The House Appropriations Committee has passed the FY 2027 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (NSRP) Appropriations bill, and it includes several wins for international basic education. The Committee maintained funding at the FY 2026 level of $691,500,000 for basic education programs. The bill also includes report language directing that the funding be competitively awarded and used for programs that measurably improve the quality of education and increase learning outcomes for children around the world.
The bill also addresses concerns around delays in spending basic education funds and gaps in staffing at the State Department needed to carry out these programs. The Committee directs the Secretary of State to report back within 60 days of the bill's enactment on the status of basic education programs and the Department's capacity to manage them.
We greatly appreciate the Committee’s continued support of international basic education programs and we will continue to track the bill as it moves forward.