Most Human Needs Programs Have Lost Ground Since 2010, and Stand to Lose More in FYs 2017 and 2018

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1 February 28, 2017 Most Human Needs Programs Have Lost Ground Since 2010, and Stand to Lose More in FYs 2017 and 2018 Well into FY 2017, we do not yet know what final appropriations figures will be set for the year. We do know that from FYs 2010 through 2016, funding declined for large numbers of human needs programs. Caps on discretionary programs due to the Budget Control Act went into effect in FY Although even deeper sequester cuts were only inflicted in full in FY 2013, the BCA s basic caps have taken their toll on programs for low-income people. From FY 2010 through FY 2016, out of the 164 programs tracked by the Coalition on Human Needs, 138 sustained cuts; only 26 grew. This takes inflation into account, but for most of the programs, the losses exceeded inflation. Nearly half (66) were cut by 15 percent or more. Nearly one-third (53) were slashed by 25 percent or more. Some of the cuts are in areas recognized as important priorities. There is bipartisan interest in helping those returning from prison to re-enter the mainstream successfully. People across the political spectrum understand the scourge of substance abuse. Children s health and well-being are threatened by inadequate protection from lead poisoning, and from neglect or abuse. We know skilled teachers are key for the education of our children. Lack of affordable housing has reached a crisis point in many communities. And yet all these areas have experienced severe cuts. Among the programs receiving substantial reductions are CDC Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention/Healthy Homes (cut by 55.6 percent since FY 2010); job training for adults and youth (each cut about 14 percent); job training to assist in the Reintegration of Ex-Offenders (down 26.2 percent); substance abuse Treatment Programs of Regional and National Significance (slashed by 33 percent); the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP, cut 39.6 percent), State Grants for Improving Teacher Quality (down 27.5 percent), Adult Education State Grants (cut 15.4 percent), and the Public Housing Capital Fund (down 30.9 percent). There are a few welcome exceptions, such as child care and Head Start (up 18 percent and 15.2 percent, respectively), and refugee assistance, which has more than doubled (up 108 percent). But funding overall was especially tight because Congress did not allocate a proportional share of the increase agreed upon for FY 2016 to the areas most critical for low-income people. According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the allocations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and for Transportation-Housing and Urban Development each included increases of 3.6 percent over FY The average increase for the other Appropriations subcommittees was 6.9 percent. The attached table shows how badly needed a fair allocation of resources is for low-income human needs programs. Looking ahead, Congress should provide a fair share out of the already agreed-upon FY 2017 total, and should act soon to prevent sequestration from recurring in subsequent years. Preventing serious further erosion of human needs programs will be difficult in the coming years. Domestic discretionary programs (known as Non-Defense Discretionary or NDD) are slated to lose $3 billion in funding in FY 2018, but a combination of unavoidable cost increases and revenue reductions means that this spending category will need $16 - $20 billion more just to stay even with current levels. Added to that, inflation is estimated by CBO at 1.9 percent in 2017 and 2.0 percent in Those who would propose further cuts to human needs programs will be disinvesting in services vital to sustained and shared economic growth and damaging communities nationwide. For more information, contact Richelle Friedman, rfriedman@chn.org; (202) x114

2 Selected Human Needs Programs: Shrinking Funding Since 2010 Federal Appropriations, FY FY 2016 Coalition on Human Needs In millions of dollars 2/28/2017 FY 2013, Including Sequester Cuts FY10, in FY 2016 $ 1 FY 2016 Dollar Change from FY 10 to FY 16 (in FY 16 $) 1 Percent Change from FY 10 to FY 16 FY 2010 JOB TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES Adult Training (WIA) % Youth Training (WIA) , % Dislocated Worker Assistance 1, , , % Dislocated Worker National Emergency Grants (National Reserve) % Employment Service- National and States % Community Service Employment for Older Americans % Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers % DOL Wage and Hour Division % Veterans Employment and Training % Native American Programs % Office of Disability Employment Policy % Reintegration of Ex-Offenders % Office of Job Corps 1, , , , % YouthBuild % Workforce Data Quality Initiative Apprenticeship Programs Green Jobs Innovation Fund % Career Pathways Innovation Fund % Job Opportunities for Employment in High Growth Industries, Recovery Act ( ) (FYs funded through employer-paid H-1B fees) WANTO/Women in Apprenticeship % TAA Community College & Career Training Grant Fund (Mandatory) Workforce Innovation Fund Pilots, Demonstrations and Research % Evaluation %

3 HEALTH Community Health Centers (discretionary funding) 2, , , , % Community Health Ctrs Affordable Care Act Mandatory funding 0.0 1, , ,600.0 Community Health Ctrs Federal Tort Claims Act funding[ Free Clinics Medical Malpractice] % National Health Service Corps % National Health Service Corps Affordable Care Act Mandatory Training for Diversity % Maternal & Child Health Block Grant % Healthy Start % Children's Hospital Grad. Medical Education % Ryan White AIDS Program 2, , , , % HHS Office of the Secretary Minority HIV/AIDS Fund % Minority Health % Office of Women's Health % Title X- Family Planning % Rural Health Programs % Nursing Workforce Development (Title VIII) % Universal Newborn Hearing % Emergency Medical Services for Children % State Health Access Grants % CDC Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention/Healthy Homes % HUD Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes % MENTAL HEALTH Programs of Regional & National Significance % Mental Health Block Grant % Children's Mental Health % PATH Grants to States for the Homeless % Protection/Advocacy for Indiv. With Mental Illness % SUBSTANCE ABUSE Treatment Programs of Reg. & Nat'l Significance % Substance Abuse Treatment Block Grant 1, , , , % Substance Abuse Prevention Programs of Reg. & Nat'l Sign % DISABILITIES Developmental Disabilities State Councils %

