Federal grants to Connecticut Department of Education
Connecticut Department of Education in Hartford, Connecticut received $4.8 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 133 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $1.6 billion. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $618 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$4.8 billion
- Awards133
- Awarded in FY 2025$618 million
- Largest award$1.1 billion
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 36 | $2.1 billion |
| FY 2022 | 32 | $746 million |
| FY 2023 | 35 | $697 million |
| FY 2024 | 30 | $636 million |
| FY 2025 | 33 | $618 million |
Programs that fund Connecticut Department of Education
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 3 | $1.6 billion |
| National School Lunch Program | 13 | $1.2 billion |
| Special Education Grants to States | 7 | $802 million |
| Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies | 6 | $780 million |
| Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerly Improving Teacher Quality State Grants) | 6 | $86.1 million |
| Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program | 6 | $63.4 million |
| Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States | 7 | $59.5 million |
| Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers | 5 | $55.5 million |
| English Language Acquisition State Grants | 5 | $36.6 million |
| Adult Education - Basic Grants to States | 6 | $32.2 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 72 | $3.6 billion |
| Department of Agriculture | 56 | $1.2 billion |
| Department of Labor | 4 | $19.7 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 1 | $2.3 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| American rescue plan - elementary and secondary schools emergency relief fund (arp-esser) | Education Stabilization Fund | March 24, 2021 | $1.1 billion |
| Elementary and secondary school emergency relief fund | Education Stabilization Fund | January 6, 2021 | $492 million |
| Cnp cn block prog | National School Lunch Program | October 7, 2021 | $309 million |
| Cnp cn block prog | National School Lunch Program | October 27, 2023 | $231 million |
| Cnp cn block prog | National School Lunch Program | November 8, 2024 | $228 million |
| State grant - b (611) | Special Education Grants to States | July 1, 2023 | $159 million |
| State grant - b (611) | Special Education Grants to States | July 1, 2024 | $159 million |
| Title i part a basic grants to leas | Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies | July 1, 2023 | $156 million |
| Title i part a basic grants to leas | Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies | July 1, 2024 | $155 million |
| Title i part a basic grants to leas | Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies | July 1, 2022 | $154 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Connecticut Department of Education get?
$4.8 billion in 133 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Connecticut Department of Education the most?
The Department of Education, with $3.6 billion in 72 awards. The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Labor follow.
What is Connecticut Department of Education's largest federal grant?
$1.1 billion under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on March 24, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Connecticut Department of Education?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, National School Lunch Program and Special Education Grants to States.
Other grant recipients in Hartford
- Department of Social Services Connecticut
- Department of Public Health Connecticut
- Dept of Energy & Environmental Protection
- Connecticut Office of Early Childhood
- Department of Children & Families
- Mental Health & Addiction Services Conne
- State of Conn Department of Housing
- Department of Aging & Disability Services
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