Education Funding
Guidance and resources for school district leaders navigating federal education funding.
Background
AASA's Position & Priorities
Âܲ·AVÊÓÆµis committed to advocating for the following:
- Equitable federal funding mechanisms, including key federal programs such as Title I and IDEA, as well as a robust conversation to revise and strengthen the efficacy of poverty indicators within federal education programs.
- Federal education policy should support additional federal funding to provide mental health services for students, staff and families.
- Formula funding and policy should support the total child, from physical and mental health to the development of fundamental lifelong learning skills.
- Champion federal funding for building and rebuilding schools with a priority for standalone, formula-driven federal funding for school facilities.
Issue Updates
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October 30, 2025
UPDATE: School Mental Health Grants ReopenedIt is our understanding the new grant competition will continue despite an October 27th ruling that requires the Department of Education to reinstate, for now, the original SBMH and MHSP grants that were discontinued in April.
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September 23, 2025
A District Leader’s Guide to a Federal Government ShutdownAs Congress heads toward the funding deadline without a clear path forward, a government shutdown seems increasingly likely. Here’s what district leaders need to know about how they will (and will not) be impacted.
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September 08, 2025
Âܲ·AVÊÓÆµUrges House Appropriations Committee to Reject FY26 ProposalAhead of September 9 hearing on the FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Services proposal, Âܲ·AVÊÓÆµsent a letter to the House Appropriations Committee urging members to reject the measure.
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September 04, 2025
Âܲ·AVÊÓÆµUrges Senate to Pass Bipartisan FY26 ProposalToday, Âܲ·AVÊÓÆµled a letter—joined by five other K-12 organizations—to the Senate urging them to swiftly pass the bipartisan FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Services proposal that advanced through committee in late July.
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September 02, 2025
Âܲ·AVÊÓÆµOpposes House LHHS Subcommittee FY26 ProposalOn Sunday the House LHHS subcommittee released its proposal for FY26, funding that would be available to schools for the 26-27 school year. Âܲ·AVÊÓÆµreleased letter in response.
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