federal

funding for career and technical education would still be available through a new

high school initiative being proposed by the Administration, the High School Reform

initiative (HSRI). The HSRI would be funded at $1.475 billion for FY2007. The

program would support interventions designed to address the “academic performance

of students most at risk of failure to meet academic standards” and annual

assessments administered in high school.8 States would receive formula grants and

would, in turn, award competitive grants to LEAs. Funds could be used by LEAs for

a number of interventions, including “programs that combine rigorous academic

courses with demanding vocational and technical education courses in order to

provide students with high-quality academic and technical training,” dropout

prevention programs, and college preparation programs for low-income students.9

7

In its FY2005 and FY2006 budget requests, the Administration also proposed the

elimination of the current federal career and technical education programs. In FY2006, the

Administration proposed the creation of a High School Intervention initiative, funded at $1.2

billion. This initiative, similar to the initiative proposed for FY2007, would have placed

increased emphasis on testing and accountability at the high school level. (U.S. Department

of Education, FY2006 Justifications of Appropriation Estimates to Congress, p. M-20.) In

FY2005, the Administration requested $1 billion to fund a new program, the Secondary and

Technical Education State Grants program. This program would have created “a

coordinated high school and technical education improvement program in place of the

current Vocational Education State Grants.” (U.S. Department of Education, FY2005

Justifications of Appropriation Estimates to Congress, p. M-15.)

8

U.S. Department of Education, FY2007 Justifications of Appropriation Estimates to

Congress, p. A-70.

9

U.S. Department of Education, FY2007 Justifications of Appropriation Estimates to

Congress, p. A-71.

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Table 1. Perkins Act Appropriations

(in $000s)

Programs

% of total

for FY2006

% change

FY2000 to

FY2006

FY2000

FY2001

FY2002

FY2003

FY2004

FY2005

FY2006

$1,037,704

$1,075,360

$1,153,568

$1,165,495

$1,168,240

$1,167,578

$1,155,903

89.2%

11.4%

Territorial set-aside

2,111

2,200

2,360

2,384

2,390

2,389

2,365

0.2%

12.0%

Indian & Hawaiian natives set-aside

15,835

16,500

17,700

17,883

17,925

17,915

17,736

1.4%

12.0%

b

5,940

6,372

6,438

6,453

6,449

6,385

0.5%

na

$1,055,650

$1,100,00

$1,180,000

$1,192,200

$1,195,008

$1,194,331

$1,182,388

91.2%

12.0%

Occupational and employment information

$9,000

$9,000

$9,500

$9,438

$9,382

$9,307

$0

0.0%

-100.0

Tech-prep education

106,000

106,000

108,000

107,298

106,665

105,812

104,754

8.1%

-1.2%

nac

5,000

5,000

4,968

4,939

4,900

0

0.0%

na

4,600

5,600

6,500

nad

nad

nad

nad

na

na

$119,600

$125,600

$129,000

$121,704

$120,986

$120,019

$104,754

8.1%

-12.4%

$17,500

$17,500

$12,000

$11,922

$11,852

$11,757

$9,164

0.7%

-47.6%

$1,192,750

$1,243,100

$1,321,000

$1,325,826

$1,327,846

$1,326,107

$1,296,306

100.0%

8.7%

Basic grants

Basic state grants

a

na

Incentive grants

Subtotal (basic grants)

Special programs

Tech-prep demonstration

Tribally controlled postsecondary vocational

and technical institutions

Subtotal (special programs)

e

National programs

Subtotal (national programs)

Total

Source: Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service (CRS), Sept. 19, 2006, based on data from the U.S. Department of Education (ED), Budget Office.

Note: FY2003, FY2004, and FY2005 appropriations include the across-the-board reduction as calculated by ED. The FY2006 appropriation includes the 1% across-the-board reduction

required by the FY2006 Defense Appropriations Act (P.L. 109-148). The appropriation was calculated by the U.S. Department of Education, Budget Service, January 4, 2006. The

FY2006 estimates are subject to change. Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

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a. Incentive grants were authorized under Section 503 of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA; P.L.

