Congress provides annual appropriations for 13 federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Education. NACAC regularly advocates on behalf of federal education programs that support college awareness, school counseling, access to college preparatory coursework, financial aid for college, and other education priorities. Information about the Congressional budget and appropriations process, as well as NACAC advocacy, is posted to this page.
Key Resources: NACAC's Priority Programs Funding Chart,
State Budget Profiles
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Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction
Charged with submitting recommendations to the White House and Congress for $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade, as required by the recent Budget Control Act of 2011.
Committee Statement of Failure to Produce Bipartisan Proposal
Committee Members
NACAC Comments to Committee
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) Comments to Committee
Committee page
Fiscal Year 2012
10/14/11 Coalition: Letter to Congress urging opposition to House appropriations subcommittee's proposed cuts to HBCUs, PBIs, HSIs, TCUs, and MSIs
9/2/11 Committee for Education Funding and Committee for Health Funding: Letter to Appropriations Committees urging support for education, health, job training, children’s and social services programs in 302(b) allocations
8/2/11 Congress approves and President Obama signs into law the Budget Control Act of 2011, reducing the deficit and increasing the debt ceiling
7/21/11 Committee for Education Funding: Letter to Senate urging opposition to House-passed Cut, Cap and Balance Act (HR 2560)
7/13/11 Coalition: Letter to Congress urging opposition to the Constitutional Amendment (HJRes 1)
6/14/11 Committee for Education Funding: Letter to House Judiciary Committee expressing strong opposition to HJRes 1, a Constitutional Amendment requiring federal education funding move to 1960s levels
6/10/11 Senate: Dear Colleague Letter to Appropriators urging support for maximum Pell Grant of $5,550
5/25/11 Senate: FY 2012 Budget Resolution Rejected
5/23/11 Committee for Education Funding: Letter to Senate Opposing House-Approved Budget Resolution
5/19/11 House: Dear Colleague Letter to Appropriators urging support for funding the ESSCP at $55 million
5/19/11 House: Dear Colleague Letter to Appropriators urging support for maximum Pell Grant of $5,550
5/18/11 Student Aid Alliance: FY 2012 Appropriations Request
4/27/11 Committee for Education Funding: American Public Strongly Opposes Cuts to Education
4/15/11 House: FY 2012 Budget Resolution Approved
4/14/11 Student Aid Alliance: Letter to House Opposing Cuts to Pell Grant and Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
4/14/11 Coalition: Letter to House Opposing Cuts to Pell Grant
4/6/11 House Budget Committee: FY 2012 Budget Resolution
3/16/11 Congressional Budget Office: Analysis of President Obama's Budget
3/14/11 Committee for Education Funding: FY 2012 Budget Response and corresponding presentation "Education Funding: A Tale of Two Budgets"
2/14/11 NACAC: President Obama's FY 2012 Budget Proposal
2/14/11 White House: President's Budget Proposal
2/14/11 U.S. Department of Education: Budget Proposal and corresponding Presentation
Budget and Appropriations Archives (FY 2009 - 2011)
Budget Analysis and Resources
Congressional Budget Office: The U.S. Federal Budget Infographic
Committee for Education Funding: Budget 101 Workshop
NACAC: Priority Programs Funding Chart
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities: Federal Student Aid Awarded by State and Congressional District
National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (President Obama's bipartisan Fiscal Commission):
Co-Chairs' Proposal
The Moment of Truth report, consensus not reached
U.S. Department of Education: Fiscal Year 2009-11 Education Budget Tables for States
Congressional Budget Office: Budget and Economic Outlook 2011 to 2021
Obama Administration's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
Center for American Progress: Smart Investments in Education Needed for Economic Growth and Competitiveness
Key Votes
Use NACAC's Key Vote page to see how your members of Congress voted
Committees and Coalitions
House Appropriations Committee
House of Representatives Budget Committee
Senate Committee on Appropriations
Senate Budget Committee
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Student Aid Alliance
Committee for Education Funding (CEF)