special education grants: $204,243,348 for Virginia

[Guest guest]

In addition, President Bush's proposal includes investments that support

children and adults with disabilities, such as:

$8.5 billion for special education grants to states, an increase of $1

billion, or 13 percent ($204,243,348 for Virginia); and

$2.6 billion for the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) state grants program, an

increase of $134.9 million or 5.4 percent, to help individuals with

disabilities prepare for, obtain and retain employment [This proposed

investment includes the mandatory inflation increase and a proposed

consolidation of three other programs into VR state grants.] ($59,160,403 for

Virginia).

President Bush's proposal also includes investments that will help ensure

access to postsecondary education for low-income students and families,

including $10.9 billion for the Pell Grant program, an increase of $549

million or 5.3 percent. This boost comes on top of the $1.3 billion

supplemental for Pell Grants that the president is proposing for fiscal year

2002 in order to maintain the maximum Pell award at the $4,000 level

specified by congressional appropriators ($223,800,000 for Virginia). More

information about President Bush's proposed budget is available on the

Department of Education's Web site at <A

HREF= " http://www.ed.gov/ " >www.ed.gov</A>.

Mike Savory

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