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Stimulus Package Initiatives Continue Winning Streak Under Obama Budget
Friday, February 27, 2009
9:45 AM

Although President Obama's full budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2010 will not be released until April, the outline delivered to Congress on Thursday provides a snapshot of potential winners.

Topping the list are priority initiatives funded in the $787 billion economic stimulus package, including a $1 billion annual increase for child nutrition programs aimed at improving access and the nutritional quality of school meals, among other goals.

The White House is also proposing a $1 billion yearly investment in a high-speed rail grant program for states -- on top of the $8 billion appropriated in the stimulus act.


The Environmental Protection Agency's clean and safe drinking water revolving funds for states will receive $3.9 billion under the Obama budget (in addition to the $6 billion provided by the stimulus legislation), while broadband expansion initiatives in rural and underserved areas will see another $1.3 billion following the $7.2 billion injection provided by the stimulus. Other winners in the president's budget include:
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Department of Agriculture

Department of Housing and Urban Development

  • National Forest Operations - $50 million increase (plus inflation) to protect and restore national forests.

  • Rural Development - $61 million for five rural development programs: microentrepreneur assistance; cooperative development grants; value-added producer grants; grants to minority producers; and cooperative research agreements.

  • CDBG - $4.5 billion for community development block grants.

  • Affordable Housing Trust Fund - $1 billion to create this new fund  aimed at developing, rehabilitating, and preserving affordable housing for "very-low" income households, and preventing homelessness.

 

Department of Commerce

Department of Justice

  • Census Bureau - $4 billion to carry out the 2010 decennial census. The stimulus bill provided $1 billion.

  • NOAA - $1.3 billion for developing and acquiring weather satellites and climate sensors. The stimulus bill provided $600 million in construction funding for NOAA research facilities, vessels, and satellites, as well as $230 million for habitat restoration, hydrographic
    services, research, and management operations.

  • NIST - $70 million for the Technology Innovation Program.

 

  • FBI - $8 billion, including $425 million for national security enhancements.

  • COPS - Expands hiring grants to accommodate 50,000 additional police officers.

  • Civil Rights Division - $145 million to strengthen civil rights enforcement.

  • Prisoner Reentry - Additional $75 million for the Office of Justice Programs to expand grant programs authorized by the Second Chance Act.

Department of Education

Department of the Interior

  • Access and Completion Incentive Fund - $2.5 billion over five years for this new program that aims to support innovative state efforts to help low-income students complete their college education.

  • Pell Grants - $5,550 Pell Grant maximum award in the 2010-2011 school year. Indexes the maximum award to inflation plus one percent.

 

 

  • LWCF - Increases funding for the DOI's Land and Water Conservation Fund by $80 million, with annual increases leading up to $900 million by FY 2014.

  • National Park Service - Additional $100 million to operate and maintain park facilities and resources, and $25 million to leverage private donations in preparation for the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service.

  • Bureau of Indian Affairs - More than $100 million in additional
    funding for law enforcement and education.
Department of Energy Department of the Treasury

  • Alternative Energy - Continues funding for  alternative energy programs. The stimulus bill provided $39 billion.
    Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

  • Smart Grid - Provides additional funding on top of the $11 billion contained in the stimulus bill for smart grid technologies, transmission system expansion and upgrades, and related investments.

  • IRS - Expands funding for tax enforcement.

  • Community Development Financial Institutions Fund - Doubles the funding for this program.

 

 
Department of Health and Human Services Department of Transportation

  • NIH - $6 billion to support cancer research. NIH received $10 billion in the stimulus bill for research initiatives in 2009 and 2010.

  • FDA - $1 billion to improve food safety efforts.

  • Indian Health Service - $4 billion to support and expand health care services provided to American Indians and Alaska Natives.

  • NextGen - $800 million for the Next Generation Air Transportation
    System (NextGen).

  • Rural Access - Additional $55 million aimed at fulfilling increased demand for subsidized commercial air service.

 
Department of Homeland Security Department of Veterans Affairs

  • TSA - $50 million for 15 new "Visual Intermodal Protection" response
    teams to increase additional random force protection capability.

  • Cybersecurity - $355 million to support the National Cyber Security Division's base operations and the National Cybersecurity Initiative.

  • Border Security - $45 million to expand an exit pilot at key land ports of entry.

  • E-Verify - $110 million for the electronic employment eligibility verification system.

  • Department-Wide - $25 billion increase above baseline over five years.

  • New Center - Funding is provided to create a Centers of Excellence.

  • Homeless Veterans - Expands current services to homeless veterans through a collaborative pilot program with non-profit organizations.

 

 

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