Breaking down the numbers: Trump's 2027 budget request includes plenty of pain to go around.
- J. Basil Dannebohm
- 5 hours ago
- 3 min read
Blissfully naive Americans -- particularly those who adhere to the “tread on everyone, except for me” code of ethics -- are prematurely breathing a sigh of relief that the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” didn’t impact them.
There’s just one problem: The majority of the “OBBB” doesn’t go into effect until after the midterms.
But not to worry.
President Trump released his proposed 2027 budget a couple of weeks ago.
Like the “OBBB,” it was written in large part by White House budget director Russell Vought, one of the principal architects of Project 2025. While some Americans might indeed dodge the collateral damage of the “OBBB,” odds are you’re going to feel some impact of the budget if passed in its present form. Granted, budgets rarely pass as written, but given rampant Congressional kowtowing the possibility still stands.
The proposed budget seeks to increase military spending to $1.5 trillion dollars. The White House boasts that this defense funding approaches the “historic increases just prior to World War II.”
In recent comments, the President has indicated that military spending is his top priority, suggesting it should come before federal funding for social safety-net programs, daycare, and health services, which he suggested should be handled at the state level.
For budget cuts, the White House claims it will target “woke, weaponized and wasteful programs,” including:
$510M from grants for farmers and agricultural research
$5B from medical research (NIH)
$1.1B from scientific research funding
$5B from public health programs, mental health services, and disease prevention
$50M from grants to help communities build more housing (Fully eliminated)
$1.6B from job training for at-risk youth (Fully eliminated)
$90M from grants to reduce diesel pollution (Fully eliminated)
$3.4B from NASA space and earth science research
$489M from housing and services for Native American communities
$372M from airline service for rural and small communities
$2.7B from college access and higher education support
$1.5B from vocational training and adult education (Fully eliminated)
$356M from emergency preparedness and disaster response
$2B from international humanitarian aid
$40M from protection against chemical and biological weapons threats
$1.3B from FEMA community disaster preparedness grants
$529M from housing assistance for people living with HIV/AIDS (Fully eliminated)
$315M from democracy and anti-corruption programs abroad
$1.4B from IRS taxpayer services and enforcement
$297M from NASA technology innovation programs
$158M from loans for small businesses
$768M from refugee resettlement assistance
$1.1B from international Space Station operations
$82M from loans for rural small businesses (Fully eliminated)
$150M from support for American exports and trade
$204M from loans and investments for underserved communities
$2.2B from broadband and internet access programs
$47M from support for minority-owned businesses (Fully eliminated)
$53M from funding for homeland security operations
$659M from community building grants
$4B from help paying home heating and cooling bills for low-income families (Fully eliminated)
$101M from enforcement of equal pay and workplace anti-discrimination laws
$170M from Small Business Administration operations
$993M from scientific research and technology standards
$150M from cutting-edge clean energy research
$775M from local anti-poverty programs (Fully eliminated)
$58M from homebuyer and renter counseling services (Fully eliminated)
$2.5B from clean drinking water and wastewater infrastructure funds
$61M from support for farmers and food markets (Fully eliminated)
$707M from cybersecurity protection for critical infrastructure
$1.6B from weather forecasting, fisheries, and coastal protection (NOAA)
$819M from care and shelter for migrant children
$642M from international economic and treasury programs
$45M from renewable energy development programs (Fully eliminated)
$1.3B from affordable housing construction grants (Fully eliminated)
$309M from small business development and entrepreneurship programs
$1B from EPA grants to states for environmental protection
$240M from school meals and food education for children abroad (Fully eliminated)
$234M from worker safety and labor protection programs
$20M from civil rights mediation and legal access programs (Fully eliminated)
$60M from enforcement of fair housing and anti-discrimination laws
$449M from economic development grants for communities
$486M from grants for public transit projects
$395M from jobs program for low-income seniors (Fully eliminated)
$393M from programs to reduce homelessness
$100M from air pollution monitoring and reduction programs (Fully eliminated)
$143M from STEM education programs
$46M from programs to combat child labor and forced labor abroad
$4.3B from global health and disease prevention programs
$15.2B from roads, bridges, and infrastructure projects
$386M from environmental cleanup programs
$1.2B from food aid for hungry families abroad (Fully eliminated)
$2.7B from funding for the United Nations and international partnerships
$8.5B from funding for public schools
$1.1B from home energy efficiency and clean energy programs (Fully eliminated)
Remember: Protests, phone calls and emails are all well and good, but communication with elected officials begins at the ballot box.
