Annual Appropriations and Number of Children Served Under Part C of IDEA
Federal Fiscal Years 1987-2012
| FFY1 | Appropriations (million $) 2 |
Child Count Year (Fall) |
# Children Served 3 |
% of Population 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 50.0 | |||
| 1988 | 67.0 | |||
| 1989 | 69.8 | |||
| 1990 | 79.5 | |||
| 1991 | 117.0 | 1990 | 194,363 | 1.77% |
| 1992 | 174.9 | 1991 | 166,6345 | 1.41% |
| 1993 | 213.2 | 1992 | 143,3925 | 1.18% |
| 1994 | 253.2 | 1993 | 154,065 | 1.30% |
| 1995 | 315.66 | 1994 | 165,253 | 1.41% |
| 1996 | 315.8 | 1995 | 177,734 | 1.54% |
| 1997 | 315.8 | 1996 | 187,348 | 1.65% |
| 1998 | 350.0 | 1997 | 197,376 | 1.70% |
| 1999 | 370.0 | 1998 | 187,355 | 1.62% |
| 2000 | 375.0 | 1999 | 206,108 | 1.78% |
| 2001 | 383.6 | 2000 | 232,810 | 2.0% |
| 2002 | 417.0 | 2001 | 245,775 | 2.07% |
| 2003 | 434.2 | 2002 | 268,735 | 2.23% |
| 2004 | 444.4 | 2003 | 274,747 | 2.25% |
| 2005 | 440.87 | 2004 | 284,536 | 2.32% |
| 2006 | 436.48 | 2005 | 299,042 | 2.41% |
| 2007 | 436.4 | 2006 | 305,392 | 2.43% |
| 2008 | 435.7 | 2007 | 321,894 | 2.52% |
| 2009 | 439.4 | 2008 | 342,544 | 2.66% |
| 2010 | 439.4 | 2009 | 348,604 | 2.67% |
| 2011 | 438.59 | 2010 | 342,821 | 2.82% |
| 2012 | 442.710 | 2011 | 336,895 | 2.79% |
| 2013 | 419.711 | 2013 | not available | not available |
1 The Federal fiscal year (FY) runs from October 1 of the prior year through September 30 of the year being described. For example: FY 2011 runs from October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011.
2 Federal special education (IDEA) discretionary appropriations - Grants for infants and families.
Source for 2010-2011: Department of Education Fiscal Year 2011 Congressional Action, May 16, 2011 - http://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/budget11/11action.pdf
Source for 2012: Department of Education Fiscal Year 2012 Congressional Action, December 27, 2012 - http://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/budget12/12action.pdf
Source for 2013: Department of Education Fiscal Year 2013 Operating Plan, April 25, 2013 - http://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/budget13/13action.pdf
3 Number of infants and toddlers (in U.S. and outlying areas) receiving early intervention services under Part C (and Chapter 1 for FY 1987-1994 only), as of December 1 of the Federal fiscal year. For example, for fiscal year 2010, 348,604 children were reported to be receiving services as of December 1, 2009.
Source for FY 2010: Part C Child Count (2009) Table 8-1 - https://www.ideadata.org/TABLES33RD/AR_8-1.xls. (retrieved June 15, 2011) A PDF (95 kb) version is available at http://ectacenter.org/~pdfs/partc/IdeaDataTables33rd_AR_8-1.pdf
Source for FY 2011: Part C Child Count (2010) Table 8-16b - https://www.ideadata.org/TABLES34TH/AR_8-16.xls (retrieved January 5, 2012)
Source for FY 2012: Part C Child Count (2011) Table C1-1 - https://www.ideadata.org/TABLES35TH/C1-1.xls
4 Percentage of infants and toddlers receiving early intervention services under Part C (and Chapter 1 for 1987-1994 only) as of December 1 of the Federal fiscal year. For example, for fiscal year 2011, 2.82% of infants and toddlers were reported to be receiving services as of December 1, 2010. Percentage is calculated by dividing the total number of children served by the total population. For some years, it is calculated using the population of the US and outlying areas (all states, DC, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas, and Virgin Islands); for other years it is calculated using the population of all states, DC and PR. The difference between the two is negligible.
Source for FY 2010: Part C Child Count (2009) Table 8-1 - https://www.ideadata.org/TABLES33RD/AR_8-1.xls. (retrieved June 15, 2011) A PDF (95 kb) version is available at http://ectacenter.org/~pdfs/partc/IdeaDataTables33rd_AR_8-1.pdf
Source for FY 2011: Part C Child Count (2010) Table 8-16b - https://www.ideadata.org/TABLES34TH/AR_8-16.xls (retrieved January 5, 2012)
5 A combination of factors appears to account for the apparent decline in these child counts:
- early inaccuracies, including duplicated counts in state data collection systems;
- inclusion in earlier years of children who only received some services and who did not necessarily have IFSPs; and
- in the count for 1993, the decline in the reported number of children served in several large states masked the reports from 39 other jursdictions of increases in the number of children served.
6 Includes $34 million to offset the elimination of funding for the Chapter 1 Handicapped Program.
7 FY 2005 was level funded from 2004 but there was a .80% recission.
8 FY 2006 was level funded from 2005 but there was a 1% recission.
9 FY 2011 was level funded from 2010, but there was a .20% across-the-board recission.
10 FY 2012 was initially funded at 443.5 million, but there was a .189% across-the-board recission.
11 FY 2013 was initially funded at 442.7 million. The 5.208% reduction is the effect of the sequester and an across-the-board cut in the final appropriation.
