Department of Education

L. NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF

Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request

CONTENTS

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Appropriations Language........................................................................................................... L-1

Analysis of Language Provisions and Changes......................................................................... L-2

Appropriation, Adjustments, and Transfers................................................................................ L-3

Summary of Changes ................................................................................................................ L-4

Authorizing Legislation............................................................................................................... L-5

Appropriations History................................................................................................................ L-6

Activity:

National Technical Institute for the Deaf................................................................................ L-7

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Appropriations Language

For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf under titles I and II of the Education of the 

Deaf Act of 1986, [$81,500,000] $84,500,000: Provided, That from the total amount available, 

the Institute may at its discretion use funds for the endowment program as authorized under 

section 207 of such Act.1 (Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2021.)

NOTES

Each language provision that is followed by a footnote reference is explained in the Analysis of Language 

Provisions and Changes document that follows the appropriation language.
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Analysis of Language Provisions and Changes

Language Provision Explanation

1...Provided, That from the total amount 

available, the Institute may at its discretion 

use funds for the endowment program as 

authorized under section 207 of such Act.

This language provides authority for the 

Institute to use funds from the general 

appropriation for the Endowment Grant 

program.
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Appropriation, Adjustments, and Transfers

(dollars in thousands)

Appropriation/Adjustments/Transfers 2020 2021 2022 

Discretionary:

Discretionary budget authority: Appropriation .................................................. $79,500 $81,500 $84,500

Discretionary budget authority: Supplemental, CRRSA Act (P.L. 116-260)..... 0 11,000 0

Total, discretionary appropriation............... 79,500 92,500 84,500

Mandatory:

Mandatory budget authority: Supplemental, ARP Act (P.L. 117-02) ............ 0 19,250 0

Mandatory budget authority: Total, mandatory appropriation ................... 0 19,250 0

Total, discretionary and mandatory 

appropriation...............................................

79,500 111,750 84,500
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Summary of Changes

(dollars in thousands)

2021.................................................................................................... $81,500

2021 Supplemental, CRRSA Act (P.L. 116-260) (non-add)............... (11,000)

2021 Mandatory Supplemental, ARP Act (P.L. 117-02) (non-add).... (19,250)

2022................................................................................................... 84,500

Net change .................................................................. +3,000

Increases: 2021 base

Change 

from base

Program: 

Increase in funding for National Technical Institute for the Deaf to 

cover increased operational costs.

$81,500 +$3,000

Subtotal, increases +3,000
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Authorizing Legislation

(dollars in thousands)

Activity

2021

Authorized

2021

Estimate

2022

Authorized

2022 

Request

Operations (EDA l-B).................................................. 01 $81,500 To be determined1 $84,500

Construction (EDA l-112)............................................. 01 0 To be determined1 0

Endowment (EDA II-207)............................................. 01 (2) To be determined1 (2) 

Total appropriation....................................................... 81,500 84,500

Portion of the request subject to reauthorization .... 84,500

1 The GEPA extension expired September 30, 2015. Reauthorizing legislation is sought for fiscal year 2022. 2 Funding for the Endowment Grant program is provided together with funding for operations through a single appropriations amount. Appropriations language is 

included to authorize National Technical Institute for the Deaf, at its discretion, to use funds for the Endowment Grant program from the total amount available.
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Appropriations History 

(dollars in thousands)

Year

Budget

Estimate

to Congress

House 

Allowance footnote

Senate 

Allowance

footnote

Appropriation

2013 $65,037 $65,4221 $65,4223 $62,000

2014 65,422 N/A2 66,422 66,291

2015 66,291 N/A3 66,2915 67,016

2016 67,016 68,0164 69,0166 70,016

2017 70,016 70,0165 70,0167 70,016

2018 69,540 70,0166

70,016873,0008

2019 70,016 75,0007 76,5009 77,500

2020 79,500 80,000 78,5008 79,50010

2021 79,500 81,000 81,5009 81,50011

2021 Supplemental, CRSSA 

Act (P.L. 116-260)

0 0 0 11,00010

2021 Mandatory Supplemental, 

ARP Act (P.L. 117-02)

0 0 0 19,25011

2022 84,500

1 The levels for the House and Senate allowances reflect action on the regular annual 2013 appropriations bill, which 

proceeded in the 112th Congress only through the House Subcommittee and the Senate Committee. 2 The House allowance is shown as N/A because there was no Subcommittee action. 3 The level for the Senate allowance reflects Senate Subcommittee action only.

4 The levels for House and Senate allowances reflect action on the regular annual 2016 appropriations bill, which proceeded 

in the 114th Congress only through the House Committee and Senate Committee.

5 The levels for the House and Senate allowances reflect Committee action on the regular annual 2017 appropriations bill. 6 The level for the House allowance reflects floor action on the Omnibus appropriations bill; the Senate allowance reflects 

Committee action on the regular annual 2018 appropriations bill; the Appropriation reflects the Consolidated Appropriations 

Act, 2018 (P.L. 115-141). 7 The levels for the House and Senate allowances reflect Committee action on the regular annual 2019 appropriations bill; 

the Appropriation reflects enactment of the Department of Defense and Labosr, Health and Human Services, and Education 

Appropriations Act, 2019 (P.L. 115-245). 8 The Senate allowance reflects the Chairman’s mark; the Appropriation reflects the Further Consolidated Appropriation Act, 

2020 (P.L. 116-94). 9 The level for the Senate Allowance reflects the Chairman’s mark; the Appropriation reflects Division H of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260). 10 The Appropriation reflects supplemental funds from Division M of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-

260).

11 The Appropriation reflects the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (P.L. 117-02).

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National Technical Institute for the Deaf

(Education of the Deaf Act, Title I, Part B and Section 207)

(dollars in thousands)

FY 2022 Authorization: To be determined1

Budget authority: 

2021

Appropriation

2022 

Request

Change from

2021 to 2022

Annual Appropriation $81,500 $84,500 +$3,000

Supplemental Appropriation, CRRSA Act 

(P.L. 116-260)

11,000 0 -11,000

Mandatory Supplemental Appropriation, 

ARP Act (P.L. 117-02)

19,250 0 -19,250

1 The GEPA extension expired September 30, 2015; reauthorizing legislation is sought for fiscal year 2022.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Congress created the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) in 1965 to promote the 

employment of persons who are deaf by providing technical and professional education. The

Department of Education is authorized to maintain an agreement with a host institution for the 

operation of a residential facility for postsecondary technical training and education for 

individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, and to provide a Federal subsidy to NTID to provide 

postsecondary educational opportunities.

The Department maintains a contract with the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in 

Rochester, New York, for the operation of NTID. NTID is one of nine colleges of RIT. The 

purpose of the relationship with the host institution is to provide NTID students access to more 

facilities, institutional services, and career preparation options than could be otherwise provided 

solely by a stand-alone national technical institute for the deaf. RIT provides NTID students with 

options for courses of study from its eight other colleges, along with health and counseling 

services, library, physical education, and recreation facilities, and general services such as food, 

maintenance, grounds, and security.

Academics: NTID offers a variety of technical programs at the sub-baccalaureate degree level, 

including certificates, diplomas, and associate degrees. Students enrolled at NTID can earn 

associate degrees in 21 accredited programs. Qualified students can also earn baccalaureate, 

master’s, or doctoral degrees in approximately 200 programs offered by RIT’s other colleges in 
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subject areas including: Art and Design, Business, Computing and Information Sciences,

Engineering, Health Sciences and Technology, Liberal Arts, and Science. In addition, NTID 

administers a Master of Science program in Secondary Education to prepare students to help 

meet the national need for qualified deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing teachers and leaders in 

the field of deaf education as well as a Master of Science in Health Care Interpretation to meet 

the demand for specialized sign-language interpreters in health care settings.

Students with hearing loss who enroll in NTID programs are provided a wide range of support 

services and programs to help them prepare for careers, including tutoring, remedial and 

language enrichment programs, counseling, notetaking, interpreting, mentoring, specialized 

educational media, cooperative work experiences, and specialized job placement.

NTID conducts research designed to enhance the lives of deaf and hard-of-hearing people. 

Research and scholarship focus on teaching and learning, communication, technology, access 

and support services, and employment and adaptability to social changes and the global 

workplace. NTID also conducts training workshops and seminars nationwide for professionals 

who employ, work with, teach, interpret for, or otherwise serve persons who are deaf or hard of 

hearing.

Students Supported with NTID Funds: The Federal appropriation supports both deaf and hard of 

hearing students who are enrolled in NTID, as well as deaf and hard of hearing students who 

are directly enrolled in other colleges of RIT (cross-registered students). Cross-registered 

students may, but are not required to, take classes at NTID and are given the same tuition 

subsidy that NTID students receive. Students who are enrolled in NTID, as well as crossregistered students, receive both a tuition subsidy and communication access services such as 

sign language interpreting and CART/captioning, for classes at NTID and other colleges of RIT, 

using the NTID appropriation. In FY 2019, approximately $17 million or 22 percent of the 

Federal appropriation was used to support cross-registered students.

Endowment Grant Program: The Federal Endowment Grant program is designed to assist in 

building NTID’s financial capacity and reducing the need for Federal funds by providing 

matching grant funds that serve as an incentive for private contributions. NTID has the 

discretion to determine the amount of funds it wants the Department to provide from the annual 

appropriation as matching funds, capped by the amount contributed to the fund from 

non-Federal sources. The Education of the Deaf Act (EDA) allows NTID to withdraw or expend

up to 50 percent of the income of the fund; the other 50 percent must be reinvested in the 

corpus. As of September 30, 2020, net assets in the NTID Federal Matching Endowment Fund, 

including Federal, private, and reinvested funds, were $83.1 million.

Other Revenue: In addition to the Federal appropriation, NTID receives revenue from a variety 

of other sources. In fiscal year 2020, NTID reported approximately $34.2 million in other 

revenue from tuition ($18.8 million), room and board ($7.7 million), student activity fees

($265 thousand), Federal and State grants and contracts ($2.3 million), private contracts 

($5 thousand), gifts and private grants ($1.0 million), endowment income ($3.0 million) and 

other sources such the NTID Hearing Aid Shop and fees from grant programs renting space

($1.1 million). This represents a decrease of approximately $1.1 million in revenue from the 

$35.3 million NTID received from these sources for fiscal year 2019. 
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Regional Partnership: NITD established a partnership with the Alabama Institute for the Deaf 

and Blind in fiscal year 2016 to operate the NTID Southeast Regional Science, Technology, 

Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Center (Center). The fiscal year 2020 appropriation 

provided NTID $5.5 million to continue the existing regional partnership, which is intended to 

expand NTID’s geographical reach and improve access to postsecondary STEM education and 

employment for students in underserved areas who are deaf or hard of hearing. During fiscal 

year 2020, the Center continued to serve Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, 

Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. 

Outreach and training efforts included supporting conferences such as the Southeast Regional 

Institute on Deafness, hosting STEM events and camps, providing scholarships to deaf or hard 

of hearing students at RIT/NTID pursuing STEM disciplines, and conducting trainings for 

employers to encourage the hiring of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing into STEM 

fields. 

