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Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance (DEA) - Chapter 35
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To provide educational opportunities to the dependents of certain disabled and deceased veterans.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
For more information on each of these data sources, please see the
About the data page.
In fiscal year 2007, there were 77,436 students trained. Estimates for subsequent periods are: fiscal year 2008, 80,409 students, and fiscal year 2009, 82,728 students.
In FY 2019, 128,075 Survivors and dependents trained. (FY 20 est.: 149,931; FY 21 est.: 167,516)
Per the Veterans Benefits Administration’s 2022 Annual Benefits Report, 183,944 beneficiaries received benefits using chapter 35, Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance (DEA).
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
