STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM - STATE (Program)Governor's Recommendations
2026-27
Current Year Budget
2025-26
Difference
DollarsPositionsDollarsPositionsDollarsPositions
$1,125,767,6480.00$1,070,028,4650.00$55,739,1830.00
 
Budget Issues (Continuation and New)
 Show Funding SourceGovernor's Recommendations
2026-27
Current Year Budget
2025-26
Difference
 DollarsPositionsDollarsPositionsDollarsPositions
Policy Area: SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
BUDGET REDUCTIONS      
 OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY($2,102,151)0.00$00.00($2,102,151)0.00
 REDUCE EXCESS STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TRUST FUND AUTHORITY$00.00($74,000)0.00$74,0000.00
ENHANCEMENTS      
 SUPPLANT GENERAL REVENUE FOR LOSS OF PRIVATE DONATIONS - JOSE MARTI SCHOLARSHIP$00.00$74,0000.00($74,000)0.00
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES      
 ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES - OPERATIONS$1,070,028,4650.00$1,048,202,8060.00$21,825,6590.00
FUND SHIFT      
 BALANCE LOTTERY FUNDS TO AVAILABLE REVENUE - GENERAL REVENUE$00.00$1,791,5250.00($1,791,525)0.00
 BALANCE LOTTERY FUNDS TO AVAILABLE REVENUE - TRUST$00.00($1,791,525)0.00$1,791,5250.00
NONRECURRING EXPENDITURES      
 REPLACE RECURRING APPROPRIATIONS WITH NONRECURRING OPEN DOOR GRANT - ADD($35,000,000)0.00$00.00($35,000,000)0.00
 STATE STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROJECTS($850,000)0.00($850,000)0.00$00.00
PROGRAM REDUCTIONS      
 BASE BUDGET REDUCTION$00.00($500,000)0.00$500,0000.00
 REDUCTION TO THE BENACQUISTO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM($1,692,532)0.00$00.00($1,692,532)0.00
PROGRAMS FUNDED AS NONRECURRING      
 REPLACE RECURRING APPROPRIATIONS WITH NONRECURRING OPEN DOOR GRANT - ADD$00.00$35,000,0000.00($35,000,000)0.00
 REPLACE RECURRING APPROPRIATIONS WITH NONRECURRING OPEN DOOR GRANT - DEDUCT$00.00($35,000,000)0.00$35,000,0000.00
PROJECT FUNDING      
 STATE STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROJECTS$00.00$1,012,5000.00($1,012,500)0.00
RESTORE NONRECURRING APPROPRIATION      
 OPEN DOOR GRANT PROGRAM$35,000,0000.00$00.00$35,000,0000.00
VETOED APPROPRIATIONS      
 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS JOSE MARTI SCHOLARSHIP CHALLENGE GRANT VETO$00.00($124,000)0.00$124,0000.00
 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS TRANSFER TO THE FLORIDA EDUCATION FUND VETO$00.00($3,500,000)0.00$3,500,0000.00
 MINORITY TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM VETO$00.00($1,500,000)0.00$1,500,0000.00
 STATE STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROJECTS VETO$00.00($162,500)0.00$162,5000.00
WORKLOAD      
 BENACQUISTO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM$00.00($927,050)0.00$927,0500.00
 ESTIMATING CONFERENCE ENROLLMENT GROWTH FOR CHILDREN AND SPOUSES OF DECEASED/DISABLED VETERANS SCHOLARSHIPS$5,577,0530.00$7,624,0460.00($2,046,993)0.00
 FLORIDA'S BRIGHT FUTURES SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM$54,806,8130.00$20,752,6630.00$34,054,1500.00
Total Policy Area: SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE$1,125,767,6480.00$1,070,028,4650.00$55,739,1830.00