The Federal FY’11 Budget: And the Focus on Women and Girls
The President’s budget has been scrutinized and will continue to be for some time. The question on everyone’s mind being who and what made the cut. Many will be pleased to see the attention that has been paid, to America’s women, girls and families.
A quick highlight of some of the support the President’s budget lends toward empowering women, girls and families:
Support Expanded Resources for Family Planning Programs
The President budget provides $327 million – a $10 million increase – for Title X Family Planning programs, which expand access to contraception, health information, and preventive services.
Help States Provide Paid Family Leave to Workers. The Budget establishes a $50 million State Paid Leave Fund within the Department of Labor that will provide competitive grants to States, entirely within their discretion, to launch paid-leave programs.
Strengthen Efforts to Combat Violence Against Women. The Budget includes $535 million, an increase of $117 million, to support women victims of violence, including domestic abuse and sexual assault victims.
Prevent Hunger and Improve Nutrition. The President’s Budget provides $8.1 billion for discretionary nutrition program supports, which is a $400 million increase over the 2010 enacted level.
Support Family Caregivers. The budget includes $103 million for the Administration on Aging’s Caregiver Initiative.
Fund Quality Child Care. The Budget provides critical support for young children and their families by building on historic increases provided in ARRA. The Budget provides an additional $989 million for Head Start and Early Head Start to continue to serve 64,000 additional children and families funded in ARRA.
Promote the Recruitment and Retention of Women and Other Underrepresented Groups in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Fields. The 2011 Budget increases funding for a new consolidated program aimed at recruiting and retaining undergraduate students from underrepresented groups in science and technology careers.
Expand Financial Aid for College and Make Historic Investments in Community Colleges. The budget will support expanded Pell Grants and a simplified student aid system, and includes a new American Graduation Initiative.
Promote Affordable Homeownership and Protect Families from Mortgage Fraud. The Budget requests $88 million for HUD to support homeownership and foreclosure prevention through Housing Counseling and $20 million to combat mortgage fraud. In addition, the Budget requests $250 million for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation’s (NRC) grant and training programs.
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