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

BREAKING NEWS
  • Security Spending Primer
    September 24 2009

    National Priorities Project is proud to release the Security Spending Primer: Getting Smart About The Pentagon Budget.  (PDF Document)

    This Primer is a “one-stop-shopping” resource and has two main goals: 

      • to provide comprehensive, easy-to-understand information on the complexity of the federal budget process; and
      • to help build the capacity of people across the United States who want their voices and their priorities to be heard in the debate over federal spending in general and military spending in particular.
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THE LATEST
  • The President's Budget Fiscal Year 2009: Impact on the States
    February 06 2008

    The administration released its fiscal year 2009 $3 trillion budget request on Monday, February 5. An overview of the budget proposal along with state-level breakdowns on selected programs are available.

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  • Military Recruiting 2007: Army Misses Benchmarks by Greater Margin
    January 22 2008

    In spite of efforts by the Pentagon to aggressively recruit youth into the Army, the Army missed its benchmarks once again in 2007. NPP releases its analysis of 2007 recruiting and provides access to data by state, county and ZIP Code.

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  • Federal Budget Year in Review 2007
    January 03 2008

    Congress and the administration failed to agree on budget priorities this year. While the President announced an escalation of the Iraq War and requested nearly $200 billion for war funding in fiscal year 2008 alone, Congress tried repeatedly to expand health care for children.

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  • More War Funding Signed by President
    December 28 2007

    On December 26, President Bush signed the Consolidated Appropriations Bill passed by Congress the previous week. The Act wraps up the budget for fiscal year 2008 and provides an additional $70 billion for war.

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  • More War Funding Requested (Updated)
    October 25 2007

    On October 22, the administration submitted a request for a further $45.9 billion in war-related spending for fiscal year 2008. This request is on top of $147 billion already requested for the Department of Defense and $3.6 billion for other agencies for the fiscal year. If appropriated by Congress, the vast majority would be spent on Iraq. Total spending for the Iraq War would rise to approximately $611 billion.

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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.