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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