www.montereycountynow.com MARCH 20-26, 2025 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY 17 About this chart: The figures included here represent just a partial view of federal expenditures in Monterey County. The data here is meant to reflect just some of the areas that receive federal grants or program funds. (Military contracts are included, but not military compensation.) Some expenditures described in the narrative of this story are too small to appear in this chart. Based on how data is reported, our look back refers in some cases to calendar year 2024, others for fiscal year 2023-24, others the year prior (the most recent for which data was available). These tables are meant to provide a partial snapshot, not a comprehensive analysis over a specific time period. Sources include: USAspending.gov, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Office of U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta, County of Monterey, Monterey County Military Economic Report, California Department of Social Services, UC Berkeley Labor Center, plus various entities cited in the following pages EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION $14,746,633 HOUSING $65,295,512 MILITARY CONTRACTS $681,378,000 AGRICULTURE $11,386,441 HIGHER EDUCATION $76,749,022 K-12 EDUCATION $160,585,153 ROADS/SURFACE TRANSPORTATION $185,219,000 MST $16,500,000 MONTEREY REGIONAL AIRPORT $37,000,000 SCIENCE/ENVIRONMENT $18,400,000 PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK $4,079,000 PUBLIC HEALTH/ CLINICS $54,388,506 HOSPITALS $89,000,000 FEDERAL GRANTS AND PROJECT FUNDING IN MONTEREY COUNTY (2024) Military Even after the closure of Fort Ord, the U.S. Department of Defense maintains a significant presence in Monterey County, with a variety of installations (including Fort Hunter Liggett in South County, the Defense Language Institute on the Presidio in Monterey, Naval Support Activity Monterey that is home to the Naval Postgraduate School, and others). Compensation to local military members last year was a whopping $1.38 billion, according to an economic impact report produced by Matrix Consulting. That includes 11,800 uniformed service members and DoD civilian employees. The report also took into account indirect spending and taxes associated with the military, and determined the total footprint to be $4.9 billion, or 15 percent of the local GDP. Healthcare Government-funded health insurance—Medicare for those ages 65 and older, Medicaid (called Medi-Cal in California) for the indigent and TriCare for members of the military—represent the biggest proportion of reimbursements to local hospital systems, even though commercial insurers pay a better rate. Federal insurance payments to Salinas Valley Health last year were about $267 million; Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula received some $400 million in such payments. Natividad, the County of Monterey’s safety net hospital, reports $89 million in supplemental federal funding beyond health insurance reimbursements. “Any decision to cut federal funds to healthcare programs could have an impact on the $89 million,”
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