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic: NTID has remained open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic 

and has maintained steady enrollment levels. While NTID has experienced significant additional 

expenses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has received, in direct appropriations, $11.0 million 

under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021, and $19.3 

million under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to help offset these costs. Examples of 

additional expenses NTID incurred include room and board refunds for the spring 2020 

semester, purchase of new equipment to allow faculty and staff to transition to online instruction 

and remote work, additional technology support for students including providing laptops, and 

providing paid internal co-op opportunities for students whose external co-op opportunities were 

canceled. In addition, NTID also paid for a proportional amount of the emergency COVIDrelated services provided by RIT, including a coronavirus emergency call center, a coronavirus 

web site with information for students and parents, travel assistance to help students return 

home, modification of spaces to enable social distancing, COVID testing, specialized equipment 

and contact tracing on campus, wastewater COVID analysis, ionization improvement inside 

buildings, additional signage, and the provision of clear face masks for all students and staff on 

campus.

Funding levels for the past 5 fiscal years were:

Fiscal Year (dollars in thousands)

2017 .......................................................................... $70,016

2018 ............................................................................ 73,000

2019 ............................................................................ 77,500

2020 ............................................................................ 79,500

2021 ............................................................................ 81,500

2021 CRRSA Act......................................................... 11,000

2021 Mandatory ARP Act............................................ 19,250

FY 2022 BUDGET REQUEST

The Administration requests $84.5 million for the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID)

in fiscal year 2022, $3.0 million more than the fiscal year 2021 appropriation, to cover increased 

operational costs and to maintain strong support for NTID’s efforts to promote educational and 

employment opportunities for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.
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The request would continue the policy of giving NTID discretion to determine the portion of 

appropriated funds used for the Endowment Grant program in 2022, as the Administration

believes this program helps to promote NTID’s financial independence. 

UNIVERSITY OPERATIONS DATA

(whole numbers) 

Operations Data 2020 2021 2022

Undergraduate tuition (U.S. students) $17,162 $17,814 $18,509

Undergraduate tuition (International students) 34,3241,2 35,62814,

15 37,01814,15

Graduate tuition (U.S. students) 20,034 21,136 21,960

Graduate tuition (International students) 40,06814,3 42,27214,

16 43,92014,16

Fees 646 676 707

Room 7,902 8,140 8,384

Board 5,800 6,000 6,180

Enrollment (deaf students only – includes 

international students, excludes Master’s in 

Secondary Education program students):

Technical (Career Exploration Studies and 

Sub-Baccalaureate) deaf students only, includes international students 420 420 420

Professional Undergraduate deaf students only, includes international students 470 470 470

Professional Graduate deaf students only, includes international students 63 63 63

Total deaf studentsincludes international students 953 953 953

Degrees granted

Associate and certificate degrees granted 101 101 101

Baccalaureate and graduate degrees ranted granted 191 191 191

Total degrees granted 292 292 292

Co-op (work experience) placements 232 232 232

NTID faculty/student ratio4 1:7.3 1:7.3 1:7.3

NTID teaching faculty/student ratio5 1:9.0 1:9.0 1:9.0

NOTE: All data are provided by NTID and include NTID students, as well as cross-registered students who may, but 

are not required to, take classes at NTID.

1 Tuition rate increases are proposed by NTID annually, but may not exceed 10 percent in any given year.

2 Graduate students are charged a 10 percent surcharge above the tuition rate for undergraduate students.

3 A tuition surcharge for international students is required; the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 provides that 

NTID may develop a sliding scale model to reduce the surcharge, with different surcharge levels set depending on 

student need and whether the student’s country of origin is considered developed or developing. 4 Includes all personnel with faculty rank.

5 Includes all personnel with faculty rank, except researchers and administrators.
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PROGRAM PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Performance Measures

This section presents selected program performance information, including, for example, GPRA 

goals, objectives, measures, and performance targets and data. Achievement of program 

results is based on the cumulative effect of the resources provided in previous years, and those 

requested in fiscal year 2022 and future years, as well as the resources and efforts invested by 

those served by this program. The Department will be reviewing GPRA program performance 

goals, objectives, and measures for National Technical Institute for the Deaf for possible 

revision in future years to ensure alignment with Administration policy.

