In March, President Biden signed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 into law, setting federal spending for education for the 2022-23 school year. Overall, Perkins Basic State Grant funding received a $45 million increase, putting total funding at $1.38 billion. The Department of Education recently released the allocations that will be dispersed to each state through the Perkins Basic State Grant formula on July 1 and October 1 of this year.
While all states are receiving more funding in FY 2022, some states receive slightly different increases than others due to changes in state population and poverty levels that occur from year to year. Per-state Perkins funding increased between 2.74% and 4.1%, with five states (Alaska, North Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming, South Dakota) and the District of Columbia receiving more than 4% to help bring them to the mandatory minimum funding level for small states set by Perkins V. In terms of net funding dollars, the largest states predictably saw the biggest increases. Texas will receive nearly $4.5 million more in FY 2022 than it did in FY 2023, with California, Florida, and New York trailing behind. The 11 states and the District of Columbia with the smallest net increase (all received $221,332) are lower-population states that receive less overall resources.
To see the state-by-state breakdown of funding increases between FY 2021 and FY 2022, click here.
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