Volume XV - Number 36 - Funds for Operation of Higher Education Programs Approved as 89th Congress Adjourns

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Funds were approved for operations of higher education programs as the 89th U.S. Congress concluded and adjourned sine die until the following January. A total of $578.4 million was funded under the Higher Education Act of 1965, while two related programs were not funded through a supplementary appropriations bill. The document details approved amounts by act title, discusses facilities and Department of Health, Education, and Welfare appropriations, and presents a comparative HEW appropriations table for 1966 and 1967.

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Higher Education Act of 1965 funding approvals

Programs funded and not funded

Approved amounts by Title I–VI

Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963 and additional participation sales

Department of Health, Education, and Welfare appropriations for 1967

Comparative HEW appropriations table (1966 vs 1967)

Volume XV,Number 36 1967 Higher EducationFunds Approved as CongressAdjourns Until January Higher EducationandNational Affairs American Council on Education。1785 Massachusetts Avenue,N.W.,Washington 36,D.C. October 28,1966 Funds for operation of programs relating to higher educa-tion were approved Oct.21 and 22 as the 89th Congressconcluded business and adjourned sine die until next Jan.10.A total of $578.4 million was funded for programs under theHigher Education Act of 1965. Not funded,in a separate supplementary appropriations bill,were two programs ofinterest to higher education:the International Education Act,and the "sea grant colleges'program.A budget of $5 million for the current fiscal year had been proposed for theInternational Education program,but this was cut to $500,000 in the Senate and then elimi-nated by conferees.For the sea grant program,there is an authorization of $5 million forthe first year,but no funds were appropriated. Following are the amounts approved for programs of the Higher Education Act of 1965(amounts are in millions): Title IExtension$10Title IILibraries35.3Resources(25)Training(3.75)Research(3.55)Library of Congress cataloging(3)Title IIIDeveloping Institutions30Title IVStudent AidOpportunity grants112NDEA loans190Advances to states(guaranteed loans)10Work-study134.1Title VTeacher Corps7.5Fellowships30*Title VIEquipment17 *Of this amount,$25 million is earmarked for fellowships,and $5 million for improvingthe quality of graduate programs. Total amounts approved under the Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963 were$453 million for Title I (undergraduate facilities),$60 million for Title II(graduate facil-ities),and $200 million for loans under Title II.An additional $100 million is to beavailable through participation sales. Total direct and indirect appropriations for the Department of Health,Education,andWelfare for 1967 were $9.7 billion,approximately $439 million above budget estimates.Included in this total for the U.S.Office of Education was $1.7 billion,approximately$333 million above the budget estimate. The following table shows total HEW appropriations,comparing the 1966 appropriations,1967 estimates,House and Senate allowances,and the final conference agreements. | Iten | Approprlation,
(iseal year 1966 | Budget csti-
mates,1967 | Housc
allowance | Senate
allowance | Conferenee
agrceinent | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | DEPARTMENT OB IIEALTI,EDUCATLON,AND WELPARE
POOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
Salaries and expenses.-
-----------…
Buildings and faeilities-----------------
OFYICE OF EDUCATION
Expansion and iunprovcment of voeatlonal edueation_------ …
Voeational student loan insuranee fund--------
IIigher edueationa]aetivIties------- ----
National Teacher Corps--------------------------…--
Student loan insurance fund -
Further cndowinent of collegcs of agrieulture and the nrechanie arts------------
Paymenits to selool distriets--------------------------
Assistanee for school eonstruction------------------------------
Defense educational activities --
Edueational inprovenent for the handieapped-------- | 53,079,000
5,720,000
233,441,000
50,000
166,300,000
9,500,000
11,950.000
$388,000,000
50,078,000
412,608,000
25,500,000
70,000,000
1,000,000
2,000,000
29,547,000 | 63,434,000
4,080,000
250,791,000 | 63,454,000
4,080,000
290,041,000 | 60,000,000
3,130,000
272,291,000 | 60,000,000
3,130,000
278,016,000 | | | | 413,900,000
32,372,000
3,200,000
$183,400,000
22,937,000
273,544,000
32,600,000
80,000,000
1,800,000
3,500,000
41,563,000 | 403,900,000
3,200,000
11,950,000
$416,200,000
22,937,000
431,357,000
32,600,000
80,000,000
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FAQs

How much funding was approved under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and when was it approved?

A total of $578.4 million was funded under the Higher Education Act of 1965, approved on October 21 and 22 as the 89th Congress concluded business and adjourned sine die.

Which higher education-related programs were not funded in a supplementary appropriations bill?

Two programs were not funded: the International Education Act and the “sea grant colleges’ program.”

What does the document provide in addition to total appropriations—does it include a breakdown or comparison table?

Yes. It lists approved amounts by Higher Education Act titles and includes comparative information on HEW appropriations, with a table comparing 1966 appropriations, 1967 estimates, House and Senate allowances, and final conference agreements.

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