Global Poverty Budget & Appropriations

Every year, Congress decides how to spend the money in the U.S. federal budget. RESULTS urges our lawmakers to support issues that build the foundation to end poverty – health, education, and economic opportunity.

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Latest from the Hill

FY18 Senate Foreign Aid Spending Bill Increases Funding for Maternal and Child Health and TB

On September 7th the Senate State and Foreign Operations (SFOPS) Appropriations committee passed the fiscal year 2018 SFOPS bill out of committee. It included some good news for our priority health programs.

Analysis & Commentary

FY18 House Foreign Aid Spending Bill Protects Poverty-Focused Accounts

At the end of July, we began to see the “RESULTS” of your First Hundred Days efforts and the many calls, letters, and face-to-face meetings urging members of Congress to increase funding for global health and education programs in fiscal year 2018. The months of appropriations advocacy and Congressional sign-on letters have led to a promising State and Foreign Operations (SFOPS) Appropriations bill that has already moved through the House subcommittee and full committee mark-up process.

Aug 16th 2017 | Global Poverty Budget & Appropriations

Latest from the Hill

Final FY17 Spending Bill Includes Good News for RESULTS’ Global Poverty Priorities

Today, in the middle of the contentious House health care vote on C-SPAN 1, over on C-SPAN 2 the Senate finally passed the $1.1 trillion fiscal year 2017 (FY17) government spending bill. There are a few positives on our global poverty work that RESULTS advocates can be really proud of in this final bill.

Analysis & Commentary

Annual Appropriations Sign On Letters to Strengthen Global Development for FY18 (updated 6-26)

Since the beginning of this year RESULTS has had its own First 100 Days Campaign with the central focus on getting face-to-face meetings with member of Congress to talk about funding for anti-poverty programs through the annual appropriations process. Now is the time to influence how we prioritize our funding for issues that provide care and access to services to the most vulnerable, and it is also an opportunity to get your members of Congress to raise their voices on this issue with their peers through congressional “sign-on” letters.

Mar 10th 2017 | Global Poverty Budget & Appropriations

We Cannot Stand for This

We cannot stand for this. Yesterday the White House told reporters it hopes to slash funding from foreign aid and our fight against global poverty. Meanwhile, Congress is gearing up to attack critical nutrition and health care programs here in the United States.

Mar 01st 2017 | Global Poverty Budget & Appropriations | U.S. Health & Nutrition

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Press Releases

Congress must reject harmful backdoor cuts to foreign aid

According to press reports, the White House is preparing to exploit a budget trick that would cancel funding for the fight against global poverty. This roundabout move would jeopardize $2-4 billion in aid that Congress has already approved and has been signed into law.

Press Releases

White House budget would gut programs that fight poverty in the United States and around the world

The White House has once again jeopardized the futures of families struggling to put food on the table, kids around the world seeking an education, and millions more people facing poverty. The administration’s Fiscal Year 2019 budget request proposes massive funding cuts to effective anti-poverty programs in the U.S. and around the world. Now the process and final decisions fall to Congress, where there is stiff opposition to much of this budget and where similar proposals failed last year.

Press Releases

White House budget would strip health care, education, and economic opportunity from millions

With its first federal budget proposal, the White House has taken aim at families struggling to put food on the table, kids around the world seeking an education, and millions more people facing poverty. Proposing massive funding cuts to effective anti-poverty programs, the budget jeopardizes the futures of people across the country and around the world. Now Congress takes up the process.

Press Releases

White House Budget Proposal Response

By proposing draconian cuts to funding for global development programs through the State Department and USAID, this proposal threatens the futures of millions of people living in poverty all around the world.

Webinar (Global Poverty)

March 2019: Appropriations and Global Fund Inspiration

Guest Speaker: Maurine Murenga, Global Fund Advocates Network

March 2019 Webinar Recording

March 2019 Webinar Slides (PDF)

March 2019 Webinar Slides (PPT)

Mar 07th 2019 | Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB & Malaria | Global Poverty Budget & Appropriations

Laser Talks (Global Poverty)

FY20 Global Appropriations Laser Talk

Ask your senators to request funding for global health and education programs.

Feb 15th 2019 | Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB & Malaria | Global Poverty Budget & Appropriations

Webinar (Global Poverty)

February 2019: Appropriations Season Has Begun

Guest Speaker: Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)

February 2019 Webinar Recording

February 2019 Global Poverty Slides (PDF)

February 2019 Global Poverty Slides (PPT)

Feb 08th 2019 | Global Poverty Budget & Appropriations

Training Webinar

Appropriations Basics Webinar

Feb 06th 2019 | Global Poverty Budget & Appropriations

Monthly Action Sheets (Global Poverty)

Feb 2019 Global Action - Appropriations

Write a Letter: Tell Congress what to prioritize in global health and education (Word Version)

Policy Background

FY20 Global Appropriations Memos

Jan 28th 2019 | Global Poverty Budget & Appropriations

Policy Background

Government Funding Cheat Sheet

The appropriations process is filled with jargon and acronyms that get thrown around on Capitol Hill. Bookmark this cheat-sheet of terms to use throughout the spring!

Jan 25th 2019 | Global Poverty Budget & Appropriations