Children & Youth

Programs supporting children, youth, and families

This is a proposal, not law.This reflects the President's FY2027 budget proposal. Congress has not acted on these appropriations.

Programs affected

$6.5B

Total proposed cuts

consolidation Alabama impactBudget PDF p. 17

17 K-12 Programs Consolidated into MEGA Grants

$4.5B

69.0% cut

26 million students in Title I schools; 1.7 million in after-school programs; teachers in training

reductionBudget PDF p. 26

Unaccompanied Alien Children Program

$819M

50.0% cut

Unaccompanied migrant children in federal custody

eliminationBudget PDF p. 19

Migrant Education Program and Special Programs

$428M

100.0% cut

~375,000 children of migrant farmworkers

elimination Alabama impactBudget PDF p. 18

Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs

$388M

100.0% cut

560,000 middle/high school students in low-income communities

eliminationBudget PDF p. 10

McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program

$240M

100.0% cut

~2.7 million food-insecure children in developing countries; U.S. commodity producers

eliminationBudget PDF p. 27

Teen Pregnancy Prevention and Sexual Risk Avoidance Programs

$100M

100.0% cut

Teens in targeted prevention programs