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Program

Federal Work-Study Program

Department: Education

The cabinet-level department or independent agency responsible for the program

Agency: Office of Federal Student Aid

The specific agency or sub-agency that administers the program

Program Type:Direct Benefit

The functional category of the program
In Official FIP? Fully represented

(Distinct campus-based aid program.)

Confidence Level: Detail / zero-carry

Authorizing Statute: 42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.

Funding Status: Annual appropriations

Primary Source: https://uscode.house.gov/download/download.shtml

Notes: Student employment assistance.

Additional details about data sources and custom mapping of data are available on the Data Details page.

Outlays (millions)

Actual money spent in FY2024

$1247.97

Source: Account-group/reference mapping (medium confidence)

Obligations (millions)

Money the government committed to spend in FY2024

$220

Source: Account-group/reference mapping (medium confidence)

Budget Authority (millions)

The amount Congress authorized agencies to commit

$220

Source: Estimate: budget authority set equal to outlays for mandatory/benefit-style programs; see Fiscal Method.

Revenue Loss (millions)

Estimated revenue not collected due to tax policy (tax expenditures)

$0

Source: Account-group/reference mapping (medium confidence)

Primary Amount

The primary fiscal measure used for the program

$1247.97

Dollar Basis

The primary fiscal measure used for the program

Outlays

Note: Duplicate program label; dollars carried on the first matching row only.

Dollar Quality

How directly the dollar amount reflects observed data

Carry-Zero

Actual = reported or observed spending, Estimated = derived from modeling or mapping, Carry-Zero = structural row with no direct dollars