105-220). Beginning on July 1, 2000, the Secretary of Labor was authorized to award a grant

to each state that exceeded state adjusted performance levels for Title I of WIA, the expected

levels of performance for Title II of WIA, and the adjusted levels of performance for Perkins

III. Perkins III provided a specific funding authorization to support these incentive grants for

FY2000-FY2003. Funds were not authorized for FY1999. While the Perkins Act was not

reauthorized until 2006, funding continued to be provided for incentive grants through FY2006.

P.L. 109-270 eliminated the set-aside for incentive grant funding beginning in FY2007. Funds

previously set aside for this purpose will be provided to states through the basic state grants

formula.

b. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) was unable to negotiate performance levels with states for

FY1999, as states lacked sufficient data for all of the core indicators of performance specified

in statutory language. Thus, ED was unable to award incentive grants based on states meeting

agreed upon performance levels. For FY2000, Congress reallocated the 0.54% set-aside for

incentive grants to basic state grants.

c. No funds were appropriated for this program until FY2001.

d. The Administration’s budget request for FY2004, FY2005, and FY2006 requested funding for this

program, currently authorized by Perkins IV, under the Higher Education account. The

Administration proposes reauthorizing this program under the Higher Education Act, which is

scheduled for reauthorization in the 110th Congress. For FY2003 and subsequent fiscal years,

funding for this program is not reflected in this table for comparability purposes, as ED no

longer includes it under career and technical education in its budget tables.

e. National programs include research, development, dissemination, evaluation, and assessment.

na = not applicable.

While the HSRI would provide some flexibility in how funds are used, the HSRI

would also require new high school assessments to be administered. Currently, under

the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the No Child Left

Behind Act (P.L. 107-110), high school students must be tested at least once in

grades 10-12 in language arts and mathematics. The HSRI would require that

students be tested annually in language arts and mathematics in at least two

additional high school grades. States would be required to use some of their HSRI

funding to support these efforts. Assessments would have to be in place by the 20102011 school year.10 LEAs would be held accountable by their state for improving

secondary school student performance.

Given the emphasis that would be placed on student assessments, it is possible

that LEAs that would receive competitive grants through this initiative could choose

to pursue interventions other than career and technical education. It is also possible

that LEAs currently using federal dollars to support their career and technical

education programs may not receive a competitive grant through the HSRI, possibly

reducing or eliminating career and technical education options for students in those

LEAs. In addition, no grants would be awarded at the postsecondary level.11

Congress, however, did not authorize the HSRI; rather, it reauthorized the

Perkins Act. In addition, Congress has not acted to include the HSRI in FY2007

10

The FY2006 budget request included $250 million specifically for a High School

Assessments program to aid states in developing and implementing the additional required

assessments.

11

About 38.3% of basic state grants funding under the Perkins Act in 2001 was allocated

to the postsecondary level. (U.S. Department of Education, Office of the Under Secretary,

Policy and Program Studies Services, 2004, National Assessment of Vocational Education:

Final Report to Congress, p. 209.)

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appropriations, acting instead to continue funding for career and technical education

and most of the programs authorized under the Perkins Act.12 Both the House

Committee on Appropriations (H.R. 5647; H.Rept. 109-515) and the Senate

Committee on Appropriations (S. 3708; S.Rept. 109-287) have reported FY2007

appropriations bills that would provide level funding for career and technical

education, at $1,296,306,000.13

State Grants

As previously mentioned, the largest program funded by the Perkins Act is the

basic state grants program. The program primarily supports career and technical

education activities at the secondary and postsecondary levels in LEAs, area career

and technical education schools, and institutions of higher education. Uses of funds

include, for example, establishing linkages between secondary and postsecondary

career and technical education, providing professional development, supporting

career and academic counseling, and transitioning students from subbaccalaureate

career and technical education programs to baccalaureate degree programs, including

the development of articulation agreements. While substantially smaller in terms of

funding, the tech-prep program focuses on combining and coordinating secondary

and postsecondary career and technical education activities into a coherent sequence

of courses.

