Employment and Training Administration The Training and Employment Services programs authorized by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) are budgeted to have significant cuts to job training and employment service formula grants, shifting more responsibility for funding these services to states, localities, and employers. Detail on specific dollar impact on disability programs is not available, though the total reduction for the Employment and Training Administration is approximately $1.3 million in 2018. Rights Division/Olmstead The budget seeks to effectively maintain funding levels from 2017 for the Civil Rights Division. Notably absent in the DOJ budget request is any mention of Olmstead enforcement specifically. Key enforcement areas included are combating human trafficking, prosecuting hate crimes, protecting the rights of U.S. workers, protecting the rights of servicemembers and veterans, safeguarding voting rights for all Americans, promoting fair housing, and promoting educational opportunities. Housing The budget cut Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by approximately $6.2 billion. It would cut funding to the Housing Trust Fund, saving $1.12 billion over ten years. According to HUD's on the budget, the Administration would remove the statutory limit on the number of public housing units that care participate in HUD's Rental Assistance Demonstration. The budget would support homeownership through $400 billion to FHA and $500 billion to Ginnie Mae lending programs. It would also support fair housing initiatives by retaining current funding levels of $65.3 million. Education Overall the budget would cut $9 billion from 2017 spending levels. The budget seeks to scale back federal oversight and place responsibility for decisionmaking and administration of education programs with states and parents. The budget would allocate $12.9 billion for special education programs, in line with 2017 levels. It would also provide $3.6 billion in support for vocational rehabilitation services, as well as increase funding for vocational rehabilitation state grants by $54.4 million over 2017 levels. Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program Funding for Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) would be reduced by approximately $200 billion over ten years. The budget would "rebalance" the State-Federal partnership for SNAP benefits, requiring a 10 percent match from states beginning in 2020 and
Employment and Training Administration The Training and Employment Services programs authorized by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) are budgeted to have significant cuts to job training and employment service formula grants, shifting more responsibility for funding these services to states, localities, and employers. Detail on specific dollar impact on disability programs is not available, though the total reduction for the Employment and Training Administration is approximately $1.3 million in 2018. Rights Division/Olmstead The budget seeks to effectively maintain funding levels from 2017 for the Civil Rights Division. Notably absent in the DOJ budget request is any mention of Olmstead enforcement specifically. Key enforcement areas included are combating human trafficking, prosecuting hate crimes, protecting the rights of U.S. workers, protecting the rights of servicemembers and veterans, safeguarding voting rights for all Americans, promoting fair housing, and promoting educational opportunities. Housing The budget cut Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by approximately $6.2 billion. It would cut funding to the Housing Trust Fund, saving $1.12 billion over ten years. According to HUD's on the budget, the Administration would remove the statutory limit on the number of public housing units that care participate in HUD's Rental Assistance Demonstration. The budget would support homeownership through $400 billion to FHA and $500 billion to Ginnie Mae lending programs. It would also support fair housing initiatives by retaining current funding levels of $65.3 million. Education Overall the budget would cut $9 billion from 2017 spending levels. The budget seeks to scale back federal oversight and place responsibility for decisionmaking and administration of education programs with states and parents. The budget would allocate $12.9 billion for special education programs, in line with 2017 levels. It would also provide $3.6 billion in support for vocational rehabilitation services, as well as increase funding for vocational rehabilitation state grants by $54.4 million over 2017 levels. Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program Funding for Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) would be reduced by approximately $200 billion over ten years. The budget would "rebalance" the State-Federal partnership for SNAP benefits, requiring a 10 percent match from states beginning in 2020 and