# Adult Education - Basic Grants to States (84.002)

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Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Adult Education - Basic Grants to States is run by Department of Education. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $3.5 billion in 363 grants, about $9.6 million per award.

## Objectives

To fund local programs of adult education and literacy services, including workplace literacy services, family literacy services, and English literacy and integrated English literacy-civics education programs. Participation in these programs is limited to adults and out-of-school youths aged 16 and older who do not have a high school diploma or equivalent and who are not enrolled or required to be enrolled in a secondary school under State law. See 29 U.S.C. 3271.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $671 million | 59 |
| 2022 | $690 million | 59 |
| 2023 | $710 million | 61 |
| 2024 | $713 million | 59 |
| 2025 | $713 million | 129 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education California | California | $570 million |
| Texas Workforce Commission | Texas | $379 million |
| New York State Education Department | New York | $252 million |
| Florida Department of Education | Florida | $252 million |
| IL Community College Board | Illinois | $120 million |
| Technical College System of Georgia | Georgia | $113 million |
| Pennsylvania Dept of Education | Pennsylvania | $104 million |
| North Carolina Community College System Office | North Carolina | $101 million |
| New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development | New Jersey | $93.0 million |
| Executive Office State of Ohio | Ohio | $92.1 million |
| Arizona Department of Education | Arizona | $79.7 million |
| Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity | Michigan | $79.5 million |
| Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of Education | Virginia | $76.1 million |
| TN Department of Labor & Workforce Dr | Tennessee | $65.4 million |
| Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education | Massachusetts | $65.0 million |
| Indiana Department of Workforce Development | Indiana | $60.9 million |
| State of Maryland Department of Labor Licensing & Regulation | Maryland | $57.3 million |
| Louisiana Community & Technical College System | Louisiana | $53.2 million |
| Alabama Community College System | Alabama | $52.3 million |
| South Carolina Department of Education | South Carolina | $50.2 million |