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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

OFFICE OF CAREER, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION

PROGRAM MEMORANDUM 26-4

DATE: April 1, 2026

TO: State Directors of Career and Technical Education

FROM: Adam Flynn

Director – Policy, Research, and Evaluation

SUBJECT: Estimated Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 State Allocations under the Carl D. Perkins

Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins V)

I am pleased to provide you with estimated State allocations for FY 2026 under Title I (Career and Technical Education Assistance to the States) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins V or the Act). These are the figures your State must use when submitting your budget for FY 2026 as part of your Perkins State plan revisions, whether as a standalone plan or part of a Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Combined Plan.

Pursuant to the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, Public Law 119-37, the first portion of Title I funds (approximately 40 percent) becomes available for obligation by the Secretary on July 1, 2026. Under the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) at 34 CFR § 76.703(d), July 1, 2026, is the earliest date that your State can obligate these funds. The remainder of your Title I funds will become available on October 1, 2026. Your State must obligate all funds by September 30, 2028. In addition, under the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance) at 2 CFR § 200.344 (b), you must liquidate obligations within 120 days of the end of the funding period, unless an extension is approved by this office.

Table 1 provides estimated Title I allocations for each State and outlying area, including the split of funds between July 1 and October 1. Please note the following regarding the estimated allocations:

• Perkins V requires that States distribute secondary funds under section 131(a)(2) of the Act based on the Bureau of the Census’ estimate of the number of individuals aged 5 through 17, inclusive, who reside in the school district served by such local educational agency and are from families below the poverty level for the preceding

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http://www.ed.gov/ fiscal year, as determined by the most recent satisfactory data used under section 1124(c)(l)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended compared to the total number of individuals who reside in the school districts served by all of the local educational agencies in the State for such preceding fiscal year. This computation must be based on the 2024 poverty estimates provided by the Bureau of the Census (in the column entitled “Relevant age 5 to 17 in families in poverty”), which are based on 2024-2025 school district boundaries, and which may be obtained at: https://www.census.gov/data/datasets/2024/demo/saipe/2024-school-districts.html

• Perkins V also requires that States distribute secondary funds under section 131(a)(1) of the Act based on the number of individuals aged 5 through 17, inclusive, who reside in the school district served by such local education agency for the preceding year compared to the total number of such individuals who reside in the school districts served by all local educational agencies in the State for such preceding fiscal year. This computation is based on either -

- The 2024 age-5-through-17 population estimates provided by the Bureau of the Census (in the column entitled "Relevant age 5 to 17"), which are based on 2024- 2025 school district boundaries, and which may be obtained at:

https://www.census.gov/data/datasets/2024/demo/saipe/2024-school-districts.html

-or-

- The most updated student enrollment data, reflecting the 2024-2025 school year, collected by the National Center for Education Statistics through the Common Core of Data (CCD) survey system, which may be obtained at:

https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/files.asp

Please share these estimated allocations with your State's secondary or postsecondary counterpart, fiscal staff, and other appropriate individuals. This memorandum will be available shortly on the Perkins Collaborative Resource Network (PCRN) at https://cte.ed.gov/grants/state-allocations.

Submission Requirements and Further Information

Your State must submit its budget as part of its FY 2026 State plan revisions to the Perkins State Plan Portal at: https://perkins.ed.gov/pims. Please contact Andrew Johnson, our office's lead for Perkins fiscal matters, if you have questions regarding your State's estimated allocation or any other information in this memorandum. Mr. Johnson may be reached by email at Andrew.Johnson@ed.gov or by phone at (202) 987-1208.

