That would almost certainly result in a steep decline in aid to states.
It is a steep rise in aid and assistance last year India gave a mere $25m to Africa and marks a striking shift, especially since India itself is still a big recipient of aid.
Mr. Christie also wants to make steep cuts in aid to towns and counties, impound the $88 million in sales taxes collected in urban enterprise zones, and eliminate efforts by his predecessor, Jon S. Corzine, to prod local governments to consolidate or share expenses.
The U.N. had requested a steep increase in aid compared to previous years, partly because just 43percentt of the $2.9 billion pledged to the U.N. for Syrians in 2015 has been funded.
Despite the steep hurdles to deliver aid, and criticism from activists and Syrians who say that international aid organizations are merely puppets of the Syrian government, ICRC says that access has actually increased since last year.
By rapidly increasing retail charges for procedures often covered by Medicare, St. Barnabas got a steep increase in federal aid.
And some schools are even increasing their commitment to financial aid despite steep drops in their endowments.
The move mirrors similar prunings around the country at other public colleges and universities that are reeling from steep drops in state aid.
Many governors here were bracing for potentially steep cuts in federal aid to their states, either through the automatic spending cuts set to take effect in January, or through whatever deal is struck to avert them.
The trips use a combination of lifts, skins (strips of nylon strapped to the bottom of skis to aid climbing steep hills), and sometimes helicopters to get skiers to the top of isolated peaks.
WASHINGTON Newew York, New Jersey and Connecticut face steep reductions in federal aid for education, childhood vaccinations, military operations, environmental protection and other programs if President Obama and Congress fail to reach agreement on a plan to avert a looming series of across-the-board cuts in spending.
