After the markup and release of appropriations bills from the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, the Northeast-Midwest Institute prepares fact sheets highlighting their impacts on key regional programs. Listed below are the fact sheets from the upcoming fiscal year.
Additionally, NEMWI tracks historical funding of key regional programs in the tables below and compares the funding levels of previous fiscal years with the latest Presidential budget request and appropriations bills for the upcoming fiscal year.
FY 2018 Appropriations Fact Sheets
House Energy and Water Development Appropriations Fact Sheet | July 12, 2017
House Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Fact Sheet | July 17, 2017
House Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Fact Sheet | July 19, 2017
Pending: House Labor, Health and Human Services, and Related Agencies Appropriations Fact Sheet
Pending: House Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Fact Sheet
Historical Funding for Key Regional Programs
| Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies (figures in millions of dollars) | FY23 | FY24 | FY 26 President's Request | FY 26 Minibus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Road Lock and Dam Aquatic Nuisance Species Barrier | 47.881 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal | 14.33 | 13.75 | 12.9 | 12.9 |
| New Soo Lock, Sault Ste. Marie, MI | N/A | 257.4 | 176.6 | 176.6 |
| Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study | 3 | 3 | N/A | N/A |
| Great Lakes Authority | N/A | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (figures in millions of dollars) | FY24 | FY 26 President's Request | FY 26 House Bill | FY 26 Senate Bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lakes Restoration Initiative | 368 | 368 | 368 | 368 |
| BEACH Grants | 9.75 | 0 | 9.8 | 9.75 |
| Clean Water State Revolving Fund | 1639 | 155 | 1208 | 1639 |
| Drinking Water State Revolving Fund | 1126 | 150 | 894.7 | 1126 |
| USFWS Invasive Carp programs | 31 | N/A | 26 | 28 |
| Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration program | 3 | N/A | 3 | 3 |
| USGS National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program | 43.5 | N/A | 43.5 | 43.5 |
| USGS Invasive Carp Research | 11 | N/A | 11 | 11 |
| Lake Champlain Sea Lamprey program | 0.8 | N/A | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (figures in millions of dollars) | FY23 | FY24 | FY 26 President's Request | FY 26 House Bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lakes Fishery Commission | 50 | 50 | 39 | 54.8 |
| International Joint Commission | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 |
| Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (figures in millions of dollars) | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY 26 President's Request | FY 26 House Bill | FY 26 Senate Bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS) | 38 | 38.5 | 40.29 | 41 | 38.1 | 40.6 |
| MARAD's Port Infrastructure Development Program | 234.3 | 212.2 | 120.5 | 550 | 123.5 | 96.5 |