Special Education Grants to States

CFDA 84.027 · Federal Grants & Funding

Total Funding

$66.41B

Awards

347

Recipients

States

Last Updated

Mar 9, 2026

Yearly Funding Trend

Yearly federal funding for CFDA program 84.027 (Special Education Grants to States), with obligated amounts, award counts, and year-over-year change.
Fiscal Year	Obligations	Awards	YoY Change
2024	$33.67B	159
2025	$24.43B	151	-27.4%
2026	$8.30B	37	-66.0%

Award Type Mix

CFDA program 84.027 (Special Education Grants to States) federal awards broken down by award type, with obligated amounts and award counts.
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Top 50 Awards under CFDA 84.027

Largest individual obligations for Special Education Grants to States.

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Top 50 Awards under CFDA 84.027
Award	Recipient	Awarding Agency	Place	FY	Obligation
ASST_NON_H027A230116_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CALIFORNIA California	Department of Education Department of Education	SACRAMENTO, CA-07	2024	$1,474,757,567
ASST_NON_H027A240116_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CALIFORNIA California	Department of Education Department of Education	SACRAMENTO, CA-07	2024	$1,474,208,303
ASST_NON_H027A250116_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CALIFORNIA California	Department of Education Department of Education	SACRAMENTO, CA-07	2025	$1,470,487,107
ASST_NON_H027A220116_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CALIFORNIA California	Department of Education Department of Education	SACRAMENTO, CA-07	2026	$1,376,822,318
ASST_NON_H027A250008_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	TX EDUCATION AGENCY Texas	Department of Education Department of Education	AUSTIN, TX-37	2025	$1,250,501,548
ASST_NON_H027A240008_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	TX EDUCATION AGENCY Texas	Department of Education Department of Education	AUSTIN, TX-37	2024	$1,217,469,323
ASST_NON_H027A230008_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	TX EDUCATION AGENCY Texas	Department of Education Department of Education	AUSTIN, TX-37	2024	$1,208,117,902
ASST_NON_H027A220008_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	TX EDUCATION AGENCY Texas	Department of Education Department of Education	AUSTIN, TX-37	2026	$1,148,644,105
ASST_NON_H027A210008_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	TX EDUCATION AGENCY Texas	Department of Education Department of Education	AUSTIN, TX-37	2025	$1,143,752,099
ASST_NON_H027A230104_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT New York	Department of Education Department of Education	ALBANY, NY-20	2024	$907,743,620
ASST_NON_H027A240104_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT New York	Department of Education Department of Education	ALBANY, NY-20	2024	$907,542,158
ASST_NON_H027A250104_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT New York	Department of Education Department of Education	ALBANY, NY-20	2025	$905,507,664
ASST_NON_H027A210104_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT New York	Department of Education Department of Education	ALBANY, NY-20	2025	$835,124,877
ASST_NON_H027A200104_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT New York	Department of Education Department of Education	ALBANY, NY-20	2024	$824,196,149
ASST_NON_H027A240024_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Florida	Department of Education Department of Education	TALLAHASSEE, FL-02	2024	$787,872,110
ASST_NON_H027A230024_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Florida	Department of Education Department of Education	TALLAHASSEE, FL-02	2024	$787,541,630
ASST_NON_H027A250024_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Florida	Department of Education Department of Education	TALLAHASSEE, FL-02	2025	$785,596,408
ASST_NON_H027A210024_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Florida	Department of Education Department of Education	TALLAHASSEE, FL-02	2025	$711,429,526
ASST_NON_H027A230072_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION Illinois	Department of Education Department of Education	SPRINGFIELD, IL-13	2024	$604,031,726
ASST_NON_H027A240072_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION Illinois	Department of Education Department of Education	SPRINGFIELD, IL-13	2024	$603,909,221
ASST_NON_H027A250072_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION Illinois	Department of Education Department of Education	SPRINGFIELD, IL-13	2025	$602,555,133
ASST_NON_H027A220072_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION Illinois	Department of Education Department of Education	SPRINGFIELD, IL-13	2026	$559,555,074
ASST_NON_H027A210072_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION Illinois	Department of Education Department of Education	SPRINGFIELD, IL-13	2025	$550,064,654
ASST_NON_H027A200072_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION Illinois	Department of Education Department of Education	SPRINGFIELD, IL-13	2024	$544,514,122
