1. What’s on Our Radar, from 30,000 to 3,000 Feet
NCSL, August 2016

2. Federal Grants
How do they work?
Why does it matter?

3. Most spending is spoken for

4. Grants play a minor role in federal spending…

5. …but a large and growing role in state budgets
MD = (12.053/41.553)= 29%

6. Health dominates

7. 10 largest grants = 79% of total

8. The big story in federal aid

9. Winners in the last five years

10. Losers in the last five years

11. FY 2015 grants per capita varied widely

12. What influences results?
Demography
Medicaid
Income
Federal Lands
Geography

13. A Federal Update
What’s on our radar?

14. FY 2017 Appropriations Length of CR How states will fare
Discretionary increase:
2% House
1.3% Senate
Program eliminations, cuts
New programs

15. Appropriations progress

16. Reforms, reauthorizations
Opioids
Big increase likely, but how big?
Will new programs get funded?
Child Welfare
Senate action?
Funding gains and losses
TANF
Extended?
Reformed?

17. Hot Topics Zika Part B Clawback FY 2016 funding? Offsets?
New block grant?
Part B
22% projected for dual-eligibles (CY 2017)
Congressional fix?
Clawback
$1.1B  projected (CY 2017)

18. Clawback payments are rising

19. Part D costs are driving them

20. What’s on our radar for next year?
Budget
Debt Limit
BCA changes
President’s budget
Budget process reforms
Deficit reduction
March 15
Chaos?
Programs
Other
CHIP
Health expirations
DSH cuts effective
Anti-poverty overhaul
Tax reform

21. End-Game Speculation Lame duck session FY 2017 appropriations
Long- or short-term CR?
Omnibus or minibuses?
Time is running short
Election-year shenanigans

22. Questions? Check for updates at www.ffis.org