Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Here Are The 66 Programs That Trump's Budget Eliminates

President Trump"s fiscal 2018 budget proposal would completely eliminate 66 federal programs, for a savings of $26.7 billion. 



As The Hill reports, some of the programs would receive funding for 2018 as part of a phasing-out plan.



Here are the programs the administration wants on the chopping block...


Agriculture Department — $855 million


  • McGovern-Dole International Food for Education

  • Business-Cooperative Service

  • Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account

  • Single Family Housing Direct Loans

Commerce Department — $633 million


  • Economic Development Administration

  • Manufacturing Extension Partnership

  • Minority Business Development Agency

  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Grants and Education

Education Department — $4.976 billion


  • 21st Century Community Learning Centers

  • Comprehensive Literacy Development Grants

  • Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants

  • Impact Aid Payments for Federal Property

  • International Education

  • Strengthening Institutions

  • Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants

  • Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants

  • Teacher Quality Partnership

Energy Department — $398 million


  • Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy

  • Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Loan Program and Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program

  • Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility

Health and Human Services — $4.834 billion


  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

  • Community Services Block Grant

  • Health Professions and Nursing Training Programs

  • Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program

Homeland Security — $235 million


  • Flood Hazard Mapping and Risk Analysis Program

  • Transportation Security Administration Law Enforcement Grants

Housing and Urban Development — $4.123 billion


  • Choice Neighborhoods

  • Community Development Block

  • HOME Investment Partnerships Program

  • Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Program Account

Interior Department — $122 million


  • Abandoned Mine Land Grants

  • Heritage Partnership Program

  • National Wildlife Refuge Fund

Justice Department — $210 million


  • State Criminal Alien Assistance Program

Labor Department — $527 million


  • Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Training

  • OSHA Training Grants

  • Senior Community Service Employment Program

State Department and USAID — $4.256 billion


  • Development Assistance

Earmarked Appropriations for Non-Profit Organizations


  • The Asia Foundation

  • East-West Center

  • P.L. 480 Title II Food Aid

State Department, USAID, and Treasury Department — $1.59 billion


  • Green Climate Fund and Global Climate Change Initiative

Transportation Department — $499 million


  • National Infrastructure Investments (TIGER)

Treasury Department — $43 million


Global Agriculture and Food Security Program


Environmental Protection Agency — $493 million


  • Energy Star and Voluntary Climate Programs

  • Geographic Programs

National Aeronautics and Space Administration — $269 million


  • Five Earth Science Missions

  • Office of Education

Other Independent Agencies — $2.683 billion


  • Chemical Safety Board

  • Corporation for National and Community Service

  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting

  • Institute of Museum and Library Services

International Development Foundations


  • African Development Foundation

  • Inter-American Foundation

  • Legal Services Corporation

  • National Endowment for the Arts

  • National Endowment for the Humanities

  • Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

  • Overseas Private Investment Corporation

Regional Commissions


  • Appalachian Regional Commission

  • Delta Regional Authority

  • Denali Commission

  • Northern Border Regional Commission

  • U.S. Institute of Peace

  • U.S. Trade and Development Agency

  • Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

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