ASST_NON_H027A240111_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Ohio	Department of Education Department of Education	COLUMBUS, OH-15	2024	$522,032,502
ASST_NON_H027A230111_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Ohio	Department of Education Department of Education	COLUMBUS, OH-15	2024	$521,832,875
ASST_NON_H027A250111_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Ohio	Department of Education Department of Education	COLUMBUS, OH-15	2025	$520,667,408
ASST_NON_H027A230093_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	PENNSYLVANIA DEPT OF EDUATION Pennsylvania	Department of Education Department of Education	HARRISBURG, PA-10	2024	$520,433,565
ASST_NON_H027A240093_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	PENNSYLVANIA DEPT OF EDUATION Pennsylvania	Department of Education Department of Education	HARRISBURG, PA-10	2024	$520,266,863
ASST_NON_H027A250093_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	PENNSYLVANIA DEPT OF EDUATION Pennsylvania	Department of Education Department of Education	HARRISBURG, PA-10	2025	$518,944,156
ASST_NON_H027A240110_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Michigan	Department of Education Department of Education	LANSING, MI-07	2024	$474,682,995
ASST_NON_H027A230110_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Michigan	Department of Education Department of Education	LANSING, MI-07	2024	$474,497,149
ASST_NON_H027A250110_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Michigan	Department of Education Department of Education	LANSING, MI-07	2025	$473,533,818
ASST_NON_H027A220110_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Michigan	Department of Education Department of Education	LANSING, MI-07	2026	$445,989,719
ASST_NON_H027A230100_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	EDUCATION, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF New Jersey	Department of Education Department of Education	TRENTON, NJ-12	2024	$433,111,818
ASST_NON_H027A240100_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	EDUCATION, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF New Jersey	Department of Education Department of Education	TRENTON, NJ-12	2024	$433,037,784
ASST_NON_H027A250100_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	EDUCATION, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF New Jersey	Department of Education Department of Education	TRENTON, NJ-12	2025	$432,091,008
ASST_NON_H027A240073_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	GEORGIA DEPT OF EDUCATION Georgia	Department of Education Department of Education	ATLANTA, GA-05	2024	$423,088,943
ASST_NON_H027A230073_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	GEORGIA DEPT OF EDUCATION Georgia	Department of Education Department of Education	ATLANTA, GA-05	2024	$422,944,108
ASST_NON_H027A250073_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	GEORGIA DEPT OF EDUCATION Georgia	Department of Education Department of Education	ATLANTA, GA-05	2025	$421,759,531
ASST_NON_H027A240092_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION North Carolina	Department of Education Department of Education	RALEIGH, NC-02	2024	$415,410,616
ASST_NON_H027A230092_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION North Carolina	Department of Education Department of Education	RALEIGH, NC-02	2024	$415,241,692
ASST_NON_H027A250092_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION North Carolina	Department of Education Department of Education	RALEIGH, NC-02	2025	$414,178,532
ASST_NON_H027A220100_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	EDUCATION, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF New Jersey	Department of Education Department of Education	TRENTON, NJ-12	2026	$409,279,590
ASST_NON_H027A220073_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	GEORGIA DEPT OF EDUCATION Georgia	Department of Education Department of Education	ATLANTA, GA-05	2026	$399,980,502
ASST_NON_H027A200100_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	EDUCATION, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF New Jersey	Department of Education Department of Education	TRENTON, NJ-12	2024	$392,889,271
ASST_NON_H027A220092_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION North Carolina	Department of Education Department of Education	RALEIGH, NC-02	2026	$386,953,968
ASST_NON_H027A210073_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	GEORGIA DEPT OF EDUCATION Georgia	Department of Education Department of Education	ATLANTA, GA-05	2025	$386,044,570
ASST_NON_H027A210100_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	EDUCATION, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF New Jersey	Department of Education Department of Education	TRENTON, NJ-12	2025	$384,239,204
ASST_NON_H027A210092_091 STATE GRANT - B (611)	NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION North Carolina	Department of Education Department of Education	RALEIGH, NC-02	2025	$367,549,388

