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October 1, 2009 |
Contact: Jim Bradshaw, Press Officer
(202) 401-2310 or jim.bradshaw@ed.gov
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U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced today the distribution of more than $21.8 billion in formula grants to support state-administered programs that support teachers and help students reach high standards.
Formula grant programs are noncompetitive awards based on a predetermined formula and provide funding for a variety of programs, including resources to improve teacher quality, career and technical education, and support for children facing the challenges of living in poverty. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B grant program supports children and students with disabilities from ages 3 to 21.
"Formula funding is critically important to every state and school district as we work together to prepare young children to enter school and every student for graduation," Duncan said. "Federal formula grants combined with Recovery Act funding present an unprecedented opportunity to drive reforms and improvements in our nation's schools."
The grants are being distributed through the following programs:
These so-called formula grant programs dispense funds to states on July 1 and Oct. 1 based on congressionally mandated formulas that, depending on the program, take into account such measures as population, poverty rates and enrollment. Formula grants originate from the Education Department's annual appropriation from Congress and are separate from the $100 billion in stimulus funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
More information about the department's budget can be found at http://www.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/index.html.
Following is a state-by-state list of formula grants being distributed to states today.
- ALABAMA Title I: $180.66 million; IDEA-B: $136.26 million; Teacher Quality: $26.87 million; Career-Tech: $13.02 million; TOTAL: $356.81 million.
- ALASKA Title I: $29.22 million; IDEA-B: $27.31 million; Teacher Quality: $7.92 million; Career-Tech: $2.86 million; TOTAL: $67.31 million.
- ARIZONA Title I: $219.26 million; IDEA-B: $138.94 million; Teacher Quality: $27.96 million; Career-Tech: $16.97 million; TOTAL: $403.13 million.
- ARKANSAS Title I: $123.99 million; IDEA-B: $84.05 million; Teacher Quality: $16.52 million; Career-Tech: $8.12 million; TOTAL: $232.68 million.
- CALIFORNIA Title I: $1.25 billion; IDEA-B: $919.25 million; Teacher Quality: $185.28 million; Career-Tech: $86.95 million; TOTAL: $2.44 billion.
- COLORADO Title I: $120.07 million; IDEA-B: $115.78 million; Teacher Quality: $19.21 million; Career-Tech: $10.69 million; TOTAL: $265.76 million.
- CONNECTICUT Title I: $81.34 million; IDEA-B: $99.62 million; Teacher Quality: $15.04 million; Career-Tech: $6.79 million; TOTAL: $202.79 million.
- DELAWARE Title I: $31.51 million; IDEA-B: $25.46 million; Teacher Quality: $7.92 million; Career-Tech: $3.25 million; TOTAL: $68.14 million.
- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Title I: $38.36 million; IDEA-B: $12.80 million; Teacher Quality: $7.92 million; Career-Tech: $2.86 million; TOTAL: $61.94 million.
- FLORIDA Title I: $520.35 million; IDEA-B: $473.67 million; Teacher Quality: $75.09 million; Career-Tech: $40.93 million; TOTAL: $1.11 billion.
- GEORGIA Title I: $379.03 million; IDEA-B: $244.26 million; Teacher Quality: $45.78 million; Career-Tech: $26.14 million; TOTAL: $695.21 million.
- HAWAII Title I: $33.71 million; IDEA-B: $29.91 million; Teacher Quality: $7.92 million; Career-Tech: $3.87 million; TOTAL: $75.41 million.
- IDAHO Title I: $37.52 million; IDEA-B: $41.45 million; Teacher Quality: $7.92 million; Career-Tech: $4.40 million; TOTAL: $91.30 million.
- ILLINOIS Title I: $472.71 million; IDEA-B: $379.47 million; Teacher Quality: $67.17 million; Career-Tech: $30.37 million; TOTAL: $949.71 million.
- INDIANA Title I: $192.90 million; IDEA-B: $193.29 million; Teacher Quality: $28.69 million; Career-Tech: $17.49 million; TOTAL: $432.36 million.
- IOWA Title I: $56.86 million; IDEA-B: $91.48 million; Teacher Quality: $12.72 million; Career-Tech: $8.20 million; TOTAL: $169.25 million.
- KANSAS Title I: $77.42 million; IDEA-B: $80.07 million; Teacher Quality: $12.96 million; Career-Tech: $7.43 million; TOTAL: $177.88 million.
- KENTUCKY Title I: $171.93 million; IDEA-B: $118.49 million; Teacher Quality: $25.78 million; Career-Tech: $12.13 million; TOTAL: $328.33 million.
- LOUISIANA Title I: $231.74 million; IDEA-B: $141.84 million; Teacher Quality: $36.28 million; Career-Tech: $14.25 million; TOTAL: $424.12 million.
- MAINE Title I: $39.66 million; IDEA-B: $41.00 million; Teacher Quality: $7.93 million; Career-Tech: $3.87 million; TOTAL: $92.45 million.
- MARYLAND Title I: $145.65 million; IDEA-B: $150.03 million; Teacher Quality: $23.31 million; Career-Tech: $11.14 million; TOTAL: $330.12 million.
- MASSACHUSETTS Title I: $180.62 million; IDEA-B: $212.70 million; Teacher Quality: $29.36 million; Career-Tech: $12.66 million; TOTAL: $435.33 million.
- MICHIGAN Title I: $419.09 million; IDEA-B: $300.14 million; Teacher Quality: $63.68 million; Career-Tech: $27.66 million; TOTAL: $810.58 million.
