Shutdown Showdown?

The National Institutes of Health (NIH)’s funding would be cut by $1.2 billion.

The Health and Human Services Department (HHS)’s mental health program would be cut by $100 million.

HHS’s State Insurance Assistance Program would be cut by $49 million. This is a state program that gets funding from the federal government to provide free local health coverage counseling to people with Medicare.

Centers for Disease Control (CDC)’s Public Health program, which funds all kinds of research such as tobacco prevention, cancer registries, and prion disease, would be cut by $65 million.

HHS/CDC’s Public Health Preparedness and Response Grants Program, which helps states respond to a range of public health threats, would be cut by $49 million.

FEMA’s Emergency Food and Shelter program would be cut by $20 million.

The Sea Grant program, which protects communities from rising seas and storms, would be cut by $30 million.

EPA’s budget to clean up polluted sites across the country would be cut by $30 million. The agency’s climate-related research would be cut by $48 million. Its grants to fund state environmental programs would be cut by $115 million.

The National Science Foundation’s research and related activities would be cut by $350 million. This means cuts to research in biology, computer, information science, engineering, etc.

The Department of Labor’s fund given to states to help provide job training to workers who have been laid off or displaced due to a natural disaster would be cut by $100 million.

Labor’s Senior Community Service Employment Program, which helps provide non-profit or government jobs to low-income unemployed older adults, would be eliminated. Its $434 million funding would be wiped out.

The Education Department’s Supporting Effective Instruction, which provides grants to states to improve instruction and reduce class sizes, would be cut by $1.2 billion.

The State Department’s International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement would be cut by $200 million. The agency’s peacekeeping operations would be slashed by $20 million. Its Global Health Security’s budget would be eliminated entirely -- $72 million.

HUD’s Community Development Block Grant, which helps make houses more affordable in communities and helps American people achieve their dream of owning a home, would be cut by $1.5 billion.