4 Developmental Disabilities Protection and Advocacy % Voting Access for People with Disabilities % Projects of National Significance % University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities % Independent Living, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act % National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehab Research, WOIA % Assistive Technology, WOIA % CHILD WELFARE SERVICES Child Welfare Services % Child Welfare Training, Research or Demo Projects % CAPTA Child Protective Services State Grants % CAPTA Child Abuse Discretionary Grants % CAPTA Community Grants for Protection of Abuse & Neglect % Adoption Opportunities (starting in FY11 includes Children's Health Act funding) % Children's Health Act Adoption Programs % Adoption Incentive Grants % Teen Pregnancy Prevention Discretionary Grants % Social Service & Income Maintenance Research % Promoting Safe and Stable Families (discretionary funds) % Mentoring Children of Prisoners % Consolidated Runaway, Homeless Youth Program % Prevention Grants to Reduce Abuse of Runaway Youth % Chafee Independent Living Training Vouchers % Abandoned Infants Assistance % COMMUNITY SERVICES Community Services Block Grant % Economic Development (in FY 10, Job Oppty's for Low-Income Indiv.) % Rural Community Facilities % Assets for Independence (IDA initiative) % Family Violence/Battered Women's Shelters (HHS) % Domestic Violence Hotline (HHS) % Violence Against Women Act Programs, Dept. of Justice %

5 Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP)- formula grants 4, , , , , % Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP)- contingency % Low Income Energy Assistance -total 5, , , , , % Weatherization Assistance Program % Refugee and Entrant Assistance- total , % Transitional and Medical Services % Victims of Trafficking % Social Services % Preventive Health % Targeted Assistance % Unaccompanied Minors % Victims of Torture % Title XX (Social Services Block Grant) 1, , , , % Corporation for National and Community Service, Total 1, , , % JUVENILE JUSTICE (Total) % Title II State Formula Grants % Title V Local Delinquency Prevention % Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) % Mentoring Programs % Part E: Developing, Testing, Demos, Promising New Initiatives % Community Based Violence Prevention Initiatives % Second Chance Act % Missing and Exploited Children % Victims of Human Trafficking % EARLY CHILDHOOD Head Start 7, , , , , % Child Care & Development Block Grant (CCDBG) 2, , , , % SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY Home and Community Based Supportive Services % Caregiver Services (includes Family and Native American caregivers) % Nutrition for the Elderly % Native American Nutrition and Supportive Services % Protection of Vulnerable Adults % Elder Rights Support Activities % Aging and Disability Resources %

6 Lifespan Respite Care % EDUCATION Title I- College and Career Ready Students: Local K-12 Grants (formerly Education for the Disadvantaged) 14, , , , , % Race to the Top Even Start % Striving Readers % Effective Teaching and Learning: Science, Tech., Engineering, Math % Effective Teaching and Learning for a Well-Rounded Ed % State Grants for Improving Teacher Quality 2, , , , % IDEA Part B Grants to States 11, , , , % IDEA Part C Grants to Infants and Families % IDEA, Preschool Grants % Safe Schools and Citizenship Education (replaces FY10 funding from Safe and Drug Free Schools) Total % Promise Neighborhoods % National Programs % Elementary and Secondary School Counseling % Carol. M. White Physical Education Program % Education for Homeless Children and Youth % Investing in Innovation School Turn-Around Grants % 21st Century Community Learning Centers (after school) 1, , , , % English Language Acquisition % Neglected and Delinquent Youth- state program % Migrant Student Education % Special Programs for Migrant Students (HS equivalency, college) % Rural Education % Indian Student Education % ADULT, VOCATIONAL, AND HIGHER EDUCATION Adult Education- State Grants % Career and Technical Education (CTE) 1, , , , % Client Assistance State Grants % Training % Demonstration and Training Program %

7 Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers % Supported Employment State Grants % Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (PAIR) % Independent Living % Pell Grants, Discretionary (NOTE: All Pell Grant funding is exempt from automatic cuts) 17, , , , , % Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants % Federal Work Study , % TRIO Program % GEAR UP % Child Care Access Means Parents in School % Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education % Postsecondary Program for Students with Intellectual Disabilities % NUTRITION WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition/Women, Infants and Children) 7, , , , , % Commodity Supplemental Food Program (NOTE: CSFP is exempt from automatic cuts) % TEFAP: Emergency Food Programs, Administrative % Farmers' Market Nutrition Program % Congressional Hunger Center % HOUSING Total, Community Development Fund 4, , , , , % Community Development Block Grant Formula Grants 3, , , , , % Choice Neighborhoods/HOPE VI % Homeless Assistance Grants 1, , , , % Public Housing Capital Fund 2, , , , % Public Housing Operating Fund 4, , , , % Housing Choice Vouchers (contract renewals) 16, , , , % Housing for the Elderly (Section 202) % Housing for Persons with Disabilities (Section 811) % FYs 2010,2013, 2016 figures are from Congressional appropriations tables and documents, with detailed information as needed from executive branch documents. 1. Inflation multiplier from FYs is ; sources: BLS, CPI-U for FYs ; CBO January Budget Outlook for FYs Calculations by Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

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