Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee released their remaining nine Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations bills, including the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies bill. The bill includes $98.4 billion in base discretionary funding for the Department of Education, an increase of $24.9 billion over the FY 2021 level and $4.4 billion less than the budget request. The bill increases the discretionary portion of the maximum Pell grant award by $400 and includes $1.1 billion for HBCUs and MSIs. The bill includes $117.6 billion in base discretionary funding for the Department of Health and Human Services, an increase of $20.9 billion over the FY 2021 level and $1.8 billion less than the budget request. The bill includes $9.2 billion for HRSA, an increase of $1.7 billion above fiscal year 2021 and $1 billion above the President’s budget request. The bill includes a 53% increase for the Behavioral Health Workforce Education & Training (BHWET) program, a 16% increase for Mental and Behavioral Health, and a 9% increase for geriatric programs compared to the FY 21 enacted levels.
A bill summary may be accessed here, along with the bill text and an explanatory statement. A HRSA Title VII and VIII Health Workforce Programs funding chart may be accessed here.