Department of Education
Obligations in fiscal year 2026, reporting period 11 of 12, through August 31, 2026:
An obligation is money the agency commits to pay: a signed contract, a grant award, a benefit payment. The figure in full is copied from the official record. The rounded reading beside it is ours.
Year by year
Budgetary resources are the Treasury's figure for the money available to the agency in the year, new and carried over from earlier years. Obligations are money the agency commits to pay. Outlays are money paid out. Fiscal year 2026 figures run through August 31, 2026.
| Fiscal year | Budgetary resources | Obligations | Outlays | Through |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $169,736,984,687.99 | $117,368,712,882.97 | $134,370,708,099.20 | August 31, 2026 (period 11 of 12) |
| 2025 | $190,636,961,083.79 | $179,690,157,931.34 | $187,970,767,574.49 | September 30, 2025 |
| 2024 | $241,658,075,055.27 | $228,967,463,538.80 | $273,868,344,692.55 | September 30, 2024 |
| 2023 | $274,355,384,737.95 | $254,914,423,992.33 | $307,047,124,904.73 | September 30, 2023 |
| 2022 | $637,703,730,583.83 | $614,723,723,752.84 | $668,559,224,649.30 | September 30, 2022 |
| 2021 | $497,098,126,461.98 | $457,228,091,743.33 | $267,293,064,539.51 | September 30, 2021 |
| 2020 | $262,614,387,592.49 | $242,593,520,560.57 | $218,482,624,103.54 | September 30, 2020 |
| 2019 | $137,155,916,743.47 | $120,398,801,101.04 | $117,068,431,878.09 | September 30, 2019 |
| 2018 | $113,129,579,695.59 | $95,226,038,979.19 | $91,538,819,634.80 | September 30, 2018 |
| 2017 | $152,186,993,659.59 | $139,921,868,532.33 | $132,552,040,033.37 | September 30, 2017 |
Awards by type
Awards are contracts, grants, loans and direct payments. The Treasury gives award obligations and total obligations in two separate reports. It gives contracts and standing contracts as two figures. Fiscal year 2026, through August 31, 2026.
| Award type | Obligations |
|---|---|
| Contracts | $2,845,856,669.95 |
| Direct payments | $39,319,974,258.07 |
| Grants | $51,041,395,521.19 |
| Standing contracts that the agency places orders against (indefinite delivery vehicles, IDVs) | -$1.00 |
| Loans | $0.00 |
| Other | $0.00 |
| Award obligations, the Treasury's total | $93,207,226,448.21 |
| Total obligations, from the Treasury's yearly figures | $117,368,712,882.97 |
Sub-agencies
The offices and bureaus inside this agency. The Treasury's record lists one sub-agency here.
| Sub-agency | Obligations | Transactions | New awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Education ED | $93,207,226,448.21 | 601,708 | 29,030 |
Federal accounts
A federal account is one line of the agency's books at the Treasury. Top 10 of 36 federal accounts, by obligations.
| Federal account | Obligations | Outlays |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Direct Student Loan Program, Education 091-0243 | $33,903,799,995.88 | $37,603,745,111.70 |
| Student Financial Assistance, Education 091-0200 | $18,995,714,692.97 | $33,615,201,759.25 |
| Education for the Disadvantaged, Education 091-0900 | $18,890,294,678.27 | $17,600,474,066.19 |
| Special Education, Education 091-0300 | $15,503,059,858.47 | $14,073,821,462.68 |
| Federal Family Education Loan Program Account, Education 091-0231 | $7,749,683,215.00 | $7,749,683,215.00 |
| School Improvement Programs, Education 091-1000 | $5,691,190,152.36 | $5,720,970,406.30 |
| Rehabilitation Services, Education 091-0301 | $4,310,312,128.51 | $3,995,492,323.27 |
| Career, Technical, and Adult Education, Education 091-0400 | $2,151,690,180.60 | $2,325,653,635.19 |
| Higher Education, Department of Education 091-0201 | $2,030,982,366.48 | $2,793,030,236.83 |
| Student and Administration, Education 091-0202 | $1,808,306,289.63 | $1,481,875,596.21 |
Budget functions
A budget function is the purpose the money serves. All 2 budget functions, by obligations.
| Budget function | Obligations | Outlays |
|---|---|---|
| Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services | $117,200,402,066.85 | $134,248,382,995.01 |
| Administration of Justice | $168,310,816.12 | $122,325,104.19 |
Object classes
An object class is the Treasury's name for a kind of spending: what the money buys, such as pay, rent or grants. Top 10 of 24 object classes, by obligations.
| Object class | Obligations | Outlays |
|---|---|---|
| Grants, subsidies, and contributions | $112,011,814,541.54 | $129,420,879,099.45 |
| Other goods and services from Federal sources | $2,512,280,227.32 | $2,235,775,937.92 |
| Operation and maintenance of equipment | $1,136,206,817.63 | $1,236,328,374.61 |
| Other services from non-Federal sources | $1,038,310,571.65 | $845,420,217.65 |
| Full-time permanent (pay of full-time permanent employees) | $267,862,487.33 | $252,675,201.76 |
| Civilian personnel benefits | $127,191,797.87 | $117,492,894.72 |
| Undistributed | $67,955,261.00 | $67,955,261.00 |
| Other than full-time permanent | $64,437,979.82 | $63,065,791.93 |
| Research and development contracts | $34,227,287.28 | $44,033,776.77 |
| Rental payments to GSA | $28,673,866.00 | $3,732,565.95 |
Emergency-fund laws
The Treasury tags some dollars with the law that provides them. These are the tags on this agency's record, worded as the Treasury words them.
| Tag | Law, as the Treasury names it | Title, as the Treasury gives it | On this site |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Emergency P.L. 117-159 | Bipartisan Safer Communities Act | Public Law 117-159 |
| C | Emergency P.L. 115-123 | Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 | Public Law 115-123 |
| E | Emergency P.L. 116-20 | Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019 | Public Law 116-20 |
| N | Emergency P.L. 116-136 | Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act | Public Law 116-136 |
| O | Non-emergency P.L. 116-136Non-emergency P.L. 116-139Non-emergency P.L. 116-260Non-emergency P.L. 117-2 | Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES ActPaycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement ActConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2021American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 | Public Law 116-136Public Law 116-139Public Law 116-260Public Law 117-2 |
| U | Emergency P.L. 116-260 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 | Public Law 116-260 |
| V | Non-emergency P.L. 117-2 | American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 | Public Law 117-2 |
Tag Q, “Not Designated Nonemergency/Emergency/Disaster/Wildfire Suppression”, is the Treasury's tag for dollars it does not mark as emergency, disaster or wildfire money under a named law.
8 tags.
Where this comes from
Source: USAspending.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury. The dollar figures written in full on this page are copied from the saved official answers below.