These data include NTID students and cross-registered students who may, but are not required 

to, take classes at NTID.

Goal: To provide deaf and hearing students in undergraduate programs and professional 

studies with state-of-the-art technical and professional education programs, undertake a 

program of applied research; share National Technical Institute for the Deaf expertise, 

and expand outside sources of revenue.

Objective: Maximize the number of students successfully completing a program of study.

Measure: The percentage of first-time, full-time degree-seeking sub-baccalaureate and 

baccalaureate students who were in their first year of postsecondary enrollment in the previous 

year and are enrolled in the current year.

Year

Sub-Baccalaureate 

Target

Sub-Baccalaureate 

Actual

Baccalaureate 

Target 

Baccalaureate 

Actual

2017 70% 71% 87% 89%

2018 75 64 90 81

2019 75 65 90 93

2020 75 90

2021 75 90

2022 75 90

Additional Information: Data for 2020 will be available in fall 2021. 
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Measure: The percentage of first-time, full-time degree-seeking sub-baccalaureate students 

and baccalaureate students who graduate within 150 percent of the program-based length of 

time. 

Year

Sub-Baccalaureate 

Target

Sub-Baccalaureate 

Actual 

Baccalaureate 

Target

Baccalaureate 

Actual

2017 39% 37% 65% 70%

2018 41 38 65 80

2019 41 44 76 81

2020 41 76

2021 41 76

2022 41 76

Additional Information: Data for 2020 will be available in fall 2021. 

Measure: The percentages of graduates who are employed, in advanced education or training, 

or are neither employed nor enrolled in advanced education or training during their first year 

after graduation.

Year

Employed 

Target

Employed 

Actual

Advanced Ed 

Target

Advanced Ed 

Actual

Neither 

Target

Neither 

Actual

2017 50% 53% 45% 42% 5% 5%

2018 50 57 45 35 5 8

2019 50 52 45 41 5 7

2020 50 45 5

2021 50 45 5

2022 50 45 5

Additional Information: Any graduate who was simultaneously employed and in advanced 

education or training was placed into the category that best described their status. Data for 2020

will be available in fall 2021.

Efficiency Measures

Objective: Improve the efficiency of operations at NTID as defined by the cost per successful 

student outcome, where the successful outcome is graduation.

Measure: Total Federal cost per NTID graduate.

Year Target Actual

2017 $222,827 $221,200

2018 228,398 223,600

2019 232,052 234,500

2020 237,905

2021 242,102

2022 N/A

Additional Information: The Federal cost per graduate, as reported by NTID, includes 

graduates who receive certificates, diplomas, associates degrees, baccalaureate degrees, and 

master’s degrees. The measure is calculated by averaging the Federal appropriation for a 
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particular year and the previous 5 years, and dividing the figure by the number of graduates for 

that school year. Data for 2020 will be available in fall 2021.

The Department recognizes that this measure is flawed by its aggregation of degree types and 

assumption of a 6-year time-to-completion regardless of degree obtained. The Department 

continues to work with NTID to revise this measure to account for disaggregation of data by 

program type.

Measure: Total educational cost per NTID graduate.

Year Target Actual

2017 $267,737 $272,800

2018 274,430 276,400

2019 278,821 288,400

2020 285,854

2021 290,897

2022 N/A

Additional Information: The measure, which looks at the total cost of educating a student at 

NTID as an indication of how efficiently the university operates, is calculated by averaging the 

total annual student expenditures for a particular year and the previous 5 years, and dividing the 

figure by the number of graduates for that school year. Graduates include students receiving 

certificates, diplomas, associates degrees, baccalaureate degrees, and master’s degrees. The 

cost is composed of the total program budget excluding expenditures associated with research,

public services, auxiliary enterprises, and construction. Data for 2020 will be available in fall 

2021.

The Department continues to work with NTID to revise this measure to account for 

disaggregation of data by program type.