How does the Federal Quota Program work?
As prescribed by an Act to Promote the Education of the Blind, Congress makes an annual appropriation for the provision of the special Federal Quota materials. This appropriation is divided by the total number of eligible students in educational programs on the first Monday of the preceding January. This division results in a per capita amount of money that is then multiplied by the number of eligible students in each Federal Quota account. The resulting total is credited to each respective account, thus establishing each agency’s annual “quota” to be used for the purchase of APH materials. By law, no part of the appropriation can be used for the erection or leasing of buildings. The Printing House, out of its own funds, provides the buildings and equipment necessary for the production of materials supplied through the Federal Quota Program.
