Federal agency
Department of Education
Student aid, K–12 grants, and related education programs.
What this means
Education’s award and outlay footprint is dominated by student aid and formula grants to states and institutions. Award figures on The Ledger come from archived USAspending awarding-agency rollups (obligations). That is not the same as every dollar the agency outlays.
Source key: department-of-education
In the data
See the full agency page for mission, award categories, and sub-agencies.
Award obligations · FFY 2024
$92.3B
Awarding agency code ED
Years archived
7
Fiscal years with this agency in the awards rollup
| Fiscal year | Obligations |
|---|---|
| FFY 2024 | $92.3B |
| FFY 2023 | $86.8B |
| FFY 2022 | $99.0B |
| FFY 2021 | $313.1B |
| FFY 2018 | $79.6B |
| FFY 2017 | $75.0B |
| FFY 2016 | $76.8B |
Obligations are legal commitments, not the same as Treasury outlays. See award obligations and agency outlays.