Top 50 awards shown, ranked by obligated amount. Dates reflect performance period; last-modified dates match USAspending.gov. Complete listings include all transaction history going back to FY2024.

Spending by State

CFDA program 84.027 (Special Education Grants to States) federal funding broken down by state, sorted by total obligated amount.
State	Funding	Awards
Texas	$6.19B	6
California	$6.05B	5
New York	$4.53B	6
Illinois	$3.56B	7
Florida	$3.22B	6
New Jersey	$2.56B	7
North Carolina	$2.44B	7
Georgia	$2.13B	6
Virginia	$2.05B	7
Massachusetts	$2.02B	7
Michigan	$1.95B	5
Ohio	$1.65B	4
Pennsylvania	$1.65B	4
Tennessee	$1.46B	6
Wisconsin	$1.44B	6
Louisiana	$1.32B	7
Indiana	$1.29B	5
Arizona	$1.28B	9
Colorado	$1.18B	7
Minnesota	$1.16B	6
Kentucky	$1.15B	7
Maryland	$974.3M	4
Connecticut	$945.5M	7
Alabama	$903.4M	5
Washington	$877.3M	5
Missouri	$867.2M	4
South Carolina	$856.5M	4
Mississippi	$855.4M	7
Puerto Rico	$855.1M	6
Utah	$845.2M	7
Oregon	$791.2M	6
Oklahoma	$739.8M	5
District of Columbia	$629.6M	11
Arkansas	$563.8M	5
West Virginia	$537.6M	7
Nebraska	$446.3M	6
Iowa	$438.6M	3
Kansas	$395.0M	3
Idaho	$348.6M	6
New Mexico	$345.4M	6
New Hampshire	$334.9M	7
Maine	$318.4M	5
Nevada	$308.1M	4
Delaware	$261.2M	7
Wyoming	$229.4M	7
Alaska	$227.3M	6
Vermont	$216.5M	7
Rhode Island	$165.5M	4
Hawaii	$157.4M	4
South Dakota	$149.9M	7
Montana	$148.3M	6
North Dakota	$137.8M	8

Top Recipients

Top recipients of CFDA program 84.027 (Special Education Grants to States) federal funding, with total obligated amounts and award counts.
Recipient	Total	Awards
TX EDUCATION AGENCYTX	$6.19B	6
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CALIFORNIACA	$6.05B	5
NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENTNY	$4.53B	6
ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATIONIL	$3.56B	7
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONFL	$3.21B	5
EDUCATION, NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OFNJ	$2.56B	7
GEORGIA DEPT OF EDUCATIONGA	$2.13B	6
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONNC	$2.08B	6
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATIONVA	$2.05B	7
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATIONMA	$2.02B	7
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONMI	$1.95B	5
OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONOH	$1.65B	4
PENNSYLVANIA DEPT OF EDUATIONPA	$1.65B	4
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TENNESSEETN	$1.46B	6
WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONWI	$1.44B	6
LA DEPT. OF ADMINLA	$1.32B	7
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION INDIANAIN	$1.29B	5
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAZ	$1.26B	6
BOARD OF EDUCATION COLORADOCO	$1.18B	7
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONMN	$1.16B	6
KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONKY	$1.15B	7
MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONMD	$974.3M	4
CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONCT	$945.5M	7
ALABAMA STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL	$903.4M	5
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONWA	$876.9M	4

Agencies Administering This Program

Department of Education$66.36B

Department of the Interior$50.9M

Source: USAspending.gov · All Programs