Spending · subcategory
Research and general education aids
Part of Education, jobs & social services. FY2025 net outlays: $4.66B, 6% of the category and 0.07% of all federal spending. The largest program is Salaries and Expenses ($897M).
$4.66B
FY2025 net outlays
6%
of Education, jobs & social services
−1.4%
change from FY2024 ($4.72B)
23
programs (accounts) with FY2025 spending
Every program
23 accounts with FY2025 spending in Research and general education aids, largest first. Hover or tap a bar for details.
Mandatory (set by standing law)Discretionary (set by yearly appropriations)
Show 3 smaller programs
How the total adds up
| Programs (the 23 accounts above) | $4.70B |
| Offsets: premiums, fees, loan repayments, and other collections (2 accounts) | −$42M |
| Net outlays, matching OMB Historical Table 3.2 | $4.66B |
The largest offsets
| Contributions, Library of Congress Gift Fund Library of Congress | −$29M |
| Contributions, Library of Congress Permanent Loan Account Library of Congress | −$13M |
All programs, sortable
Sparklines show each program in 2025 dollars, FY2000–2025.
| Program | Type | FY2024 | FY2025 | Change | FY2000–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries and Expenses Smithsonian Institution | Discretionary | $922M | $897M | −2.7% | |
| Institute of Education Sciences Institute of Education Sciences | Discretionary | $787M | $673M | −14% | |
| Salaries and Expenses, Library of Congress Library of Congress | Discretionary | $608M | $603M | −0.8% | |
| Corporation for Public Broadcasting Corporation for Public Broadcasting | Discretionary | $585M | $586M | +0.2% | |
| Program Administration Departmental Management | Discretionary | $448M | $397M | −11% | |
| Office of Museum and Library Services: Grants and Administration Institute of Museum and Library Services | Discretionary | $283M | $337M | +19% | |
| Grants and Administration National Endowment for the Arts | Discretionary | $221M | $233M | +5.4% | |
| Facilities Capital Smithsonian Institution | Discretionary | $274M | $229M | −16% | |
| Grants and Administration National Endowment for the Humanities | Discretionary | $206M | $197M | −4.4% | |
| Salaries and Expenses, National Gallery of Art Smithsonian Institution | Discretionary | $177M | $179M | +1.1% | |
| Department of Education Nonrecurring Expenses Fund Departmental Management | Discretionary | $32M | $96M | +200% | |
| Holocaust Memorial Museum United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Discretionary | $63M | $66M | +4.8% | |
| National Library Service For The Blind And Print Disabled Library of Congress | Discretionary | $60M | $64M | +6.7% | |
| Gift and Trust Fund Accounts Library of Congress | Mandatory | $31M | $52M | +68% | |
| Operations and Maintenance, Trump-Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Smithsonian Institution | Discretionary | $9M | $29M | +222% | |
| Repair, Restoration, and Renovation of Buildings, National Gallery of Art Smithsonian Institution | Discretionary | $17M | $17M | +0.0% | |
| Salaries and Expenses, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Smithsonian Institution | Discretionary | $16M | $14M | −12% | |
| Capital Repair and Restoration, Trump-Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Smithsonian Institution | Discretionary | $11M | $11M | +0.0% | |
| Fedlink Program and Federal Research Program Library of Congress | Discretionary | −$6M | $9M | n/a | |
| National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission of Fine Arts | Discretionary | $5M | $5M | +0.0% | |
| Library of Congress National Collection Stewardship Fund Library of Congress | Discretionary | $0 | $2M | n/a | |
| Science, Space, and Technology Education Trust Fund National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Mandatory | $1M | $1M | +0.0% | |
| Gifts and Donations, National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Arts | Mandatory | $0 | $1M | n/a |
Research and general education aids since 1993
Net outlays in 2025 dollars, fiscal years 1993–2025.