Text and manager's statement on the FY17 omnibus.I checked and adult ed was level funded, as expected.Jeff============ Forwarded message ============From : Sarah Abernathy<abernathy@cef.org>To : "CEFMembersList"<CEFMembersList@americancontinentalgroup.onmicrosoft.com>Date : Mon, 01 May 2017 09:33:39 -0400Subject : CEF Update: 05.01.17 - Omnibus 2017 appropriations package finalized============ Forwarded message ============         Monday, May 1, 2017   Dear CEF Members:   ·         FY 2017 omnibus completed -  Overnight, Congressional appropriators published  the  text and  Statement of Mangers of the omnibus package containing the 11 remaining bills needed to fund the government through Fiscal Year 2017.  Discretionary funding for the Labor-HHS-Education bill (Division H of the package) is cut by $1.1 billion below the 2016  enacted level.  The Department of Education (ED) receives $68.2 billion, a net cut of $1.1 billion after including the bill’s rescission of $1.3 billion from the Pell grant reserve (i.e., previously appropriated funding for Pell grants that is saved as a surplus  until it is needed).  Note that Chairman Cochran does not count that rescission when he describes the bill as providing a $182 million increase for ED.  We will send a detailed table and analysis as soon as possible, but meanwhile below are links to the Congressional materials and some key funding highlights.  ·         Notable highlights:  o   Department of Education (ED) - $68.2 billion, but there is a rescission of  $1.3 billion from the Pell grant reserve, leaving a net total of $66.9 billion, a cut of $1.1 billion.   o   Student Support and Academic Achievement state grants (Title IV-A) - $400  million for this new grant created by the Every Student Succeeds Act.  o   Pell grants – Funding is frozen at the 2016 level but the bill rescinds $1.3  billion of previously appropriated funding, which does not affect the size of the maximum award for the coming academic year but lowers reserves available for the future.  The bill reinstates year-round Pell grants, allowing an estimated 1 million students  to receive a third grant in a year so they can attend school during summer in addition to two other academic sessions. ·         Summaries and Tables:    o   Division H, Title III, of the  Statement of Mangers has the official description of the provisions (starting on page 48) and a table for funding of programs within the Department of Education (starting at page 109).     o   House Appropriations:  ·         Chairman Frelinghuysen’s  summary  ·         Ranking Member Lowey’s  summary  o   Senate Appropriations:  ·         Chairman Cochran’s  summary  ·         Ranking Member Leahy has not yet published a summary     -          Sarah   Sarah Abernathy, Deputy Executive Director  1800 M Street, NW Suite 500 South Washington, DC 20036 T: 202-327-8125 abernathy@cef.org  www.cef.org Twitter @edfunding        
    
    

Text and manager's statement on the FY17 omnibus.I checked and adult ed was level funded, as expected.Jeff============ Forwarded message ============From : Sarah Abernathy<abernathy@cef.org>To : "CEFMembersList"<CEFMembersList@americancontinentalgroup.onmicrosoft.com>Date : Mon, 01 May 2017 09:33:39 -0400Subject : CEF Update: 05.01.17 - Omnibus 2017 appropriations package finalized============ Forwarded message ============   Monday, May 1, 2017   Dear CEF Members:   ·         FY 2017 omnibus completed -  Overnight, Congressional appropriators published the text and Statement of Mangers of the omnibus package containing the 11 remaining bills needed to fund the government through Fiscal Year 2017.  Discretionary funding for the Labor-HHS-Education bill (Division H of the package) is cut by $1.1 billion below the 2016 enacted level.  The Department of Education (ED) receives $68.2 billion, a net cut of $1.1 billion after including the bill’s rescission of $1.3 billion from the Pell grant reserve (i.e., previously appropriated funding for Pell grants that is saved as a surplus until it is needed).  Note that Chairman Cochran does not count that rescission when he describes the bill as providing a $182 million increase for ED. We will send a detailed table and analysis as soon as possible, but meanwhile below are links to the Congressional materials and some key funding highlights. ·         Notable highlights: o   Department of Education (ED) - $68.2 billion, but there is a rescission of $1.3 billion from the Pell grant reserve, leaving a net total of $66.9 billion, a cut of $1.1 billion. o   Student Support and Academic Achievement state grants (Title IV-A) - $400 million for this new grant created by the Every Student Succeeds Act. o   Pell grants – Funding is frozen at the 2016 level but the bill rescinds $1.3 billion of previously appropriated funding, which does not affect the size of the maximum award for the coming academic year but lowers reserves available for the future.  The bill reinstates year-round Pell grants, allowing an estimated 1 million students to receive a third grant in a year so they can attend school during summer in addition to two other academic sessions. ·         Summaries and Tables:   o   Division H, Title III, of the Statement of Mangers has the official description of the provisions (starting on page 48) and a table for funding of programs within the Department of Education (starting at page 109).   o   House Appropriations: ·         Chairman Frelinghuysen’s summary ·         Ranking Member Lowey’s summary o   Senate Appropriations: ·         Chairman Cochran’s summary ·         Ranking Member Leahy has not yet published a summary    -          Sarah   Sarah Abernathy, Deputy Executive Director 1800 M Street, NW Suite 500 South Washington, DC 20036 T: 202-327-8125 abernathy@cef.org www.cef.org Twitter @edfunding