FUNDING UPDATE
Fiscal Year 2011 Budget
Summary
February 1, 2010
“The proposed
budget submitted by President Obama on February 1, 2010 states the following:
Under this proposed program, which results from a consolidation
of several existing, narrowly targeted programs that seek to provide services
or ensure that schools provide the environment that students need to succeed,
the Department would award grants to increase the capacity of States,
districts, and schools to create safe, healthy, and drug-free environments in a
comprehensive manner, so that students are able to focus on learning and
teachers on teaching. Further, it would provide increased flexibility for
States and local educational agencies to design strategies that best reflect
the needs of their students and communities, including programs to (1) improve
school climate by reducing drug use, violence, or harassment, or improving
school safety; (2) improve students' physical health and well-being through the
use of, or provision of access to, comprehensive services that improve student
nutrition, physical activity, and fitness; and (3) improve students' mental
health and well-being through the use of or provision of access to
comprehensive services, such as counseling, health and mental health services,
and social services.
The new program would also include a national activities
authority, under which the Department would reserve funds for school emergency
preparedness initiatives for elementary and secondary schools and institutions
of higher education; comprehensive, community-wide "Safe Schools/Healthy
Students" drug and violence prevention projects; a national clearinghouse
of best practices; drug prevention and campus safety programs at institutions
of higher education, and emergency response services to LEAs and IHEs under
Project SERV (School Emergency Response to Violence).
The allocations are as follows:
(in millions)
|
|
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
|
|
|||
|
Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students |
— |
— |
$410.0 |
|
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities |
$139.9 |
$191.3 |
— |
|
Elementary and Secondary School Counseling |
52.0 |
55.0 |
— |
|
Physical Education Program |
78.0 |
79.0 |
— |
|
Foundations for Learning |
1.0 |
1.0 |
— |
|
Mental Health Integration in Schools |
5.9 |
5.9 |
— |
|
Alcohol Abuse Reduction |
33.3 |
32.7 |
— |
|
Total |
310.2 |
365.0 |
410.0 |
Taken directly from the proposed Fiscal Year 2011
Budget Summary
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Remember that these are
proposals and now begins the very important legislative process.
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