FY 2000 Budget Summary - February 1999

Appendix Table 2m

FY2000 Budget Request:
Higher Education

(in thousands of dollars)

Office, Account, Program and Activity

Category
Code
1998
Appropriation
  1999
Appropriation
  2000
President's
Budget
  Change from 1999
Amount Percent
Higher Education
1. Aid for institutional development (HEA III):                  
  (a) Strengthening institutions (Part A, section 311) D 55,450   60,250   61,575   1,325 2.2%
  (b) Strengthening tribally controlled colleges and universities (Part A, section 316) D 0   3,000   6,000   3,000 100.0%
  (c) Strengthening Alask Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions (Part A, section 323) D 0   3,000   3,000   0 0.0%
  (d) Strengthening HBCUs (Part B section 323) D 118,495   134,500   148,750   14,250 10.6%
  (e) Strengthening historically black graduate institutions (Part B section 326) D 25,000   30,000   32,000   2,000 6.7%
  (f) Minority science and engineering improvement (Part E-1) D 5,255   7,500   8,500   1,000 13.3%
  Subtotal   204,200   238,250   259,825   21,575 9.1%
2. Other aid for institutions:                  
  (a) Developing Hispanic-serving institutions (HEA V) D 12,000   28,000   42,250   14,250 50.9%
  (b) International education and foreign language studies:                  
  (1) Domestic programs (HEA VI-A and B) D 53,581   60,000   61,320   1,320 2.2%
  (2) Overseas programs (Fulbright-Hays Act (section 102(b)(6)) D 5,770   6,536   6,680   144 2.2%
  (3) Institute for International Public Policy (HEA VI-C) D 1,000   1,000   1,022   22 2.2%
  Subtotal   60,351   67,536   69,022   1,486 2.2%
  (c) Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (HEA-VII-B) D 25,200   50,000   27,500   (22,500) -45.0%
  (d) Urban community service (HEA VII-C) D 4,900   4,637   0   (4,637) -100.0%
  (e) Demonstration projects to ensure quality higher education for students with disabilities (HEA VII-D) D 0   5,000   5,000   0 0.0%
  (f) Interest subsidy grants (HEA section 121) D 13,700   13,000   12,000   (1,000) -7.7%
  (g) Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial Fine Arts Center (Pub.L. 102-423) D 6,620   0   0   0 ---
3. Assistance for students:                  
  (a) Federal TRIO programs (HEA IV-A-2, Chapter 1) D 529,667   600,000   630,000   30,000 5.0%
  (b) Gaining early awareness and readiness for undergraduate programs (GEAR UP) (HEA IV-A-2, Chapter 2) D 0   120,000   240,000   120,000 100.0%
  (c) Scholarships and fellowships:                  
  (1) National early intervention scholarships and partnerships (HEA IV-A-2, Chapter 2) * D 3,600   0   0   0 ---
  (2) Byrd honors scholarships (HEA IV-A-6) D 39,288   39,288   39,859   571 1.5%
  (3) Graduate assistance in areas of government need (HEA VII-A-2) D 30,000 1 31,000 1 41,000 1 10,000 32.3%
  (d) Child care access means parents in school (HEA IV-A-7)) D 0   5,000   5,000   0 0.0%
  (e) Learning anytime anywhere partnerships (proposed legislation) D 0   10,000   20,000   10,000 100.0%
  (f) Preparing for college D 0   0   15,000   15,000 ---
  (g) College completion challenge grants (proposed legislation) D 0   0   35,000   35,000 ---
  (h) D.C. resident tuition support (proposed legislation) D 0   0   17,000   17,000 ---
4. Teacher quality enhancement (HEA II) D 0   75,000   115,000   40,000 53.3%
5. Minority teacher recruitment (HEA V-E-2) * D 2,212   2,212 2 0   2,212 -100.0%
6. Underground railroad program (HEA V-E-2) * D 0   1,750   1,750   0 0.0%
7. Web-based Education Commission (HEA VIII-H) D 0   450   0   (450) -100.0%
8. GPRA data/HEA program evaluation D 0   0   4,000   4,000 ---
  Total   931,738 3,4 1,291,123 4 1,579,206   288.083 22.3%
  Outlays   785,380   1,061,826   1,248,577   186,751 17.6%
 
1 Includes funds for Javits Fellowships non-competing continuation awards and new awards: $6,075 thousand in 1998; $7,148 thousand in 1999, and $8,200 thousand in 2000.
2 The Minority Teacher Recruitment program was not reauthorized in the HEA Amendments of 1998. The appropriated funds will be reprogrammed to an authorized activity in this account.
3 Adjusted for comparability. Excludes $3,000 thousand for Advanced Placement Fees, which was appropriated in 1999 and requested in 2000 under the School Improvement Programs account.
4 Adjusted for comparability. Excludes $12,000 thousand in 1998 and $16,723 thousand in 1999 for State Grants for Incarcerated Youth Offenders, which is requested in 2000 under the Vocational and Adult Education account.
* Authorization as in effect prior to enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998. Program was not reauthorized.

Direct any questions to Martha Jacobs, Budget Service


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