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April 19, 2011
The final federal budget for fiscal year 2011 (ending September 30, 2011), signed by President Obama on April 15, will reduce spending by about $38.5 billion compared to FY 2010 appropriated levels. The compromise among Congressional Republicans, Democrats, and the White House included significant cuts to environmental and energy programs within the Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Department of Transportation (DOT), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Department of Labor (DOL). Below are some highlights by department.
Specific program cuts within the DOE include:
Specific program cuts within the USDA include:
Specific program cuts within the HUD include:
Specific program cuts within the DOT include:
Specific program cuts within the DOL include:
The EPA was cut by $1.6 billion, or 16 percent compared to the FY 2010 level. Climate change programs were cut $49 million below FY 2010 levels.
One energy program that saw a boost in funding was DOE's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), which funds high-risk, high-reward research and development projects. ARPA-E was not funded last year but received $180 million for FY 2011.
For more information, see: House Appropriations Committee - Majority Summary House Appropriations Committee - Minority Summary Senate Appropriations Committee Summary Full text of spending bill H.R. 1473