National Priorities Project analyzes and clarifies federal data so that people can understand and influence how their tax dollars are spent.

BREAKING NEWS
  • The President's Budget: Fiscal Year 2011
    February 08 2010

    This publication reviews Presidential budget requests spanning fiscal years 2008 to 2012 which include requested spending authorities from the final Bush budget to the Obama administration's projected 2012 budget.
     

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THE LATEST
  • Two Budget-Driven Resources On The Way!
    February 02 2010

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  • National Priorities Project Tallies Cost of War through September 30, 2010
    January 11 2010

    Congress has appropriated an additional $136.8 billion for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for the 2010 fiscal year. National Priorities Project estimates that for this fiscal year, $64.5 billion is directed to Iraq and $72.3 billion to Afghanistan. Bills that included war-related funding were the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 2892) passed on October 28, 2009; the Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 3288) passed on December 16, 2009; and the Department of Defense Appropriations Act (H.R. 3326) passed on December 19, 2009.

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  • Analysis of Conference Agreement on the Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Appropriations Bill (H.R. 3326)3326
    December 17 2009

    The Conference agreement on the Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Appropriations bill was adopted by the full House on Wednesday, December 16, roughly 24 hours after it became available for public viewing. The Senate is expected to act on the legislation this week. The bill includes $497.7 billion for the Department of Defense’s annual “base” budget (not including funding for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan). This is roughly $3.4 billion below the Obama Administration’s request ($501.1 billion).

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  • What Can $20 Buy?
    December 11 2009

    What is $20 Worth? That depends on what you do with it.

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  • Afghanistan Fact Sheet: The Numbers Behind the Troop Increase
    December 01 2009

    President Barack Obama is making a major policy speech on Afghanistan tonight. According to numerous press reports, this speech will include his intention to significantly increase the number of U.S. forces deployed in the region to conduct combat operations and assist with the training of Afghanistan's national security forces.

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Bringing the Federal Budget Home

National Priorities Project (NPP) is a 501(c)(3) research organization that analyzes and clarifies federal data so that people can understand and influence how their tax dollars are spent. Located in Northampton, MA, since 1983, NPP focuses on the impact of federal spending and other policies at the national, state, congressional district and local levels. Find out more at About Us.