Push for Perkins Funding Increase

This week, the Senate voted to approve the chamber’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education funding bill. The Senate bill proposes to maintain current levels of funding for the Perkins Basic State Grant at $1.192 billion and CTE National Programs at $7.4 million.

The Senate measure significantly differs from the FY 2019 education funding bill that passed out of committee in the House in July, which proposes to increase the Perkins Basic State Grant by $102 million above the current level—bringing the total to nearly $1.3 billion. That measure is expected to go before the full House in September, and the two chambers will then negotiate a compromise bill through a conference committee. It is an important time to let your senators and representative know that you want to see this much-needed increase in Perkins funding. Please take a few minutes to contact your Members of Congress.

TAKE ACTION

• Contact your Members of Congress using the CTE Action Center or by phone through the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121.
• Let them know that the House FY 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill proposes to increase funding for the Perkins Basic State Grant program by $102 million.
• Ask them to support this increase in funding for Perkins state grants in FY 2019!

Comments

[Sinju Engineer]

Hospital supplies and Biotechnology supplies are necessarily purchased due to a large number of students and their technical skill development. For this reason, Carl Perkins funding needs to increase next year.

[Charles Farr]

Without the increase in Carl Perkins funding, it will create more tightness and limited opportunity for our students get ready for the real world jobs.

[David Schillo]

Thanks for sharing such a great ideas. This is very helpful.