Funds for the basic state grants program and the tech-prep program are

distributed to states by formula.14 The formulas are based primarily on population

factors and per capita income factors. Weights are assigned to individuals in three

population groups — ages 15 to 19, ages 20 to 24, and ages 25 to 65 — with the

largest weights assigned to the youngest population group. Per capita income (pci)

is defined as the total personal income in a state divided by the population of the

state. It affects the weighted population count for each state through an allotment

ratio.15 This helps to provide states with lower pci’s with additional grant funds, and

vice versa. The distribution of funds is also affected by a minimum grant provision

and a hold harmless provision that provides all states with at least their FY1998 grant

amount, assuming appropriations are sufficient to do so.16 Tables 2 and 3 provide

12

As previously mentioned, the occupational and employment information program did not

receive funding in FY2006, and neither the Administration’s budget request nor the Houseand Senate-reported bills would provide funding for the program in FY2007. The program

was reauthorized, however, by P.L. 109-270. The tech-prep demonstration program did not

receive funding in FY2006, and was not reauthorized by P.L. 109-270.

13

For more information about FY2007 appropriations for programs administered by the U.S.

Department of Education, see CRS Report RL33576, Labor, Health and Human Services,

and Education: FY2007 Appropriations, by Paul M. Irwin.

14

For additional information about state grants for career and technical education, see CRS

Report RL33676, Career and Technical Education: State Grant Formula, by Rebecca R.

Skinner and Richard N. Apling.

15

The allotment ratio is calculated by dividing the pci for a given state by the pci for all

states combined. The result is multiplied by 0.5 and subtracted from one.

16

If appropriations were insufficient to provide all states with at least the same amount of

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state grants for the basic state grants and tech-prep programs, respectively. For

FY2001 through FY2005, actual grant amounts are included. For FY2006, grant

amounts for both programs are estimates produced by the U.S. Department of

Education (ED).

Table 2. Basic State Grants: FY2000-FY2006

(in $000s)

