Sequester Impact On States Detailed In New White House Reports
ILLINOIS IMPACTS
If sequestration were to take effect, some examples of the impacts on Illinois this year alone are:
Teachers and Schools:
Illinois will lose approximately $33.4 million in funding for primary and
secondary education, putting around 460 teacher and aide jobs at risk. In addition about 39,000
fewer students would be served and approximately120 fewer schools would receive funding.
Education for Children with Disabilities: In addition, Illinois will lose approximately $24.7
million in funds for about 300 teachers, aides, and staff who help children with disabilities.
Work-Study Jobs:
Around 3,280 fewer low income students in Illinois would receive aid to help
them finance the costs of college and around 2,650 fewer students will get work-study jobs that
help them pay for college.
Head Start:
Head Start and Early Head Start services would be eliminated for approximately
2,700 children in Illinois, reducing access to critical early education.
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Protections for Clean Air and Clean Water:
Illinois would lose about $6.4 million in
environmental funding to ensure clean water and air quality, as well as prevent pollution from
pesticides and hazardous waste. In addition, Illinois could lose another $974,000 in grants for fish
and wildlife protection.
Military Readiness:
In Illinois, approximately 14,000 civilian Department of Defense employees
would be furloughed, reducing gross pay by around $83.5 million in total.
Army: Base operation funding would be cut by about $19 million in Illinois.
Air Force: Funding for Air Force operations in Illinois would be cut by about $7 million.
Navy:
Four planned Naval Station Great Lakes demolition projects ($2 million) could be canceled
and a scheduled Blue Angels show in Rockford could be canceled.
Law Enforcement and Public Safety Funds for Crime Prevention and Prosecution:
Illinois
will lose about $587,000 in Justice Assistance Grants that support law enforcement, prosecution
and courts, crime prevention and education, corrections and community corrections, drug treatment
and enforcement, and crime victim and witness initiatives.
Job Search Assistance to Help those in Illinois find Employment and Training:
Illinois will
lose about $1.4 million in funding for job search
assistance, referral, and placement, meaning
around 50,780 fewer people will get the help and skills they need to find employment.
Child Care:
Up to 1,100 disadvantaged and vulnerable children could lose access to child care,
which is also essential for working parents to hold down a job.
Vaccines for Children:
In Illinois around 5,230 fewer children will receive vaccines for diseases
such as measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus, whooping cough, influenza, and Hepatitis B due to
reduced funding for vaccinations of about $357,000.
Public Health:
Illinois will lose approximately $968,000 in funds to help upgrade its ability to
respond to public health threats including infectious diseases, natural disasters, and biological,
chemical, nuclear, and radiological events. In addition, Illinois will lose about $3.5 million in
grants to help prevent and treat substance abuse, resulting in around 3,900 fewer admissions to
substance abuse programs. And the Illinois State Department of Public Health will lose about
$186,000 resulting in around 4,600 fewer HIV tests.
STOP Violence Against Women Program:
Illinois could lose up to $273,000 in funds that
provide services to victims of domestic violence, resulting in up to 1,000 fewer victims being
served.
Nutrition Assistance for Seniors
: Illinois would lose approximately $764,000 in funds that
provide meals for seniors.
off everyone's misery from this ridiculous war in the middle east, it's been the defense industry. Lastly, why is the media trying to spin all this as is if it's some kinda doomsday scenario as if holding the gov't to any semblence of accountability is a bad thing???
