Funding for Anti-Poverty Programs.(Illustration)

Publication: Economic Opportunity Report
Date: Monday, August 16 2004

                        Funding for Anti-Poverty Programs 
                           (amounts in thousands) 
 
                                              Fiscal 2004   Fiscal 2005 
Program                                         Funding       Request 
 
Health & Human Services Dept. 
 
Community Services Block Grant                    641,935       494,946 
Low Income Home Energy 
Assistance (LIHEAP) Grants                      1,789,380     1,800,500 
LIHEAP Emergency                                   99,410       200,000 
DOE Weatherization Assistance                     227,166

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