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FY27 budget, side by side
The Governor’s recommendation and each chamber’s version of the Education budget for fiscal year 2027 (July 2026 – June 2027), as they come in. Green and orange show the difference from the Governor’s figure. Columns appear once each version exists.
| Governor | House | Senate | Final | FY26 actual | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education total | – | $1.04B | $1.04B | $1.04B | $1.03B |
Governor: totals cover only the departments with figures so far; a dash means that version isn’t available yet.
By department
| Governor | House | Senate | Final | FY26 actual | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regents, Board of | – | $576.0M | $576.0M | $576.0M | $577.0M |
| Education, Department of | – | $462.8M | $462.8M | $460.3M | $452.5M |
| Blind, Department for the | – | $3.2M | $3.2M | $3.2M | $3.2M |
Regents, Board of · 27 budget lines
| Governor | House | Senate | Final | FY26 actual | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa State University - General | – | $229.9M | $229.9M | $229.9M | $178.4M |
| University of Iowa - General | – | $223.5M | $223.5M | $223.5M | $223.5M |
| University of Northern Iowa - General | – | $101.9M | $101.9M | $101.9M | $101.9M |
| ISU - Agricultural Experiment Station | – | – | – | – | $30.5M |
| ISU - Cooperative Extension | – | – | – | – | $18.2M |
| SUI - Hygienic Laboratory | – | $4.8M | $4.8M | $4.8M | $4.8M |
| SUI - College of Nursing | – | $2.8M | $2.8M | $2.8M | $2.8M |
| ISU - Future Ready Workforce | – | – | – | – | $2.8M |
| SUI - Family Practice Program | – | $2.2M | $2.2M | $2.2M | $2.2M |
| SUI - Oakdale Campus | – | $2.1M | $2.1M | $2.1M | $2.1M |
| UNI - Educators for Iowa | – | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.5M |
| SUI - Iowa Flood Center | – | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| UNI - Center for Civic Education | $1.0M | $1.0M | $1.0M | $1.0M | $1.0M |
| SUI - Cancer Research | – | – | – | – | $1.0M |
| SUI - Center for Intellectual Freedom | $1.0M | $1.0M | $1.0M | $1.0M | $1.0M |
| Regents Board Office | – | $765K | $765K | $765K | $765K |
| SUI - Biocatalysis | – | $696K | $696K | $696K | $696K |
| SUI - Specialized Children Health Services | – | $635K | $635K | $635K | $635K |
| SUI - Primary Health Care | – | $624K | $624K | $624K | $624K |
| SUI - Iowa Online Advanced Placement Acad. | – | $464K | $464K | $464K | $464K |
| BOR - Regents Resource Centers | – | $268K | $268K | $268K | $268K |
| SUI - Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center | – | $156K | $156K | $156K | $156K |
| SUI - Iowa Cancer Registry | – | $143K | $143K | $143K | $143K |
| BOR - John Pappajohn Centers | – | $125K | $125K | $125K | $125K |
| UNI - Real Estate Education Program | – | $124K | $124K | $124K | $124K |
| SUI - Substance Abuse Consortium | – | $53K | $53K | $53K | $53K |
| SUI - Iowa Birth Defects Registry | – | $37K | $37K | $37K | $37K |
Education, Department of · 49 budget lines
| Governor | House | Senate | Final | FY26 actual | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Colleges General Aid | – | $246.9M | $246.9M | $246.9M | $243.4M |
| Tuition Grant Program - Standing | – | $53.8M | $53.8M | $53.8M | $53.8M |
| Future Ready Iowa Last-Dollar Scholarship Program | – | $23.9M | $23.9M | $23.9M | $23.9M |
| ISD - Iowa School for the Deaf | – | $12.8M | $12.8M | $12.8M | $12.0M |
| Child Development - Standing | – | $10.5M | $10.5M | $10.5M | $10.5M |
