Social Services Block Grant
Social Services Block Grants (SSBG): The administration's proposal includes a 30.9 percent cut to Social Services Block Grants (SSBG) over fiscal year 2008. This program provides states with funds to provide childcare and employment services, admissions or referrals for
institutional care, services to prevent neglect or exploitation, and other community services.
The following table shows the cuts for each state, after adjusting for inflation.
| Social Services Block Grant |
| (obligations in thousands) |
| State or Territory |
FY2009 Proposed |
30.9% Cut (compared to FY08) |
| Alabama |
18,330 |
8,187 |
| Alaska |
2,671 |
1,192 |
| Arizona |
24,577 |
10,976 |
| Arkansas |
11,203 |
5,004 |
| California |
145,307 |
64,900 |
| Colorado |
18,945 |
8,462 |
| Connecticut |
13,969 |
6,238 |
| Delaware |
3,402 |
1,519 |
| District of Columbia |
2,318 |
1,035 |
| Florida |
72,100 |
32,202 |
| Georgia |
37,322 |
16,668 |
| Hawaii |
5,124 |
2,287 |
| Idaho |
5,845 |
2,610 |
| Illinois |
51,144 |
22,842 |
| Indiana |
25,164 |
11,238 |
| Iowa |
11,886 |
5,308 |
| Kansas |
11,017 |
4,920 |
| Kentucky |
16,764 |
7,487 |
| Louisiana |
17,090 |
7,632 |
| Maine |
5,267 |
2,353 |
| Maryland |
22,382 |
9,997 |
| Massachusetts |
25,657 |
11,459 |
| Michigan |
40,238 |
17,971 |
| Minnesota |
20,594 |
9,198 |
| Mississippi |
11,600 |
5,182 |
| Missouri |
23,287 |
10,401 |
| Montana |
3,765 |
1,682 |
| Nebraska |
7,048 |
3,148 |
| Nevada |
9,946 |
4,443 |
| New Hampshire |
5,241 |
2,340 |
| New Jersey |
34,773 |
15,531 |
| New Mexico |
7,790 |
3,479 |
| New York |
76,948 |
34,367 |
| North Carolina |
35,299 |
15,765 |
| North Dakota |
2,534 |
1,132 |
| Ohio |
45,748 |
20,431 |
| Oklahoma |
14,266 |
6,371 |
| Oregon |
14,750 |
6,588 |
| Pennsylvania |
49,584 |
22,145 |
| Rhode Island |
4,255 |
1,900 |
| South Carolina |
17,223 |
7,692 |
| South Dakota |
3,116 |
1,392 |
| Tennessee |
24,069 |
10,749 |
| Texas |
93,694 |
41,847 |
| Utah |
10,164 |
4,539 |
| Vermont |
2,487 |
1,110 |
| Virginia |
30,462 |
13,606 |
| Washington |
25,492 |
11,385 |
| West Virginia |
7,248 |
3,237 |
| Wisconsin |
22,146 |
9,891 |
| Wyoming |
2,053 |
916 |
| American Samoa |
34 |
16 |
| Guam |
207 |
92 |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
41 |
19 |
| Puerto Rico |
6,207 |
2,772 |
| Freely Associated States |
...... |
...... |
| Virgin Islands |
207 |
92 |
| Indian Tribes |
...... |
...... |
| Undistributed |
...... |
...... |
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