How automatic budget cuts could affect Missouri

The White House has compiled numbers from federal

agencies and its budget office to review how automatic budget cuts set to take effect Friday would affect each state. Numbers released Sunday evening are based only

on the $85 billion in cuts for this fiscal year, from March-September. Examples for Missouri are as follows:

EDUCATION

* About $11.9 million in funding for primary and secondary education.

* Head Start and Early Head Start services would be eliminated for about 1,200 children in Missouri.

ENVIRONMENT

* About $3,745,000 in environmental funding and another $1,184,000 in grants for fish and wildlife protection.

MILITARY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

* About 8,000 civilian Department of Defense employees would be furloughed, reducing gross pay by around $40.3 million in total.

* About $56 million in Army base operation funding.

* About $14 million in funding for Air Force operations.

* About $298,000 in Justice Assistance grants.

JOB ASSISTANCE

* About $758,000 in funding for job-search assistance, referral and placement.

HEALTH

* Funding for vaccinations would be cut about $171,000.

* About $572,000 in funds to help upgrade the ability to respond to public health threats.

* About $1,300,000 in grants to help prevent and treat substance abuse.

* About $211,000 for the State Department of Health & Senior Services.

* Up to about $127,000 in funds that provide services to victims of domestic violence.

* About $419,000 in funds that provide meals for seniors.