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Annual Appropriations and Number of Children Served Under Part C of IDEA
Federal Fiscal Years 1987-2009

FFY Appropriations
(million $) 1
# Children
Served 2
% of
Population 3
198750  
1988 67  
198969  
199079  
1991117194,3631.77%
1992175166,63441.41%
1993 213143,39241.18%
1994253154,0651.30%
19953165165,2531.41%
1996316177,7341.54%
1997316187,3481.65%
1998350197,3761.70%
1999370187,3551.62%
2000375206,1081.78%
2001383.6232,8102.0%
2002417245,7752.07%
2003434268,7352.23%
2004444274,7472.25%
2005440.86284,5362.32%
2006436.47299,0422.41%
2007436.4305,3922.43%
2008436.4321,8942.52%
2009 436.4n/an/a

1  Source: http://www.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/statetables/index.html (retrieved February 5, 2009). Appropriations for FY 2009 are preliminary estimates based on currently available data.

2  Number of infants and toddlers receiving early intervention services under Part C, Chapter 1 (for FY 1987 through FY 1994 only), and other programs as of December 1 of the Federal fiscal year. For example, for fiscal year 1991, 194,363 children were reported to be receiving services as of December 1, 1990. The number represents U.S. and outlying areas.

Source for FY 1991 through FY 1998: Danaher, J. (Ed.). (2002). Part C updates: Fourth in a series of updates on selected aspects of the Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities, Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, FPG Child Development Institute, National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center.

Source for FY 1999 through 2008: https://www.ideadata.org/TABLES31ST/AR_8-4.htm (retrieved February 5, 2009).

3  Percentage is calculated by dividing the total number of children served by the total population. Data is for December 1 of the Federal fiscal year. For example, for fiscal year 1991, 1.77% of children were reported to be receiving services as of December 1, 1990. The percentage is based only on 50 states and D.C.

Source for FY 1991 through FY 1998: Danaher, J. (Ed.). (2002). Part C updates: Fourth in a series of updates on selected aspects of the Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities, Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, FPG Child Development Institute, National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center.

Source for FY 1999-2008: https://www.ideadata.org/docs/PartCTrendData/C1.xls (retrieved February 5, 2009).

4  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.

5  Includes $34 million to offset the elimination of funding for the Chapter 1 Handicapped Program.

6  FY 2005 was level funded from 2004 but there was a .80% recission.

7  FY 2006 was level funded from 2005 but there was a 1% recission.

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