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    Education Department Layoffs Would Affect Dozens of Programs. See Which Ones

    BelieveAgainBy BelieveAgainOctober 17, 2025No Comments5 Mins Read
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    Office of Elementary and Secondary Education – at least 132 staff members laid off

    This office houses the majority of the department’s K-12 grant programs.

    Office of Discretionary Grants and Support Services

    Effective Educator Development Program

    • Charter Schools Program (CSP)

    Competitive grants supporting the establishment and maintenance of charter schools. The Education Department in May invested an additional $60 million in this program by pulling funds from other programs.

    Annual funding: $440 million
    Trump proposal: $500 million

    • American History and Civics

    Competitive grant supporting civics education programs in schools and nonprofit partners. The Education Department supercharged investment in this program in September by pulling more than $100 million from other programs.

    Annual funding: $23 million
    Trump proposal: $0

    • Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED)

    Competitive grants to support teacher training.

    Annual funding: $90 million
    Trump proposal: $0

    • Teacher Quality Partnership

    Competitive grants supporting the recruitment and training of future educators, including through teacher residency programs that pair school districts with student-teachers from local universities.

    Annual funding: $70 million
    Trump proposal: $0

    • Teacher and School Leader Incentive

    Competitive grants supporting efforts to reward teachers and school administrators with bonuses for strong performance.

    Annual funding: $60 million
    Trump proposal: $0

    Office of Innovation and Early Learning Programs

    • Education Innovation and Research

    Competitive grants supporting research on a variety of subjects.

    Annual funding: $259 million
    Trump proposal: $0

    • Preschool Development Grants

    Competitive grants supporting the expansion of states’ early childhood education options for families (administered in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services, which also laid off its staff who work on the program).

    Annual funding: $315 million
    Trump proposal: $0

    • Ready to Learn

    Competitive grants supporting public television programming that contributes to learning and development for young children.

    Annual funding: $31 million
    Trump proposal: $0

    School and Community Improvement Programs

    • Fostering Diverse Schools

    Competitive grants supporting efforts to racially integrate public schools and expand academic opportunities for students of color.

    Annual funding: Variable
    Trump proposal: $0

    • Full-Service Community Schools

    Competitive grants supporting efforts to establish wraparound services for students and the broader communities in their school districts.

    Annual funding: $150 million
    Trump proposal: $0

    • Magnet Schools Assistance Program

    Competitive grants for schools’ desegregation efforts.

    Annual funding: $139 million
    Trump proposal: $0

    • Promise Neighborhoods

    Competitive grants supporting efforts to create “cradle-to-career pipelines” including investments in child care and kindergarten.

    Annual funding: $91 million
    Trump proposal: $0

    • Statewide Family Engagement Centers

    Competitive grants for organizations that help schools and state agencies develop programs to connect educators and parents.

    Annual funding: $20 million
    Trump proposal: $0

    Well-Rounded Education Programs

    • Arts Education Assistance Program

    Competitive grant supporting arts education programs in schools and nonprofits partners.

    Annual funding: $37 million
    Trump proposal: $0

    • Comprehensive Literacy State Development

    Competitive grant supporting initiatives that expand reading instruction.

    Annual funding: 194 million
    Trump proposal: $0

    • Innovative Approaches to Literacy

    Competitive grant supporting initiatives that expand literacy, including investments in school libraries.

    Annual funding: $30 million
    Trump proposal: $0

    • Javits Gifted and Talented

    Competitive grants supporting schools’ efforts to identify and support gifted and talented students.

    Annual funding: $17 million
    Trump proposal: $0


    Office of Formula Grants

    Office of Impact Aid

    • Impact Aid

    Formula funding doled out on a monthly basis for school districts located on non-taxable federal land, including Native American reservations, parks and forests, and military bases.

    Annual funding: $1.63 billion
    Trump proposal: $1.63 billion

    Program and Grantee Support Services

    • Comprehensive Centers

    Competitive grants for organizations that help schools and states follow federal laws that aim to improve student achievement.

    Annual funding: $50 million
    Trump proposal: $0

    • Equity Assistance Centers

    Competitive grants for organizations that help schools and states advance desegregation efforts.

    Annual funding: $33 million
    Trump proposal: $0

    Office of Rural, Insular and Native Achievement Programs

    • Alaska Native Education Program

    Competitive grants supporting schools and institutions that serve Alaska Native students.

    Annual funding: $45 million
    Trump proposal: $0

    • Native Hawaiian Education Program

    Competitive grants supporting schools and institutions that serve Native Hawaiian students.

    Annual funding: $45 million
    Trump proposal: $0

    • Rural Education Achievement Programs

    Formula grants supporting schools in rural areas.

    Annual funding: $220 million
    Trump proposal: $0

    Office of Safe, Supportive Schools

    • School-Based Mental Health Services and Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant Programs

    Competitive grants to support investments in school psychologists and other mental health services for students.

    Annual funding: Variable
    Trump proposal: $0 ($270 million competition using prior-year funds just opened)

    • Project SERV

    Discretionary grants to support school districts that experience on-campus violence, including shootings.

    Annual funding: $50 million
    Trump proposal: $50 million

    • Title IV, Part A

    Formula funding for school districts to support academic enrichment and student support.

    Annual funding: $1.4 billion
    Trump proposal: $0

    School Support & Accountability

    • Title I, Part A

    Formula grants for school districts to support low-income students.

    Current annual funding: $18.4 billion
    Trump proposal: $18.4 billion

    • Title II, Part A

    Formula funding for school districts to support professional development for educators.

    Annual funding: $2.2 billion
    Trump proposal: $0

    • Title IV, Part B: 21st Century Community Learning Centers

    Formula funding for school districts and nonprofit organizations to offer before- and after-school programming, primarily for low-income students.

    Annual funding: $1.3 billion
    Trump proposal: $0

    • McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

    Formula funding for school districts to support students experiencing homelessness.

    Annual funding: $129 million
    Trump proposal: $0

    Office of Migrant Education

    • Title I, Part C: Migrant Education

    Formula funding for school districts and states to support students from families that migrate seasonally.

    Current annual funding: $775 million
    Trump’s proposed funding: $0

    • High School Equivalency Program (HEP) and College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP)

    Competitive grants for higher education institutions to support students who migrate seasonally.

    Annual funding: $52 million
    Trump proposal: $0

    Office of Indian Education

    • Indian Education

    Formula funding for school districts to provide support services to Native American students.

    Annual funding: $195 million
    Trump proposal: $195 million



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