All Departments
USDA Budget PDF pp. 9–11
Department of Agriculture
FY2026 Enacted
$25.7B
FY2027 Proposed
$20.8B
Change
$-4.9B
-19.1%
Budget reduction severity19.1% cut
5 programs affected · $1.6B total proposed reduction
Program-Level Cuts
EliminatedCritical Impact
Community Facilities Grant Earmarks
$659M
100% cut
Rural communities needing hospitals, fire stations, schools, ambulances
ruralhealthcareinfrastructure
ReducedMajor Impact
National Institute of Food and Agriculture Formula Grants
$510M
75% cut
Land-grant universities in all 50 states; Cooperative Extension offices in ~3,000 U.S. counties; agricultural researchers
researchagricultureeducation
EliminatedMajor Impact
McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program
$240M
100% cut
~2.7 million food-insecure children in developing countries; U.S. commodity producers
foreign aidchildrenhunger
EliminatedMajor Impact
RBS Programs
$82M
100% cut
Rural small businesses; entrepreneurs in communities with populations under 50,000
small businessrural
EliminatedMajor Impact
AMS Grant Programs
$61M
100% cut
Small and mid-size farmers; specialty crop producers; local food systems
agriculturesmall business