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Program Cuts, Agency-by-Agency

A list of federal programs that will lose some or all of their funding in fiscal 2010 if President Obama gets his way.

President Obama is asking all federal managers to be thriftier these days. But in his formal fiscal 2010 budget request, he was more specific about where he sees potential to save money. A budget document released last week lists 121 program cuts and projects to improve efficiency that collectively would save the government $17 billion in 2010 alone.

We've broken down that list by agency so you can see how these proposals could affect your job. Next to each program, we've noted the amount in millions of dollars that would be saved in fiscal 2010 (over the fiscal 2009 enacted level of funding, or current law for changes to entitlement programs) if Congress approves Obama's request. In some cases, the projected savings are zero, even though the president has proposed eliminating the program. This is because the budget factors in the cost of shutting down the program and finishing projects already in the pipeline; the savings would come in future years.

For a more detailed look at potential savings and the rationale for including programs or efficiency initiatives on the list, read the "Terminations, Reductions and Savings" volume of the fiscal 2010 budget. *These programs contain estimated savings for 2010 and beyond. We listed figures only next to those programs in the budget proposal that are targeted specifically for elimination or reduction. (in millions of dollars)

African Development Foundation

  • African Development Foundation Program: 3
Agriculture
  • Agricultural Research Service Buildings and Facilities: 97

  • Conservation Reserve Program Set-Aside for Public Access: 5

  • Cotton Storage Payments: 52

  • Crop Insurance Premiums and Underwriting Gains and Fees: 0

  • Economic Action Program: 5

  • High Energy Cost Grant: 18

  • Market Access Program: 4

  • *Marketing and Regulatory Programs Work Reforms

  • *Office Leases

  • Payments to High-Income Farmers: 58

  • Phase-Out Direct Payments to Farms with Sales Above $500K: 85

  • Public Broadcasting Grants: 5

  • Resource Conservation and Development Program: 51

  • Rural Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities Grants: 8

  • Watershed and Flood Prevention Program: 24

  • *Rural Development Online Training

  • *USDA IRS Data Sharing on Farmer Income

  • *Utility Online Bill Payments
Broadcasting Board of Governors
  • Voice of America: 2
Commerce
  • Public Telecom Facilities: 18
Defense
  • Airborne Laser Program: 214

  • Aircraft Carrier Build Schedule: 727

  • Army Corps Environmental Infrastructure Construction: 180

  • C-17 Strategic Airlift Aircraft: 0

  • Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR-X) Helicopter: 144

  • F-22 Raptor Fighter Aircraft: 2907

  • Future Combat Systems Manned Ground Vehicles: 633

  • Government Reliance on Contracted Service Support: 900

  • Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Program: 524

  • Joint Strike Fighter Alternate Engine: 465

  • Low-Performing Corps Construction Projects: 244

  • LPD-17 and Mobile Landing Platform Transport Ships: 0 (funding delay)

  • Multiple Kill Vehicle Program: 283

  • Navy CG (X) Cruiser: 0 (funding delay)

  • Next Generation Bomber: 0

  • Presidential Helicopter (VH-71): 750

  • Recruiting and Retention Adjustments to Maintain End-Strength: 793

  • Transformational Satellite : 768
Education
  • Academies for American History and Civics: 2

  • Character Education Program: 12

  • Civic Education: 33

  • Close-up Fellowships: 2

  • *Computer Consolidation

  • Entitlements for Financial Intermediaries Under the Federal Family Education Loan Program: 3636

  • Even Start: 66

  • Foundations for Learning: 1

  • *International Office Closure

  • Javits Gifted and Talented Education Program: 7

  • National Institute for Literacy: 6

  • Ready to Teach: 11

  • Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities State Grants: 295

  • *Secretary's Regional Representatives

  • Student Mentoring Program: 47
Election Assistance Commission
  • Election Assistance Commission Grants: 54
Energy
  • Los Alamos Neutron Science Center Refurbishment: 19

  • Nuclear Hydrogen Activities: 8

  • Nuclear Power 2010: 158

  • Oil and Gas Company Tax Preferences (8 terminations): 0

  • Oil and Gas Research and Development Program: 20

  • Oil Research and Development Program: 5

  • Reliable Replacement Warhead: 0

  • Yucca Mountain Repository Program: 91
Environmental Protection Agency
  • California Diesel Emissions Reduction Grants: 15

  • Homeland Security Grants: 5

  • *IT Infrastructure Streamlining

  • Local Government Climate Change Grants: 10

  • Targeted Funding for Alaska Native Villages Infrastructure: 9

  • Water Infrastructure Earmarks: 145
Health and Human Services
  • Anthrax Vaccine Research: 8
  • *Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Program Integrity
  • Food and Drug Administration Earmark for the National Center for Natural Products Research in Buildings and Facilities: 4
  • Healthy Start Grow Smart: 5
  • Health Resources Administration Delta Health Initiative: 26
  • Health Resources Administration Denali Commission: 20
  • Health Resources Administration Health Care Facilities and Construction: 310
  • Office of Inspector General Field Lease Consolidation: 2
  • Real Choice Change Systems Grants: 2
  • Rural Community Facilities: 10
Homeland Security
  • *Branding Activities
  • Emergency Operations Center Grant Program: 35
  • *Energy Use
  • Inter-City Bus Security Grant Program: 12
  • LORAN-C: 35
  • *Office Supplies and Computer Software
  • Trucking Security Program: 8
Housing and Urban Development
  • Brownfields Economic Development Initiative: 10
Independent
  • Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation: 1
  • Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation : 1
Interior
  • Abandoned Mine Lands Payments to Certified States: 142
  • Abandoned Mine Lands Discretionary Grants: 13
Justice
  • *Online Judicial Forfeiture Notice
  • State Criminal Alien Assistance Program: 400
Labor
  • Denali Job Training: 3
  • Office of Labor-Management Standards: 4
  • *Unemployment Insurance, Program Integrity: (mandatory)
  • *Unemployment Insurance, Program Integrity: (discretionary)
  • Work Incentive Grants: 17
Social Security Administration
  • *Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income Programs, Program Integrity
State
  • Administrative Services at Posts: 5
  • *Bureau of Information Resource Management Inventory
  • *Contract Consolidation
  • East-West Center Assistance: 9
  • *Electronic Correspondence for Immigrant Visa Processing
Transportation
  • Corridor H of the Appalachian Development Highway: 10
  • Rail Line Relocation Grants: 25
  • *Recovery Act Savings
  • Surface Transportation Priorities: 161
Treasury
  • Advanced Earned Income Tax Credit: 125
  • Denali Access: 6
  • *IRS Tax Enforcement, Program Integrity (mandatory)
  • *Levy Payments to Federal Contractors With Delinquent Debt
  • Terrorism Risk Insurance Program: 0
Veterans Affairs
  • *Conferences

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