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Public Health

Programs supporting community health and disease prevention

This is a proposal, not law.This reflects the President's FY2027 budget proposal. Congress has not acted on these appropriations.

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Programs affected
$5.3B
Total proposed cuts
reduction Alabama impactBudget PDF p. 70

State Revolving Funds

Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds

$2.5B
75.0% cut

48,900+ water infrastructure projects since 1987; $650B in needed drinking water infrastructure

reductionBudget PDF p. 70

Categorical Grants

Grants to States for Environmental Programs

$1.0B
50.0% cut

State environmental agencies administering Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act; Brownfields programs (159,814 acres cleaned)

reduction Alabama impactBudget PDF p. 71

R&D

EPA Research and Development Programs

$400M
60.0% cut

EPA research staff; environmental health studies

reductionBudget PDF p. 23

Environmental Management

Nuclear Cleanup Programs

$386M
4.5% cut

Communities near legacy nuclear weapons sites (Hanford, WA; Savannah River, SC; Oak Ridge, TN)

reduction Alabama impactBudget PDF p. 70

Superfund

Hazardous Substance Superfund (Discretionary Portion)

$300M

Communities near 1,300+ contaminated sites; 50% of Americans live within 3 miles of a Superfund site

elimination Alabama impactBudget PDF p. 69

Environmental Justice

Environmental Justice Grants and Programs

$300M
100.0% cut

Communities disproportionately affected by pollution; environmental justice organizations

eliminationBudget PDF p. 41

USGS Ecosystems

USGS Ecosystems Mission Area

$300M
100.0% cut

~1,200 scientists tracking invasive species, H5N1 bird flu, PFAS contamination, wildlife disease

eliminationBudget PDF p. 71

DERA

Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Grants

$90M
100.0% cut

Diesel fleet operators; 73,700 engines upgraded; $8B in health benefits; 850 premature deaths prevented