By Jessica Lambertson – govexec.com – February 2, 2010 – President Obama’s $3.8 trillion fiscal 2011 budget estimates saving more than $20 billion through the termination, reduction and savings generated by 126 federal programs. Defense, Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs are among the departments that will receive budget boosts under Obama’s plan; others, such as the Interior Department, will see cuts to several programs.
Based on the budget proposal, we’ve put together a list of the proposed discretionary and mandatory terminations and reductions, categorized by agency. This compilation does include programs and other areas where the administration has estimated savings for 2011 and beyond; we’ve listed only areas that are targeted specifically for elimination or reduction in 2011 or beyond, where appropriate.
For a more detailed look at potential savings and the rationale for including programs and other initiatives on this list, read the “Terminations, Reductions and Savings” volume of the fiscal 2011 budget. Unless otherwise indicated, the figures represent the decrease in funding from 2010 to 2011.
(in millions of dollars)
Agriculture (13)
Agricultural Research Service Buildings and Facilities: 147
Capital Improvement and Maintenance Program: 100
Commodity Payments to Wealthy Farmers: 2,263 (from 2011-2020)
Commodity Storage Payments: 2
Community Facilities Grants: 15
Economic Action Program: 5
Health Care Services Grant Program: 3
High-Energy Cost Grants: 18
Market Access Program: 366 (from 2011-2020)
Multifamily Housing Revitalization Demonstration Program: 27
Public Broadcasting Grants: 5
Resource Conservation and Development Program: 51
Watershed and Flood Prevention Program: 30
Broadcasting Board of Governors (1)
Voice of America: 3
Commerce (3)
Emergency Steel Guaranteed Loan Program: 43
Grants to Manufacturers of Worsted Wool: 25 (from 2011-2020)
Public Telecommunications Facilities Grants: 20
Corps of Engineers (2)
Low-Priority Corps Construction Projects: 214
Water and Wastewater Treatment: 129
Defense (8)
C-17 Transport Aircraft Production: 2,500
Command Ship Replacement (LLC-R): 0**
EP-X Manned Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Aircraft: 12
Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle: 50
Joint Strike Fighter Alternate Engine: 465
Navy CG(X) Cruiser: 46
Net-Enabled Command Capability: 9
Third-Generation Infrared Surveillance Program (3GIRS): 73
Education (10)
Entitlements for Financial Intermediaries Under the Federal Family Education Loan Program: 43,294 (from 2011-2020)
ESEA Consolidations (combine 38 K-12 programs into 11 new programs): -568**
Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program: 64
Rehabilitation Act Program Consolidations: -7**
Small Department of Education Programs (5 terminations): 59
Tech Prep Consolidation: 0**
Election Assistance Commission (1)
Election Reform Grants: 75
Energy (16)
Coal Tax Preferences (4 terminations): 2,283 (from 2011-2020)
LANSCE Refurbishment: 20
Oil and Gas Company Tax Preferences (8 terminations): 36,536 (from 2011-2020)
Oil and Gas Research and Development Program: 200
Unconventional Fossil Technology Program: 20
Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository: 197
Environmental Protection Agency (5)
EPA Homeland Security Activities: 35
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: 175
Local Government Climate Change Grants: 10
Targeted Airshed Grants: 20
Targeted Water Infrastructure Grants: 157
Federal Communications Commission (1)
Telecommunications Development Fund: 63 (from 2011-2020)
Health and Human Services (6)
Anthrax Vaccine Research: 3
Children and Families Services Job Demonstration Program: 3
Health Resources and Services Administration (3 terminations): 383
Rural Community Facilities: 10
Homeland Security (2)
Emergency Operations Center Grant Program: 60
Intercity Bus Security Grant Program: 12
Housing and Urban Development (5)
Brownfields Economic Development Initiative: 18
Fair Housing Activities Program: 11
Home Investment Partnerships Program: 175
New Construction of Housing for the Elderly and Disabled (2 reductions): 761
Independent (3)
Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: 1
Commission of Fine Arts: 5
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation: 1
Interior (10)
Alaska Conveyance: 13
Abandoned Mine Lands Payments to Certified States: 1,241 (from 2011-2020)
Challenge Cost Share Grants: 19
Hazardous Fuels Reduction: 44
Information Technology Efficiencies: 20
National Heritage Areas: 9
North American Wetlands Conservation Grants: 5
Save America’s Treasures and Preserve America (NPS): 30
Strategic Sourcing: 30
Travel and Relocation Reform: 12
Justice (2)
Light-Duty Sedans Added to the FBI’s Fleet: 4
Right-Size Component Personnel Travel Budgets: 20
Labor (3)
Bureau of Labor Statistics – Current Employment Statistics: 2
Bureau of Labor Statistics – International Labor Comparison Program: 2
Bureau of Labor Statistics – National Compensation Survey (Includes Locality Pay Surveys Component): 8
NASA (1)
Constellation Systems Program: 3,466
National Science Foundation (1)
WATERS Network: 4
Transportation (2)
Rail Line Relocation Grants: 34
Surface Transportation Priorities: 293
Treasury (4)
Advanced Earned Income Tax Credit: 760 (from 2011-2020)
Bureau of Public Debt: 6
Financial Management Service: 9
Terrorism Risk Insurance Program: 249 (from 2011-2020)
Veterans Affairs (1)
Uniform Criteria for Special Monthly Pension: 181
** Some program changes cause zero or negative savings because of consolidations and reallocation of resources.
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