These are the programs Trump is cutting in 2027 to pay for his $1.5 Trillion Military Defense Budget
I must warn you the list is extremely long and continues in a subsequent post…
The areas impacted and groups affected is just unacceptable!
Department of Agriculture
National Institute of Food and Agriculture Formula Grants (–$510m)
Rural Business Service (RBS) grants (–$82m)
Agricultural Marketing Service grant programs (–$61m)
McGovern‑Dole Food for Education Program (–$240m)
Community Facilities Grant earmarks (–$659m)
Department of Commerce
Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) (eliminated, –$47m)
Economic Development Administration (EDA) programs (–$449m)
NOAA Operations, Research, and Grants (–$1.6bn)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) programs, including:
Manufacturing Extension Partnership (–$993m)
International Trade Administration – Global Markets (–$150m)
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Digital Equity Program (–$2.2bn)
Department of Education
Over two dozen K‑12 grant programs, consolidated or eliminated (–$8.5bn total), including:
Teacher Quality Partnership
Equity Assistance Centers
Comprehensive Centers
Migrant Education
English Language Acquisition
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) (–$1.5bn; adult education eliminated, CTE moved to Labor)
Minority‑Serving Institutions Programs (–$354m)
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) (–$136m)
International and Foreign Language Education programs (–$81m)
Department of Energy
Green New Deal–related IIJA energy programs (–$15.2bn)
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) office (previously abolished)
Office of Science climate and environmental research (–$1.1bn)
Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA‑E) green energy projects (–$150m)
Environmental Management reductions tied to reprioritization (–$386m)
Department of Health and Human Services
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) (–$4bn)
Refugee Resettlement cash and assistance programs (–$768m)
Unaccompanied Alien Children program reductions (–$819m)
Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) (–$775m)
Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) program (eliminated)
Sexual Risk Avoidance Program (eliminated)
Multiple NIH institutes eliminated, including:
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Fogarty International Center
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) (–$129m)
Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) (–$240m)
Department of Homeland Security
FEMA non‑disaster grant programs (–$1.3bn)
CISA misinformation, engagement, and outreach offices (–$707m)
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screening functions (partial privatization, –$52m)
HS Headquarters Consolidation (-$53m)
Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman
Office of Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) (–$3.3bn)
HOME Investment Partnerships Program (–$1.3bn)
Continuum of Care Homelessness Program (replaced; –$393m)
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) (–$529m)
Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant (eliminated)
PRO Housing grants (–$50m)
Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) (-$60m)
Housing Counseling Program (–$58m)
Department of Labor
Job Corps (eliminated, –$1.6bn)
Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) (–$395m)
OSHA Susan Harwood Training Grants (eliminated)
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) (defunded)
Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) reductions (–$46m)