How Much Money Can Trump Take from The State of Minnesota

President Donald Trump has been threatening to take funding away from a number of institutions to force them into compliance with policies he wants. How much money does the State of Minnesota get from the federal government? How much is at risk? In Fiscal Year 2025, the state is planned to get 687 federal grants for a total of $23.3 billion dollars.

Federal funds comprised a third of the State budget:

The federal government provides funding for a wide range of programs:

The biggest use of federal funds for Minnesota’s most vulnerable populations.  The biggest program is $12.134 billion for Medicaid, the program to provide healthcare to low-income persons. Federal Medicaid spending is projected to account for about 17% of total state spending. Medicaid covers about 1.2 million Minnesotans, almost one-quarter of the population of the state. It provides healthcare to 42% of children and pays for about half of all long-term care services.

Other programs for vulnerable populations include:

• $1.609 billion for SNAP, the program to help low-income families buy food;
• $600 million for MinnesotaCare, which provides healthcare to low-income persons whose incomes are slightly higher than what would make them eligible for Medicaid;
• $553 million for childcare;
• $501 million for Public Health programs;
• $430 million for school lunches;
• $266 million for Section 8, housing for very low-income people;
• $260 million for TANF, cash assistance to very low-income families.

The other large federally-funded program is transportation. This includes:

• $900 million for aeronautics
• $800 million for state roads and bridges
• $500 million for local roads and bridges
• $100 million for transit (excludes Met Council)

This data is from the Minnesota State, State Budget Director, Ahna Minge and Dave Greeman, Chief Financial Officer, Minnesota Department of Human Services.

You can see the full presentation here:  Minnesota Management and Budget