Feeling the sequester pinch in Utah
Predictions for Utah include impacts on everything from childhood vaccines to education, law enforcement, military readiness, senior nutrition assistance and environmental protections.
Public education,
K thru 12
F I N A N C I A L S E E T B A C K P E O P L E A F F E C T E D
Special educationCollege work/ study jobsHead Start ProgramEnviron-mental protectionMiltiary readinessPublic safetyJob search assistanceChild care helpChild-hood vaccinesPublic healthWomen violence protectionSenior nutrition assistance
90
fewer
teacher and aide
jobs;
9,000
students
lose accessto help.
70
teachers,
aides and
staff.
530
college
students
withoutfinancialaid;
80
fewerwork/study jobs.
400
fewerchildreneligible toparticipate.Reducedfederaldollarscould mean
reductionsin staff or
programsthat help
ensure
a cleanerenviron-ment.
15,000
civilianDefenseemployeescould
face
furloughs.Grantcuts couldresult in
cuts to
drugand crimevictimstreatmentprograms.
16,430
people
affected
by cuts to
assistanceand
trainingprograms.
200
fewerlow-incomechildrencan beaccepted,hinderingparents’ability towork.
1,230
fewerchildren
to receiveneeded
vaccines.Fundingcuts could
reduceresponders
to disease/
disaster
cases; loss ofsubstanceabusetreatmentand HIVtesting.Funding
cuts foraid to
domesticviolencevictims.Reducedavailabilityof meals
for
shut-in
or
impaired
senior
citizens.
$6.3million$5.7million$1.3million
(clean air and water funding)
+
$847,000
(fish and willife protection)Dollar figure not availableDollar figure not availableDollar figure not available
$119,000$525,000$84,000$59,000$347,000$16million
(Army base funding)
+
$2million
(Air Force funding)
$264,000
emergency response
+
$850,000
drug prevent & treatment
+
$46,000
HIV testing
Source: www.whitehouse.gov
The Salt Lake Tribune
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