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Comparison of Selected Accounts: FY 2006 Appropriation, FY 2007 Appropriation, and FY 2008 President's Request

Comparison of Selected Accounts
FY 2006 Appropriation, FY 2007 Appropriation, and FY 2008 President's Request

(in millions of dollars)
Account
FY 2006 Appropriation
FY 2007 Appropriation
FY 2008 President's Request
Department of Health and Human Services
Grants to States to Remove Barriers to Voting 10.9 10.9 10.9
Protection & Advocacy for Voting Access 4.8 4.8 4.8
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Birth Defects, Developmental Disabilities, & Health 124.0 124.5 124.5
Chronic Disease Prevention 834.0 834.0 834.0
Department of Education
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
   State and Local Grants Part B 10,583.0 10,491.9 10,491.9
   Preschool Grants 380.8 380.8 380.8
   Early Intervention Part C 436.4 423.1 423.1
Part D National Programs
State Personnel Development 50.0 50.7 0
Technical Assistance and Dissemination 48.9 48.9 48.9
Personnel Preparation 89.7 89.7 89.7
Parent Information Centers 25.7 25.7 25.7
Technology and Media 38.4 38.4 25.1
Transition Initiative 0.0 0.0 2.0
Research and Innovation (Inst. Ed. Sciences) 81.7 81.7 81.7
American Printing House for the Blind 17.6 17.6 17.6
Rehabilitation Act
Rehabilitation State Grant 2,720.2 2,837.2 2,837.2
Rehabilitation Training 38.4 38.4 38.4
Independent Living Serv. for Older Blind Ind 32.9 32.9 32.9
State Assistive Technology Programs and TA 30.5 30.5 26.1
National Institute for Disability & Rehabilitation Research 106.7 106.7 106.7
Helen Keller National Center 8.5 8.5 8.0




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