Below are highlights of information you can find on the NPP website about social policy and domestic needs.

NPP DATABASE
Create tables, graphs and reports for your state or county on federal spending and needs. The NPP Database covers education, housing, hunger, income & poverty, health, labor, energy, and basic demographics. This resource is always expanding with more data, statistics, geographical locations and issue areas.

HALF OF LOW-INCOME PEOPLE NOT RECEIVING FOOD STAMPS
NPP's new analysis of 2004 county-level data and statistics focuses on the distribution of Food Stamp Program benefits. The study found that half of all low-income people did not receive benefits.

WHERE DO YOUR TAX DOLLARS GO?
Find out how the federal government spent the median family's income tax dollars in each state and selected cities and counties. The breakdown includes categories such as education, the environment, health, job training and others and a comparison with five years ago is made.

THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET: IMPACT ON THE STATES
The President's Budget: Impact on the States provides a state-by-state breakdown of the administration's budget request for fiscal year 2008. For the coming fiscal year, the administration has proposed deep cuts to domestic spending.

TRADE-OFFS
Get the numbers on the opportunity costs of various federal policies. Select a policy and find out what it could buy your state in terms of local services. For example, you can find out what the money spent on ballistic missile defense (aka Star Wars) could buy your state in public safety officers, schools or health care coverage instead.