- MINNESOTA Title I: $102.31 million; IDEA-B: $142.23 million; Teacher Quality: $22.03 million; Career-Tech: $11.99 million; TOTAL: $278.56 million.
- MISSISSIPPI Title I: $150.61 million; IDEA-B: $90.06 million; Teacher Quality: $24.25 million; Career-Tech: $9.05 million; TOTAL: $273.97 million.
- MISSOURI Title I: $173.57 million; IDEA-B: $170.20 million; Teacher Quality: $28.72 million; Career-Tech: $15.85 million; TOTAL: $388.35 million.
- MONTANA Title I: $35.53 million; IDEA-B: $27.88 million; Teacher Quality: $7.92 million; Career-Tech: $3.63 million; TOTAL: $74.96 million.
- NEBRASKA Title I: $50.69 million; IDEA-B: $55.95 million; Teacher Quality: $8.08 million; Career-Tech: $4.78 million; TOTAL: $119.49 million.
- NEVADA Title I: $72.11 million; IDEA-B: $52.25 million; Teacher Quality: $8.97 million; Career-Tech: $5.44 million; TOTAL: $138.77 million.
- NEW HAMPSHIRE Title I: $30.33 million; IDEA-B: $35.56 million; Teacher Quality: $7.92 million; Career-Tech: $3.87 million; TOTAL: $77.68 million.
- NEW JERSEY Title I: $208.54 million; IDEA-B: $270.84 million; Teacher Quality: $36.78 million; Career-Tech: $16.31 million; TOTAL: $532.47 million.
- NEW MEXICO Title I: $90.26 million; IDEA-B: $68.29 million; Teacher Quality: $13.00 million; Career-Tech: $6.00 million; TOTAL: $177.56 million.
- NEW YORK Title I: $956.32 million; IDEA-B: $568.80 million; Teacher Quality: $128.84 million; Career-Tech: $38.89 million; TOTAL: $1.69 billion.
- NORTH CAROLINA Title I: $282.60 million; IDEA-B: $244.76 million; Teacher Quality: $38.49 million; Career-Tech: $24.22 million; TOTAL: $590.07 million.
- NORTH DAKOTA Title I: $27.34 million; IDEA-B: $20.67 million; Teacher Quality: $7.92 million; Career-Tech: $2.86 million; TOTAL: $58.79 million.
- OHIO Title I: $410.48 million; IDEA-B: $327.96 million; Teacher Quality: $61.33 million; Career-Tech: $30.50 million; TOTAL: $830.26 million.
- OKLAHOMA Title I: $121.44 million; IDEA-B: $110.83 million; Teacher Quality: $19.40 million; Career-Tech: $10.22 million; TOTAL: $261.90 million.
- OREGON Title I: $103.78 million; IDEA-B: $96.63 million; Teacher Quality: $16.23 million; Career-Tech: $9.53 million; TOTAL: $226.17 million.
- PENNSYLVANIA Title I: $432.67 million; IDEA-B: $320.05 million; Teacher Quality: $65.12 million; Career-Tech: $30.34 million; TOTAL: $848.18 million.
- RHODE ISLAND Title I: $39.04 million; IDEA-B: $32.77 million; Teacher Quality: $7.92 million; Career-Tech: $3.87 million; TOTAL: $83.60 million.
- SOUTH CAROLINA Title I: $159.84 million; IDEA-B: $132.70 million; Teacher Quality: $21.42 million; Career-Tech: $12.92 million; TOTAL: $326.88 million.
- SOUTH DAKOTA Title I: $34.23 million; IDEA-B: $24.62 million; Teacher Quality: $7.92 million; Career-Tech: $2.91 million; TOTAL: $69.68 million.
- TENNESSEE Title I: $210.29 million; IDEA-B: $177.47 million; Teacher Quality: $29.59 million; Career-Tech: $16.18 million; TOTAL: $433.53 million.
- TEXAS Title I: $1.04 billion; IDEA-B: $736.16 million; Teacher Quality: $140.59 million; Career-Tech: $62.68 million; TOTAL: $1.98 billion.
- UTAH Title I: $51.37 million; IDEA-B: $82.16 million; Teacher Quality: $11.05 million; Career-Tech: $8.76 million; TOTAL: $153.35 million.
- VERMONT Title I: $25.75 million; IDEA-B: $19.93 million; Teacher Quality: $7.92 million; Career-Tech: $2.86 million; TOTAL: $56.46 million.
- VIRGINIA Title I: $183.28 million; IDEA-B: $211.24 million; Teacher Quality: $29.85 million; Career-Tech: $17.13 million; TOTAL: $441.52 million.
- WASHINGTON Title I: $147.39 million; IDEA-B: $165.85 million; Teacher Quality: $27.22 million; Career-Tech: $14.64 million; TOTAL: $355.10 million.
- WEST VIRGINIA Title I: $70.61 million; IDEA-B: $56.90 million; Teacher Quality: $13.24 million; Career-Tech: $5.71 million; TOTAL: $146.47 million.
- WISCONSIN Title I: $159.32 million; IDEA-B: $155.99 million; Teacher Quality: $26.54 million; Career-Tech: $14.63 million; TOTAL: $356.47 million.
- WYOMING Title I: $25.91 million; IDEA-B: $20.91 million; Teacher Quality: $7.92 million; Career-Tech: $2.86 million; TOTAL: $57.60 million.
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