State or other area

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

16

FY2000

actual

$19,446

$4,215

$19,342

$11,652

$113,267

$13,771

$8,542

$4,282

$4,215

$50,037

$30,074

$5,189

$6,328

$39,678

$24,025

$12,048

$10,832

$17,954

$21,412

$5,189

$15,184

$17,324

$36,921

$17,174

$13,558

$21,743

$5,055

$6,975

$5,660

$5,189

$21,623

$8,280

$51,362

$29,143

$4,215

$43,459

$15,755

FY2001

actual

$20,036

$4,215

$20,179

$11,925

$120,746

$14,415

$8,826

$4,469

$4,215

$51,525

$31,494

$5,377

$6,619

$41,158

$24,787

$12,381

$11,370

$18,365

$22,051

$5,377

$15,994

$17,324

$38,256

$17,411

$13,920

$22,506

$5,269

$7,139

$5,854

$5,377

$22,257

$8,560

$52,487

$29,976

$4,215

$44,683

$16,120

FY2002

actual

$21,537

$4,215

$21,690

$12,819

$129,790

$15,495

$9,487

$4,794

$4,215

$55,385

$33,853

$5,768

$7,115

$44,241

$26,643

$13,309

$12,222

$19,740

$23,703

$5,768

$17,193

$18,097

$41,121

$18,715

$14,963

$24,192

$5,652

$7,674

$6,293

$5,768

$23,924

$9,201

$56,419

$32,221

$4,215

$48,030

$17,327

FY2003

actual

$21,395

$4,215

$23,460

$13,006

$127,491

$15,876

$9,701

$4,836

$4,215

$59,189

$35,295

$5,827

$6,887

$45,307

$26,934

$13,394

$12,021

$19,223

$23,396

$5,827

$17,119

$19,015

$39,517

$18,499

$14,963

$24,101

$5,632

$7,623

$7,261

$5,827

$23,931

$9,214

$60,300

$34,167

$4,215

$46,602

$17,336

FY2004

actual

$21,002

$4,215

$24,282

$12,815

$128,464

$16,090

$9,989

$4,827

$4,215

$61,684

$35,911

$5,841

$6,903

$44,778

$26,552

$13,036

$11,948

$18,777

$22,785

$5,841

$17,358

$18,820

$40,051

$18,535

$14,464

$24,073

$5,530

$7,512

$7,950

$5,841

$24,410

$9,331

$59,439

$34,424

$4,215

$46,604

$16,912

FY2005

actual

$20,497

$4,215

$24,337

$12,734

$128,963

$15,651

$10,148

$4,901

$4,215

$62,944

$36,193

$5,838

$6,829

$45,595

$26,493

$12,864

$11,768

$18,412

$22,085

$5,838

$17,146

$18,737

$39,997

$18,755

$14,202

$24,163

$5,516

$7,453

$8,054

$5,838

$24,733

$9,328

$60,106

$34,489

$4,215

$46,468

$16,305

FY2006

estimate

$19,991

$4,215

$24,415

$12,540

$128,753

$15,640

$10,136

$4,808

$4,215

$63,436

$36,587

$5,780

$6,792

$44,824

$25,916

$12,321

$11,504

$18,133

$21,534

$5,780

$16,844

$18,419

$39,304

$18,257

$13,923

$23,775

$5,457

$7,138

$8,204

$5,780

$24,716

$9,264

$59,744

$34,797

$4,215

$45,570

$15,943

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funding they received in FY1998, all states would have their grant amounts ratably reduced.

That is, all grants would be reduced by the same percentage.

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State or other area

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virgin Islands

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Subtotal for states,

District of Columbia,

Puerto Rico, and

Virgin Islands

American Samoa

Guam

Northern Mariana

Islands

Other outlying areas

Indian set-aside

Native Hawaiian

set-aside

Incentive grant

set-aside

Total

FY2000

actual

$12,798

$41,166

$18,458

$5,189

$17,175

$4,215

$21,825

$82,286

$12,156

$4,215

$570

$23,699

$20,212

$8,429

$20,976

$4,215

FY2001

actual

$13,192

$42,541

$19,090

$5,377

$17,647

$4,329

$22,532

$86,234

$12,454

$4,215

$568

$24,827

$21,232

$8,429

$21,604

$4,215

FY2002

actual

$14,180

$45,727

$20,520

$5,768

$18,969

$4,644

$24,219

$92,694

$13,387

$4,215

$584

$26,687

$22,823

$8,924

$23,222

$4,215

$1,037,704 $1,075,360 $1,153,568

$190

$190

$190

$500

$500

$500

FY2003

actual

$14,417

$46,626

$20,302

$5,827

$19,338

$4,491

$24,746

$94,261

$13,835

$4,215

$626

$26,356

$22,171

$8,469

$22,779

$4,215

FY2004

actual

$14,521

$45,925

$19,844

$5,841

$19,111

$4,475

$24,415

$95,927

$13,170

$4,215

$661

$26,487

$22,640

$8,429

$22,940

$4,215

FY2005

actual

$14,556

$46,544

$19,267

$5,838

$18,906

$4,443

$24,293

$95,754

$12,763

$4,215

$640

$26,441

$22,643

$8,429

$22,606

$4,215

FY2006

estimate

$14,267

$45,576

$18,977

$5,780

$18,784

$4,372

$23,935

$95,087

$12,346

$4,215

$627

$25,807

$22,629

$8,429

$22,187

$4,215

$1,165,495 $1,168,239 $1,167,578

$190

$190

$190

$500

$500

$500

$1,155,902

$190

$500

$190

$1,231

$13,196

$190

$1,320

$13,750

$190

$1,480

$14,750

$190

$1,504

$14,903

$190

$1,510

$14,938

$190

$1,509

$14,929

$190

$1,485

$14,780

$2,639

$2,750

$2,950

$2,981

$2,988

$2,986

$2,956

$6,438

$6,453

$6,449

$1,192,200 $1,195,008 $1,194,331

$6,385

$1,182,388

na

$5,940

$6,372

$1,055,650 $1,100,000 $1,180,000

Source: Table prepared by CRS, Sept. 19, 2006, based on data available from the U.S. Department

of Education, Budget Service.

Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding. FY2006 estimates are subject to change.

na = Not applicable.