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CARL D. PERKINS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ACT OF 2006

(PERKINS V)

Table 1 – Estimated FY 2026 Title I Allocations

(Career and Technical Education Assistance to States)

State Total Estimated Allocation

Available July 1,2026

Available October 1,2026

ALABAMA $24,481,712 $11,182,805 $13,298,907

ALASKA $5,909,176 $2,699,205 $3,209,971

ARIZONA $34,386,034 $15,706,922 $18,679,112

ARKANSAS $14,872,770 $6,793,614 $8,079,156

CALIFORNIA $142,867,852 $65,259,464 $77,608,388

COLORADO $21,270,174 $9,715,833 $11,554,341

CONNECTICUT $12,258,341 $5,599,390 $6,658,951

DELAWARE $6,330,763 $2,891,779 $3,438,984

FLORIDA $83,166,060 $37,988,760 $45,177,300

GEORGIA $51,794,555 $23,658,821 $28,135,734

HAWAII $7,020,601 $3,206,884 $3,813,717

IDAHO $8,880,905 $4,056,638 $4,824,267

ILLINOIS $50,778,126 $23,194,534 $27,583,592

INDIANA $32,395,090 $14,797,494 $17,597,596

IOWA $14,527,005 $6,635,674 $7,891,331

KANSAS $13,092,776 $5,980,544 $7,112,232

KENTUCKY $22,022,485 $10,059,475 $11,963,010

LOUISIANA $24,718,010 $11,290,742 $13,427,268

MAINE $7,020,601 $3,206,884 $3,813,717

MARYLAND $20,809,864 $9,505,571 $11,304,293

MASSACHUSETTS $23,372,201 $10,676,001 $12,696,200

MICHIGAN $46,663,531 $21,315,061 $25,348,470

MINNESOTA $21,461,494 $9,803,224 $11,658,270

MISSISSIPPI $15,927,755 $7,275,512 $8,652,243

MISSOURI $28,237,668 $12,898,459 $15,339,209

MONTANA $6,791,592 $3,102,277 $3,689,315

NEBRASKA $8,264,969 $3,775,289 $4,489,680

NEVADA $12,837,087 $5,863,750 $6,973,337

NEW HAMPSHIRE $7,020,601 $3,206,884 $3,813,717

NEW JERSEY $29,200,049 $13,338,057 $15,861,992

State Total Estimated Allocation

Available July 1,2026

Available October 1,2026

NEW MEXICO $10,483,958 $4,788,883 $5,695,075

NEWYORK $64,494,920 $29,460,119 $35,034,801

NORTH CAROLINA $48,775,344 $22,279,699 $26,495,645

NORTH DAKOTA $5,909,176 $2,699,205 $3,209,971

OHIO $52,648,058 $24,048,685 $28,599,373

OKLAHOMA $18,421,086 $8,414,421 $10,006,665

OREGON $17,358,056 $7,928,848 $9,429,208

PENNSYLVANIA $50,954,913 $23,275,287 $27,679,626

RHODE ISLAND $7,020,601 $3,206,884 $3,813,717

SOUTH CAROLINA $24,612,626 $11,242,605 $13,370,021

SOUTH DAKOTA $6,020,921 $2,750,248 $3,270,673

TENNESSEE $30,746,117 $14,044,273 $16,701,844

TEXAS $129,035,986 $58,941,316 $70,094,670

UTAH $17,394,096 $7,945,310 $9,448,786

VERMONT $5,909,176 $2,699,205 $3,209,971

VIRGINIA $32,403,569 $14,801,367 $17,602,202

WASHINGTON $26,008,640 $11,880,279 $14,128,361

WEST VIRGINIA $9,807,295 $4,479,796 $5,327,499

WISCONSIN $25,516,443 $11,655,452 $13,860,991

WYOMING $5,909,176 $2,699,205 $3,209,971

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA $5,909,176 $2,699,205 $3,209,971

PUERTO RICO $20,875,665 $9,535,628 $11,340,037

VIRGIN ISLANDS $1,783,633 $814,731 $968,902

U.S. TOTAL $1,416,378,478 $646,976,198 $769,402,280

Outlying Areas (Section 115)

Total Estimated Allocation

Available

July 1, 2026

AMERICAN SAMOA $431,007 $431,007

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS $431,007 $431,007

GUAM $812,756 $812,756

PALAU $197,032 $197,032

OUTLYING AREAS TOTAL $1,871,802 $1,871,802