This morning, the Trump Administration released its outline for its Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget request, outlining the administration’s priorities for federal investments at the Department of Education (ED) and the Department of Labor (DOL).

The Administration is requesting $76.5 billion in discretionary funding for ED, which is a decrease of $2.3 billion or 2.9%. For DOL, the proposal includes $9.9 billion in discretionary funding, representing a significantly larger reduction of $3.5 billion, or 25.9%.

For the Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education (OCTAE), the Administration is requesting $1.5 billion. While the budget document does not specify the exact amount for the Perkins State Grant, the administration is proposing to cut all funding for adult education.

The Budget also calls for $18.4 billion for the Every Student Succeeds Act Title I Grant, which targets Federal support to disadvantaged schools, and $2 billion for a new program, Make Education Great Again (MEGA) grants, which goes to the administration’s efforts to consolidate the majority of ED’s elementary and secondary education grant programs.

Additionally, the administration is proposing sweeping cuts to various higher education programs, including a cut of $354 million to Minority-Serving Institution programs and a cut of $136 million to the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FISPE). However, the administration proposes an increase of $10.5 billion for the Pell Grant, which is intended to address a looming shortfall to the program, while maintaining the maximum award of $6,335.

DOL is also facing significant budget cuts or program eliminations, including a proposal to eliminate the Job Corps program. The budget also calls for continued support for the block grant program created in FY 2026, the Make America Skilled Again (MASA) program. MASA is intended to support the administration’s efforts to expand registered apprenticeships as well as the implementation of Workforce Pell.

ACTE will share more information as more details emerge about the Administration’s proposals and the appropriations process progresses. If you have any questions, please contact ACTE’s Government Relations Manager, Jimmy Koch (jkoch@acteonline.org).