# Federal Direct Student Loans Program Account (HEA IV-D)

**Agency:** Education  
**Account:** Federal Direct Student Loans Program Account (HEA IV-D)  
**Source document:** Student Loans Overview · p. 42  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/budget/education/federal-direct-student-loans-program-account-hea-iv-d  

> **Trust:** parsed from the agency Congressional Justification. Approximate, **not summable**, verify at the cited page.

## Funding ($M)

| Fiscal year | Basis | Amount |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FY2025 | enacted | 67,620.8 |
| FY2027 | request | 25,477.3 |

## Education discretionary budget authority (OMB PBDB — authoritative)

FY2027 $76.50B, FY2026 $79.00B. This is the agency total, not a sum of the parsed lines.


## What this funds

Supports the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan program, under which the federal government provides loan capital directly to students and families through participating postsecondary schools to help meet education costs.


**Where it sits:** Civilian / Non-Defense › Education › Student Loans Overview › Federal Direct Student Loans Program Account (HEA IV-D)


*HitchAI is an independent intelligence service, not affiliated with the U.S. government. Civilian line dollars are parsed from agency Congressional Justifications and are approximate.*