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Federal Work-Study Program

Program Information

Popular name

N/A

Program Number

84.033

Program objective

To provide part-time employment to eligible postsecondary students to help meet educational expenses and encourage students receiving program assistance to participate in community service activities.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

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.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    Approximately 674,000 recipients are expected. Approximately 635,000 recipients were expected.

  2. 2017

    Approximately 635,000 recipients are expected.

  3. 2018

    Approximately 704,000 recipients are expected.

  4. 2024

    Approximately 630,000 recipients are expected.

  5. 2025

    Approximately 630,000 recipients are expected.

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.

34 CFR 675. Notification to Members of Congress, list of grantees, published annually or as required, no charge; Student Guide, no charge; Federal Student Aid Handbook, no charge; Federal Needs Analysis Methodology, no charge; Verification Handbook, no charge; Training Materials, no charge.

  1. Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, Title IV, Part C; 42 U.S.C. 2751-2756a.