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February 08, 2005
National Priorities Project: Breakdown of Bush's Budget
National Priorities Project Bulletin
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On Monday, February 7, 2005, the Bush Administration sent to Congress its budget request for Fiscal Year 2006. In total, discretionary federal grants to state and local governments would be cut by almost 9 percent after taking inflation into account, including cuts to: vocational and adult education, community development programs, environmental protection agency grants, low-income home energy assistance, disease control, substance abuse, OSHA and public safety.
At the same time, the President's budget proposes a 3 percent or $19 billion increase in Pentagon spending, not including funding for the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan.
NPP has produced a breakdown of the budget's impact on each state for: the total of all discretionary federal grants to state and local governments; Low-Income Home and Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP); community and economic development funds, the No Child Left Behind Act; and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund. These state numbers, along with other budget information, can be found at: www.nationalpriorities.org/budget.
By the end of this week, NPP will also produce its 2-page publication for each state, including the state impact numbers alongside a broad analysis of the President's budget proposal. We will let you know when it is available on our website.
Posted by lois at February 8, 2005 06:24 PM