FY18 and FY19 Funding Levels for Selected Early Care and Learning Programs
In September 2018, Congress approved a bipartisan “minibus” appropriations package, which included an overall increase of $260 million to federal early childhood education programs. This crucial funding builds on previous bipartisan funding increases and allows states to implement important quality improvements to child care and other early childhood programs to support children’s development and education.
The chart below highlights key federal early childhood programs and compares funding for those programs between fiscal year (FY) 2018 and FY 2019. You can read more about the budget and appropriations process here. You can view the past decade of funding for early learning programs here.
|
PROGRAM |
FY18 FUNDING LEVEL |
FY19 FUNDING LEVEL (CURRENT) |
CHANGE FROM FY18 TO FY19 |
|
$5.22 billion |
$5.27 billion |
+ $50 million |
|
|
$755 million |
$805 million |
+ $50 million |
|
|
$15.76 billion |
$15.86 billion |
+ $100 million |
|
|
$2.06 billion |
$2.06 billion |
Level |
|
|
$9.86 billion |
$10.06 billion |
+ $200 million |
|
|
Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV)[2] |
$400 million |
$400 million |
Level |
|
$250 million |
$250 million |
Level |
[1] This is the total discretionary funding for CCDBG.
[2] MIECHV is a mandatory program, so funding is not appropriated by Congress. This figure represents the current mandatory spending.
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