Table V-4 Federal Funding of District of Columbia Programs: Expected Impact of Statehood, (Amounts in Thousands of Dollars) P. L. 96-272, (HHS) 8,263 9,140 X Expected Impact of Statehood This formula grant program is available to states Statehood should not alter the funding under this This formula grant program is available to states. Statehood should not alter funding under this project Statehood should not alter funding under this program. · Table V-4 Federal Funding of District of Columbia Programs: Expected Impact of Statehood, Department of Human Services (Amounts in Thousands of Dollars) Program and Authority 1986* 1987** Local State Expected Impact of Statehood These are all Health and Human Services Formula Grant programs available to the States and the District of Columbia. Statehood should not affect any of these programs because at the present the District is funded as if it were a state. Data from FY 1987 Budget Schedule, Volume 1 and the 1986 Catalog. 111 revenue The second panel of Table V-4 covers four Federal sources. Except for the Social Security Disability Determination Grant, each program is available only to state applicants. In each instance, the District is considered as if it were a state. The Foster Care Program is funded at an $8.2 million level in FY 1986; the FY 1987 level is proposed at $9.1 million. The Vocational Rehabilitation Basic Program is funded at an $8.0 million level in both FY 1986 and FY 1987. The Child Support Enforcement Grant Program is funded at a $4.8 million level in FY 1986, and it is proposed to be funded at a $5.0 million level in FY 1987. The Social Security Disability Determination Grant - at $4.6 million in both FY 1986 and FY 1987 not be affected by statehood. should The third panel of Table V-4 describes five block grant programs. Each block grant is available to the states and the District of Columbia. Statehood should not affect any of the programs because the District is funded as if it were a state. 112 Other Federal Program Support Table V-5 covers other District of Columbia programs receiving Federal funding above the $500,000 level. The Air Pollution Control Program was funded in Fiscal Year 1986 at $513,000. The same level of funding is proposed for FY 1987. This is a Project Grant Program available to any municipal or state government. There is no question but that the District would be eligible for the program if it were a state. States may receive up to 75 per cent Federal funding, and other applicants may receive 66.7 per cent funding. If the District is now funded as a municipality, under statehood there could be increase in the maximum Federal funding available up to 75 per cent. an The University of the District of Columbia receives in FY 1986 funding of $994,000, with the same level proposed for FY 1987 for the D.C. Cooperative Extension Service. The payments are made to Land Grant colleges in 50 states and the District of Columbia. Statehood should have no impact on the funding of this program. Table V-5 Federal Funding of District of Columbia Programs: Expected Impact of Statehood, Other Major Programs (Amounts in Thousands of Dollars) Expected Impact of Statehood This is a project grant program. Applicants may be State, interstate and intermunicipal programs with If the District is funded as a municipality under this Payments made to land grant colleges in 50 states and the District of Columbia. Statehood should have no impact. All states and the District of Columbia are eligible for this formula grant program. Statehood should have no impact. |