Table 3. Tech-Prep Grants: FY2000-FY2006

(in $000s)

State

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

FY2000

actual

$1,997

$373

$1,986

$1,197

$11,632

$1,414

$877

$437

FY2001

actual

$1,996

$337

$1,988

$1,187

$11,895

$1,420

$870

$440

FY2002

actual

$2,021

$343

$2,035

$1,203

$12,178

$1,454

$890

$449

FY2003

actual

$1,996

$371

$2,151

$1,192

$11,689

$1,456

$889

$445

FY2004

actual

$1,996

$366

$2,186

$1,187

$11,563

$1,448

$899

$441

FY2005

actual

$1,996

$363

$2,143

$1,187

$11,356

$1,395

$894

$444

FY2006

estimate

$1,996

$360

$1,971

$1,187

$11,260

$1,395

$870

$436

CRS-9

State

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virgin Islands

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Total

FY2000

actual

$303

$5,139

$3,088

$530

$650

$4,075

$2,467

$1,245

$1,112

$1,864

$2,199

$530

$1,559

$1,663

$3,792

$1,764

$1,392

$2,233

$516

$716

$581

$530

$2,221

$850

$5,247

$2,996

$371

$4,463

$1,618

$1,314

$4,239

$1,921

$530

$1,764

$423

$2,241

$8,450

$1,248

$355

$58

$2,434

$2,076

$877

$2,154

$286

$106,000

FY2001

actual

$322

$5,076

$3,103

$530

$652

$4,055

$2,465

$1,245

$1,120

$1,864

$2,190

$530

$1,576

$1,659

$3,769

$1,737

$1,391

$2,217

$519

$710

$577

$530

$2,193

$843

$5,247

$2,996

$376

$4,450

$1,588

$1,300

$4,239

$1,921

$530

$1,739

$427

$2,233

$8,495

$1,227

$353

$55

$2,446

$2,092

$877

$2,128

$280

$106,000

FY2002

actual

$328

$5,196

$3,176

$540

$668

$4,151

$2,500

$1,249

$1,147

$1,864

$2,224

$540

$1,613

$1,698

$3,858

$1,756

$1,404

$2,270

$529

$720

$590

$540

$2,245

$863

$5,293

$3,023

$383

$4,506

$1,626

$1,330

$4,290

$1,925

$540

$1,780

$435

$2,272

$8,697

$1,256

$360

$55

$2,504

$2,141

$877

$2,179

$286

$108,000

FY2003

actual

$323

$5,427

$3,236

$536

$631

$4,154

$2,469

$1,245

$1,102

$1,864

$2,190

$536

$1,570

$1,743

$3,644

$1,737

$1,391

$2,210

$519

$710

$666

$536

$2,194

$845

$5,528

$3,133

$365

$4,450

$1,589

$1,322

$4,275

$1,921

$536

$1,773

$413

$2,269

$8,642

$1,268

$361

$58

$2,420

$2,038

$877

$2,107

$286

$107,298

FY2004

actual

$342

$5,552

$3,232

$533

$624

$4,052

$2,465

$1,245

$1,075

$1,864

$2,190

$533

$1,562

$1,694

$3,644

$1,737

$1,391

$2,179

$505

$710

$716

$533

$2,197

$840

$5,350

$3,099

$354

$4,450

$1,571

$1,307

$4,239

$1,921

$533

$1,731

$409

$2,233

$8,635

$1,196

$348

$60

$2,420

$2,038

$877

$2,107

$282

$106,665

FY2005

actual

$331

$5,543

$3,187

$529

$624

$4,052

$2,465

$1,245

$1,066

$1,864

$2,190

$529

$1,542

$1,650

$3,644

$1,737

$1,391

$2,179

$500

$710

$709

$529

$2,189

$834

$5,293

$3,037

$344

$4,450

$1,571

$1,292

$4,239

$1,921

$529

$1,731

$403

$2,233

$8,432

$1,196

$346

$58

$2,420

$2,038

$877

$2,107

$278

$105,812

FY2006

estimate

$322

$5,122

$3,077

$524

$624

$4,052

$2,465

$1,245

$1,066

$1,864

$2,190

$526

$1,542

$1,649

$3,644

$1,737

$1,391

$2,179

$495

$710

$662

$524

$2,189

$834

$5,247

$2,996

$337

$4,450

$1,571

$1,292

$4,239

$1,921

$524

$1,731

$396

$2,233

$8,398

$1,196

$343

$57

$2,420

$2,038

$877

$2,107

$274

$104,754

Source: Table prepared by CRS, Sept. 19, 2006, based on data available from the U.S. Department

of Education, Budget Service.

Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding. FY2006 estimates are subject to change. Techprep grants are provided only to the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin

Islands. Other recipients of basic state grants, such as outlying areas, do not receive tech-prep grants.

na = Not applicable.