The U.S. government funds a wide range of activities, including education, transportation, and health care, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Of the more than $145 billion in discretionary federal grants provided in fiscal year 2016, at least 9.1 percent is proposed for elimination in the budget blueprint for fiscal 2018 President Donald Trump released in March, according to the nonpartisan Federal Funds Information for States (FFIS).
Twenty of the federal programs that FFIS tracks have been recommended for termination, including the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, Community Development Block Grants, Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants, and 21st Century Community Learning Centers. (See full list below.) However, as the map shows, the impact of eliminating these programs differs widely by state, with proposed cuts ranging from 14.7 percent of discretionary federal grants in Maine to 3.5 percent in Alaska.
Programs proposed for elimination
Department of Commerce
- Economic Development Agency: Economic Adjustment.
- Economic Development Agency: Planning.
- Economic Development Agency: Public Works.
- Economic Development Agency: Technical Assistance.
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Coastal Zone Management.
Department of Education
- Office of Innovation and Improvement: Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants.
- Office of Academic Improvement: 21st Century Community Learning Centers.
- Office of Federal Student Aid: Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants.
Department of Energy
- Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: Weatherization Assistance Program.
- Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: State Energy Program.
Department of Health and Human Services
- Office of Community Services: Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
- Office of Community Services: Community Services Block Grant.
Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Office of Community Planning and Development: Community Development Block Grant.
- Office of Community Planning and Development: HOME Investment Partnerships.
Department of Justice
- Office of Justice Programs: State Criminal Alien Assistance Program.
Department of Labor
- Employment and Training Administration: Senior Community Service Employment Program.
Independent agencies
- Appalachian Regional Commission: Local Development.
- Institute of Museum and Library Services: State Library Program.
- National Endowment for the Arts: State Programs.
- National Endowment for the Humanities: State Programs.
This analysis is part of Pew’s “fiscal federalism by the numbers” series.
Anne Stauffer directs the fiscal federalism initiative for The Pew Charitable Trusts. Justin Theal is a senior associate and Annelise Blair is coordinator on the team.