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The cost of the stimulus is estimated to be $787 billion, but this number is based on calculated guesses for several provisions, including certain social programs, health programs, and tax cuts. For instance, modernizing state unemployment systems is estimated by the Wall Street Journal to be a $2.9 billion project. However, the estimate we cited suggests the cost will be $7 billion. The differences in numbers create varied totals on what the real cost will be. Here is the stimulus bill by the numbers in Reason’s Taxpayer’s Guide to the Stimulus:
(In Millions)
| $41,504 |
Agriculture |
| $20,000 | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program |
| $11,800 | Rural Housing and Community Loan Guarantees |
| $3,140 | Rural Business-Cooperative Service |
| $2,500 | Rural Development Broadband Program |
| $1,380 | Rural Water and Waste Disposal Loans |
| $650 | Forest Service Improvements |
| $500 | Child Nutrition |
| $500 | Wildland Fire Management |
| $340 | Watershed Operations and Flood Prevention Program |
| $244 | Farm Service Agency |
| $200 | USDA Buildings |
| $150 | Emergency Food Assistance Program |
| $100 | National School Lunch Program |
| $19,100 | Commerce, Justice, Science |
| $5,600 | Scientific Research Programs |
| $5,000 | Law Enforcement Programs |
| $4,700 | Broadband Technology Opportunities Program |
| $2,000 | Edward Bryne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program |
| $1,000 | 2010 Census Operating Budget |
| $650 | Digital TV Converter Coupons |
| $150 | Economic Development Assistance Program Grants |
| $17,775 | Armed Forces |
| $7,900 | Department of Defense |
| $4,600 | Army Corps of Engineers |
| $2,200 | U.S. Army Modernization |
| $1,500 | U.S. Air Force Modernization |
| $1,200 | U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Modernization |
| $375 | Mississippi River & Tributaries Programs |
| $51,900 | Energy |
| $16,800 | Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Programs |
| $10,100 | New Energy Technology Research Initiatives |
| $6,500 | Electricity Providers to Increase their Borrowing Limits |
| $6,000 | Environmental Clean Up Programs |
| $5,000 | Weatherization Assistance Program |
| $4,500 | Energy Department to Modernize the Electric Grid |
| $2,000 | Manufacturing Vehicle Batteries |
| $1,000 | Water Management Projects |
| $9,434 | Federal |
| $5,500 | Federal Buildings Fund |
| $3,000 | SBA Secondary Market Guarantee Authority |
| $450 | Small Business Administration General Fund |
| $300 | Replacing the Federal Vehicle Fleet |
| $100 | Community Development Financial Institutions Fund |
| $84 | Recovery Act Accountability and Transparency Board |
| $3,305 | DHS |
| $1,000 | TSA Aviation Security |
| $700 | U.S. Customs and Border Protection |
| $650 | Homeland Security |
| $615 | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| $240 | Coast Guard |
| $100 | Southern Border Security Fence |
| $9,285 | Interior |
| $6,400 | EPA Grant Programs |
| $800 | EPA Hazardous Waste Clean Up |
| $735 | National Park Service |
| $500 | Bureau of Indian Affairs |
| $340 | Bureau of Land Management |
| $280 | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| $140 | USGS Geological Surveys |
| $75 | Smithsonian Institution and NEA |
| $15 | Historic Preservation Fund |
| $75,361 | Labor |
| $27,000 (est.) | Unemployment Insurance |
| $14,000 (est.) | Economic Recovery Payment |
| $8,800 (est.) | Unemployment Checks |
| $7,000 (est.) | State Unemployment System Modernization |
| $5,100 | Department of Labor Job Training Programs |
| $5,000 | Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (TANF) |
| $2,500 | HHS Health Center Grants |
| $2,000 | Neighborhood Stabilization Program |
| $1,090 | SSA National Computer Center |
| $1,000 | HHS Prevention and Wellness Fund |
| $930 | Department of Labor Budget |
| $650 | HHS Programs |
| $160 | Corporation for National and Community Service |
| $131 | Economic Recovery Payment Processing |
| $1,900 | State |
| $1,000 | VA Medical Facilities |
| $350 | Department of Veteran Affairs |
| $310 | State Department Programs |
| $190 | State Department Capital Investment Fund |
| $50 | National Cemetery Administration |
| $48,100 | Transportation |
| $27,500 | Highway Infrastructure Investment |
| $8,400 | Mass Transit |
| $8,000 | High Speed Intercity Rail |
| $1,500 | Surface Transportation Infrastructure |
| $1,300 | Amtrak |
| $1,300 | Federal Aviation Administration |
| $100 | Maritime Administration |
| $13,610 | HUD |
| $4,000 | HUD Public Housing Capital Fund |
| $2,250 | HOME Investment Partnerships Program |
| $2,250 | HUD Homeowners Assistance Programs |
| $2,000 | HUD Emergency Assistance |
| $1,500 | Emergency Shelter Grants Program |
| $1,000 | Community Planning Grants |
| $510 | Housing Programs on Indian Reservations |
| $100 | Lead Hazard Reduction Program |
| $102,050 | Education |
| $53,600 | State Education Budgets |
| $15,900 | College Tuition Grants |
| $13,000 | Struggling Students in Poor Areas |
| $12,880 | Disabled Students |
| $3,000 | Childcare and Community Development Grants |
| $2,100 | Head Start and Early Head Start |
| $820 | School Improvement Programs |
| $450 | Technology Development Programs |
| $300 | University Programs |
| $156,831 | Public Health |
| $87,000 | Federal Medicaid Funding to the States |
| $9,900 | Medicaid Coverage for the Unemployed |
| $24,700 (est.) | COBRA Unemployment Healthcare |
| $19,000 | Health IT Infrastructure |
| $8,200 | NIH General Research Funding |
| $2,000 | National Coordinator for Health Information Technology |
| $2,000 | Community Health Centers |
| $1,300 | NIH National Center for Research Resources |
| $1,100 | CER Programs at HHS and the National Institute of Health |
| $550 (est.) | Qualified Individual Program |
| $500 | NIH Buildings |
| $500 | Specialized Training for Doctors and Nurses |
| $81 | Title V Administration |
Appropriations Spending Subtotal: $467,701,000,000
Estimated Cost Spending Subtotal: $82,450,000,000
Total Spending: $550,151,000,000
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Written by: Anthony Randazzo. Please email with any comments or corrections.