Budget and Appropriations 

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, will be posted to this page.

Latest News

08/31/10 CEF: Letter to National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform

7/29/10 NACAC: Appropriations Update

4/20/10 NACAC: Appropriations Request

4/19/10 Senate: Dear Colleague Letter Urging Funding for ESSCP

4/19/10 House: Dear Colleague Letter Urging Funding for ESSCP

4/6/10 FY 2010 Appropriations Facts

2/23/10 Student Aid Alliance: Appropriations Request

2/19/10 Committee for Education Funding: Budget Response

2/02/10 Committee for Education Funding: Budget Statement

FY 2011 Budget Analysis and Resources

U.S. Department of Education: Fiscal Year 2009-11 Education Budget Tables for States

Funding Chart of NACAC Priority Programs

Congressional Budget Office: Preliminary Analysis of the President's 2011 Budget

Congressional Budget Office: Budget Outlook 2010

Key Votes

Use NACAC's Key Vote page to see how your members of Congress voted

Obama Administration Priorities

Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education: Testimony before the House Budget Committee

Department of Education Budget Webpage

President Obama's FY 2011 Budget

President's FY 2011 Education Budget Outline

Links to Committees and Organizations

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)

Committee for Education Funding (CEF)