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bipartisan advocacy organization dedicated to making children and families a priority in federal policy and budget decisions. We engage a broad coalition of advocates, partners, and members of Congress to increase investment in our nation’s children and ensure that federal spending reflects the fact that every issue is a kids’ issue. Our goal is to have policymakers put all of our nation’s children first, and to secure their health, safety, and well-being so they may thrive now, and in the years to come.  \nFor more information about First Focus on Children, or to make a donation, please visit [www.firstfocus.org or call 202.657.0670](www.firstfocus.org or call 202.657.0670) .  \nQuestions, comments, or suggestions about Children’s Budget 2022 can be emailed to Michelle Dallafior at michelled@firstfocus.org or Jessica Troe at jessicat@firstfocus.org.  \nAcknowledgements  \nChildren’s Budget 2022 was made possible with the generous support and encouragement of the Wellspring Philanthropic Fund, Oak Foundation, GHR Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and the Annie E. Casey Foundation for their continued critical support on behalf of children.  \nThank you to the staff of First Focus on Children for their contributions and input:  \nMiriam Abaya  \nCara Baldari Michelle Dallafior Elaine Dalpaiz Aubrey Edwards-Luce Carrie Fitzgerald  \nTrenessa Freeman Olivia Gomez Michele Kayal Bruce Lesley  \nMessellech “Selley” Looby Averi Pakulis  \nKathy Sacco  \nConor Sasner  \nTim Smith  \nSophia Tompkins (former staff) Jessica Troe  \nHaley Winter  \nNotes  \nEdited by Michelle Dallafior, Senior Vice President of Budget and Tax Policy; Jessica Troe, Senior Director of Budget and Data Analytics; Michele Kayal, Vice President, Media and Communications; Conor Sasner, Director of Education and Child Policy Research; and Olivia Gomez, Director of Health and Nutrition Policy.  \nPublished in 2022 by First Focus on Children  \nFirst Focus on Children • 1400 Eye St. NW, Suite 450 • Washington, DC 20005  \nPrinted in the United States of America by First Focus on Children  \nDesigned by Meredith Cardani  \n1 Message from the President of First Focus on Children  \n11 As COVID Recedes, Congress Must Work Harder to Secure Life-Improving Benefits for Children  \n14 Fixing the Undercount of Kids in Census Data Would Help Distribution of Federal Funding  \n16 Notes on Children’s Budget 2022  \n19 Overall Spending  \n27 Domestic Program Details  \n27 Early Childhood Programs  \n35 Education Programs  \n61 Environmental Health Programs  \n73 Health Programs  \n95 Housing Programs  \n103 Income Support Programs  \n119 Justice and Child Protection Programs  \n137 Nutrition Programs  \n149 Safety Programs  \n157 Training Programs  \n161 International Program Details  \n174 Index of Programs  \n174 Alphabetical Index of Programs  \n176 Index of Discretionary Programs by Appropriations Subcommittee  \n178 Index of Domestic Programs by Department and Bureau  \n180 Index of International Programs by Agency  \nMessage from the President of First Focus on Children  \nChildren Need Us to Be Ambitious  \nBruce Lesley  \nThe convergence of terrific Champions for Children in Congress, years of groundwork by child advocates, anda global pandemic have resulted in an unprecedented and record share of spending for children in the federal budget in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022: 11.98% combined (11.88% on domestic and 0.10% on international) .  \nAs we have found, the federal share of combined spending dedicated to children had dropped to just 7.55%(7.47% on domestic and 0.08% on international) in the final year of the Trump Administration (FY 2020)—the lowest level since we began our work on Children’s Budget in 2006.  \nThe difference between now and 2020 has been game-changing for children.  \nFor example, the investment by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) in the Child Tax Credit resu","cbCaietmWbsswhh4","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaietmWbsswhh4","pdf",5714499,185,"English","# Message from the President of First Focus on Children\n## Children Need Us to Be Ambitious\n# Notes\n## Notes on Children’s Budget 2022\n# Overall Spending\n# Domestic Program Details\n## Early Childhood Programs\n## Education Programs\n## Environmental Health Programs\n## Health Programs\n## Housing Programs\n## Income Support Programs\n## Justice and Child Protection Programs\n## Nutrition Programs\n## Safety Programs\n## Training Programs\n# International Program Details\n## Index of Programs\n## Alphabetical Index of Programs","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of Children’s Budget 2022?\",\"answer\":\"It explains how federal policy and budget decisions impact children and families, and promotes putting children first in health, safety, and well-being priorities.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the report describe changes in federal spending for children from FY 2020 to FY 2022?\",\"answer\":\"It notes that the federal share for combined spending dedicated to children fell to a low point in FY 2020, then increased substantially in FY 2022, describing the difference as game-changing.\"},{\"question\":\"What role does the American Rescue Plan Act’s Child Tax Credit play in the report’s discussion?\",\"answer\":\"The document states that ARPA’s investment in the Child Tax Credit helped reduce child poverty measures during the global pandemic and economic recession.\"}]","Children’s Budget 2022 - About First Focus on Children | PDF",1792048613,466]