Education Department outsources program management to other agencies
Kara Arundel
November 18, 2025
Interagency agreements would shift management of six department programs, including certain grants for higher education institutions, to other agencies.
The U.S. Department of Education is transferring management of six programs to other federal agencies in the Trump administration’s continued push to eventually close the agency and give states more control over education funding decisions, according to a Tuesday announcement.
The shifting of responsibilities is a historic change for the 46-year-old agency that has been the central hub of federal grant-making, technical assistance and civil rights enforcement for schools and colleges.
The programs to transfer include:
The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education to the U.S. Department of Labor.
The Office of Postsecondary Education’s institution-based grants to the Labor Department.
Indian education programs to the U.S. Department of Interior.
On-campus childcare support for parents enrolled in college to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Foreign medical accreditation to HHS.
International education and foreign language studies programs to the U.S. Department of State.
