As expected, the Trump Administration released its FY2027 budget request today.聽 The initial set of budget documents published this morning can be found .
Our office will continue to provide further updates as we review the documents but some of the initial proposals are as follows:
Health and Human Services
- $111.1 billion is proposed for the entire agency, which would represent a cut of $15.8 billion, or 12.5%, below the FY2026 level.
- For NIH, the Administration is looking to cut the agency by $5 billion, to a total base funding level of approximately $41 billion.
Dept of Education
The Education Department would see a cut of $2.3 billion, or 2.9%, below the FY2026 level, for a total of $76.5 billion.
- The maximum Pell grant would remain the same at $7395.聽 Additional funds are being proposed to fill a shortfall in the program
- Once again, the SEOG program is targeted for elimination.
- Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) programs would be cut by $354 million
- Title VI International Education Program would be eliminated (currently funded at $81 million)
National Science Foundation
Like last year’s budget proposal, this year’s also seeks to drastically cut NSF.聽 Overall, the Administration would fund NSF at $4.0 billion, a cut of $4.8 billion, or nearly 55%.
Department of War
As expected, the Administration calls for a budget of $1.5 trillion for the agency, which would represent an increase of more than $440 billion, or 44%.
One of the priorities for the department is “maritime dominance.”
NASA
NASA would seen an overall decrease of $5.6 billion, or 23%, to $18.8 billion for FY2027.
Within NASA, the Science Mission Directorate would be cut by $3.4 billion, with 40 “low-priority” missions eliminated.
Space Tech would be cut by $297 million and the Office of STEM Engagement, where Space Grant is housed, would be cut by $143 million.
Department of Energy (DOE)
Dept of Energy would see a bump of $4.8 billion, or about 10%, to a total of $53.9 billion
The Office of Science and ARPA-E would both see cuts, with Science slated for a decrease of $1.1 billion and a $150- million cut targeted for ARPA-E.
NOAA
The Administration is once looking to cut NOAA, with the FY2027 budget calling for a $1.6-billion decrease and proposing to fund the agency at $4.0 billion.
Dept of Interior
Interior is being targeted for a cut of $2.3 billion, or nearly 13%, and would receive a total of $15.9 billion in FY2027 under this budget.
Please check back here for additional updates.