66 Cuts

66 programs/departments of the Federal  Government are to be cut under the just-released 2018 budget proposal -- the first one we've seen from Prez Trump.

Trimming the fat.

But how much of this is actual fat??

Here Are The 66 Programs That Trump's Budget Eliminates

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

Yikes!

Out for now.......

Matt