1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Issues Raised by a Federal Government Shutdown: Grants to State and Local Governments and the COVID-19 Pandemic Updated September 29, 2021 Midnight September 30, 2021, will be the end of FY2021. In the absence of new fundi
2、ng legislation for FY2022, funding for federal agencies and activities funded through all 12 of the regular annual appropriations acts will lapse. The resulting lapse in appropriations will require a shutdown of most federal agency operations, including those necessary to administer federal aid to s
3、tate and local governments. On previous occasions, federal agency shutdown procedures have followed guidance provided by the Office of Management and Budget. This guidance directed federal agencies to implement contingency plans designed to guide operations during a government shutdown. Federal agen
4、cy operations include administration of over 1,500 active congressionally authorized federal grant programs. As shown in Table 12.3 of the OMB Historical Tables, the federal government currently provides over $829 billion annually in outlays to state and local governments through federal grants. Sin
