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White House Lists Programs It Wants to Cut

Wednesday, February 4, 2004; Page A04

The White House released yesterday a list of the 65 programs it wants to terminate in 2005, along with the programs it hopes to cut back significantly. Here is part of that list:

· Advanced Technology Program, which supports high-risk technology development with the private sector. 2004: $171 million; 2005: 0.

· School Alcohol Abuse Reduction. 2004: $30 million; 2005: 0.

· Arts in Education grants. 2004: $35 million; 2005: 0.

· Comprehensive School Reform grants for low-income schools. 2004: $234 million; 2005: 0.

· Eisenhower Math and Science Education Programs. 2004: $20 million; 2005: 0.

· Even Start family literacy. 2004:$247 million; 2005: 0.

· Education Department Parental Information and Resource Centers. 2004: $42 million; 2005: 0.

· Community Development Block Grants. 2004: $334 million; 2005: 0.

· HOPE VI public housing revitalization. 2004: $149 million; 2005: 0.

· Tax-favored Empowerment Zones. 2004: $15 million; 2005: 0.

· Brownfields Redevelopment. 2004: $25 million; 2005: 0.

· Rural Housing and Economic Development. 2004: $25 million; 2005: 0.

· Local Law Enforcement Grants. 2004: $1.58 billion; 2005: 0.

· Juvenile crime prevention block grants. 2004: $59 million; 2005: 0.

· Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Training. 2004: $77 million; 2005: 0.

· Smaller Learning Communities to divide large high schools into smaller ones. 2004: $174 million; 2005: 0.

· Health Professional Training Grants. 2004: $409 million; 2005: $126 million.

· Rural Health Aid. 2004: $147 million; 2005: $56 million.

· Homeland Security first responders. 2004: $4.37 billion; 2005: $3.56 billion.

· Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Program. 2004: $78 million; 2005: $44 million.

· Election Reform. 2004: $1.49 billion; 2005: $65 million.

SOURCE: White House's Office of Management and Budget



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