| Special Education Division | – | $10.0M | $10.0M | $10.0M | $5.0M |
| Jobs for America's Grads | – | $9.9M | $9.9M | $9.9M | $9.9M |
| Iowa PBS Operations | – | $8.2M | $8.2M | $8.2M | $8.2M |
| Health Care Professional Incentive Program | – | $8.0M | $8.0M | $8.0M | $8.0M |
| Early Lit - Successful Progression | – | $7.8M | $7.8M | $7.8M | $7.8M |
| Dept. of Education Administration | – | $7.1M | $7.1M | $7.1M | $7.1M |
| National Guard Benefits Program | – | $6.6M | $6.6M | $6.6M | $6.6M |
| Iowa Workforce Grant and Incentive Program | – | $6.5M | $6.5M | $6.5M | $6.5M |
| STEM Collaborative Initiative | – | $6.3M | $6.3M | $6.3M | $6.4M |
| Ed. Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired | – | $5.1M | $5.1M | $5.1M | $5.0M |
| All Iowa Opportunity Scholarships | – | $3.2M | $3.2M | $3.2M | $3.2M |
| Statewide Student Assessment | – | $3.0M | $3.0M | $3.0M | $3.0M |
| Student Achievement/Teacher Quality | – | $3.0M | $3.0M | $3.0M | $3.0M |
| Career Technical Education Secondary | – | $3.0M | $3.0M | $3.0M | $3.0M |
| Therapeutic Classroom Incentive Fund | – | $2.4M | $2.4M | $2.4M | $2.4M |
| School Food Service | – | $2.3M | $2.3M | $2.3M | $2.2M |
| Early Lit - Early Warning System | – | $1.9M | $1.9M | $1.9M | $1.9M |
| Children's Mental Health Training | – | $1.9M | $1.9M | $1.9M | $3.4M |
| Vocational Technical Tuition Grant - Standing | – | $1.9M | $1.9M | $1.9M | $1.8M |
| Special Ed. Services Birth to 3 | – | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.7M |
| Professional Development | – | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.7M | $2.2M |
| Early Lit - Iowa Reading Research Center | – | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.5M |
| Teach Iowa Scholars | – | $1.0M | $1.0M | $1.0M | $949K |
| Nonpublic School Concurrent Enrollment | – | $1.0M | $1.0M | $1.0M | $1.0M |
| Therapeutic Classroom Services - Standing | – | $750K | $750K | $750K | $1.9M |
| Career Technical Education Administration | – | $722K | $722K | $722K | $722K |
| Rural Veterinarian Loan Repayment Program | – | $700K | $700K | $700K | $700K |
| SF 2320 - CE, Course Delivery Methods | – | $626K | $626K | $626K | – |
| Summer Joint Enrollment Program | – | $600K | $600K | $600K | $600K |
| College Aid Commission | – | $592K | $592K | $592K | $592K |
| Early Head Start Projects | – | $575K | $575K | $575K | $575K |
| Computer Science Prof. Devel. Incentive Fund | – | $500K | $500K | $500K | $500K |
| School District Electronic Mail Security | – | $500K | $500K | $500K | – |
| Future Ready Iowa Skilled Workforce Grant Program | – | $425K | $425K | $425K | $425K |
| Dyslexia Specialist Grant Program | – | $335K | $335K | $335K | – |
| Work-Based Learning Clearinghouse | – | $300K | $300K | $300K | $300K |
| Online State Job Posting System | – | $265K | $265K | $265K | $265K |
| Attendance Center/Website & Data System | – | $250K | $250K | $250K | $250K |
| LEAD-K Program | – | $200K | $200K | $200K | $200K |
| Midwestern Higher Education Compact | – | $118K | $118K | $118K | $115K |
| Tuition Grant - For-Profit | – | – | – | – | $113K |
| Court Reporter Forgivable Loan Program | – | $50K | $50K | $50K | $50K |
| Best Buddies Iowa | – | $35K | $35K | $35K | $35K |
| Reorganization Incentives | – | $2.5M | $2.5M | – | – |
From the Legislative Services Agency’s appropriations tracking. “House” and “Senate” are each chamber’s action on the budget bills; “Final” is what both passed, before any item vetoes.