# Special Education Grants to States (84.027)

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Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated October 31, 2026.

Special Education Grants to States is run by Department of Education. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $71 billion in 424 grants, about $168 million per award.

## Objectives

To provide grants to States to assist them in providing special education and related services to all children with disabilities.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $15 billion | 176 |
| 2022 | $13 billion | 124 |
| 2023 | $14 billion | 126 |
| 2024 | $14 billion | 121 |
| 2025 | $14 billion | 121 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education California | California | $7.4 billion |
| TX Education Agency | Texas | $6.2 billion |
| New York State Education Department | New York | $4.6 billion |
| Florida Department of Education | Florida | $4.0 billion |
| Illinois State Board of Education | Illinois | $3.0 billion |
| Ohio Department of Education | Ohio | $2.6 billion |
| Pennsylvania Dept of Education | Pennsylvania | $2.6 billion |
| Michigan Department of Education | Michigan | $2.4 billion |
| New Jersey Department of Education | New Jersey | $2.2 billion |
| Georgia Dept of Education | Georgia | $2.1 billion |
| Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of Education | Virginia | $1.7 billion |
| Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education | Massachusetts | $1.7 billion |
| Department of Education Indiana | Indiana | $1.6 billion |
| Department of Education Tennessee | Tennessee | $1.5 billion |
| North Carolina Department of Public Instruction | North Carolina | $1.4 billion |
| Elementary & Secondary Education Missouri Department of | Missouri | $1.4 billion |
| Superintendent of Public Instruction | Washington | $1.4 billion |
| Arizona Department of Education | Arizona | $1.3 billion |
| Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction | Wisconsin | $1.3 billion |
| Maryland State Department of Education | Maryland | $1.2 billion |