The Kids Have It—A Look At Recent Health & Human Service Contract Awards

What does the future federal funding roadmap look like for services for children? That was the focus of the recent Urban Institute analysis, How Would Children Fare Under Proposed Cuts To Federal Spending?.;Currently, across all federal expenditures (not including tax reductions), 9% goes toward children (see;Kids’ Share 2024), and this share is projected to decline by 6% over the next decade.;The current spending equates;to an average of $8,940 per U.S. child.

Currently, more than half (57%) of federal spending on children is in Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP . . .