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The White House Office of Management and Budget recently released its report to Congress detailing the impact of sequestration across a variety of agencies, providing some detail as to how programs and offices may be impacted. While the report summarizes overall reductions, it does not specify how the sequestration will impact more granular grant programs or contracting opportunities.
The following highlights cuts across key federal agencies important to energy and environment stakeholders. These spending reductions will be completed by September 30, 2013:
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Environmental Protection Agency |
Total Sequestered Amount $472 Million |
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Select Programs |
Sequestered Amount |
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State and Tribal Assistance Grants |
$210 millon |
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Environmental Programs & Management |
$135 million |
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Hazardous Substance Superfund |
$74 million |
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Department of Energy (Energy Programs) |
Total Sequestered Amount $524 million |
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Select Programs |
Sequestered Amount |
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Office of Science |
$245 million |
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Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy |
$91 million |
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Office of Nuclear Energy |
$39 million |
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Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy |
$14 million |
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Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability |
$7 million |
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Department of Interior |
Total Sequestered Amount $883 million |
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Select Programs |
Sequestered Amount |
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National Park Service |
$153 millon |
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Fish & Wildlife Service |
$127 million |
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Mineral Leasing & Associated Payments |
$109 million |
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Bureau of Land Management |
$75 million |
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U.S. Geological Survey |
$54 million |
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Office of Surface Mining |
$26 million |
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Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement |
$10 million |
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Bureau of Ocean Energy Management |
$8 million |
The Treasury Department announced one specific example of the impact of sequestration. It stated publicly that funding awards under the 1603 Grants in Lieu of Tax Credits program made from March 1 through September 30 of this year will face an 8.7 percent reduction. Impacts to other popular programs are to be expected.
Now that the sequestration deadline has passed, Congress will turn its attention to funding the federal government for the remainder of fiscal year 2013. That effort is expected to include some discussion about giving the Administration greater sequestration flexibility in where to find spending reductions as well as restoring some of the money to the Department of Defense.
