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Federal Cutbacks by Program Area
With Offsets Proposed by Governor Lowry
Federal Reductions ________ Restored Funding ________ 7-Year Total
GF-S OtherTotal 1996 to 2002
Welfare/Social Services(419.5) 189.8 86.7 276.5 (1,138.8)
Food Stamps(196.4) 59.7 66.9 126.6 (534.7)
SSI - Legal Immigrants (141.0)80.5 16.6 97.1 (375.6)
SSI - Children (12.2)6.8 3.2 10.0 (30.5)
Child Support Changes (12.4)0.0 0.0 0.0 (35.4)
Social Service Block Grant - 15% reduction (8.9)8.9 0.0 8.9 (30.8)
SSI - Drug and Alcohol Clients (45.6)30.5 0.0 30.5 (120.3)
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (3.0)3.4 0.0 3.4 (11.5)
Workforce Training(0.8) 0.0 0.0 0.0 (1.7)
K-12 Education(17.4) 17.4 0.0 17.4 (43.5)
Higher Education(2.8) 0.0 0.0 0.0 (8.4)
Other Education(3.8) 0.0 0.0 0.0 (11.4)
Environmental Programs(6.9) 0.0 0.0 0.0 (24.0)
Housing(101.6) 10.00.0 10.0 (337.6)
Transportation(61.6) 0.0 1.5 1.5 (154.0)
General Government(4.5) 3.6 0.5 4.1 (16.2)
Total of Potential Impacts (618.9)220.8 88.7 309.5 (1,734.9)
Direct Impacts on State Budget (144.9) (400.3)