National Priorities Project Bringing the Federal Budget Home

Materials & Activities

 

Materials

National Priorities Project 2012 Resources
    A brief overview of some of NPP's budget resources

A Glossary of Federal Budget Terms
    From Mandatory to Discretionary spending and beyond

Why Should We Care About the Federal Budget
    An overview of the local impact of federal spending

Making Sense of the Federal Budget

NPP's Tax Day 2011
    An overview of where your tax dollars went in 2010. Don't forget to use NPP's individual tax calculator

Presidents Budget Analysis 2011
    NPP's analysis of the full FY2011 budget. See our full publication for state-by-state numbers

Federal Budget 101: Process and Timeline

Activities

Slicing Up The Discretionary Pie
    How do we begin to understand budget priorities?

Counting Pennies
    How would we divide our nation's resources?