The proposed Fiscal Year 13  budget provides total funds of $466.8 million, which is a decrease of $38.9 million or 7.7% below the previous year's level of $505.7 million all funds.

The proposed budget:

Reduces the Breast and Cervical Cancer GRF Lump Sum by $3.3 million, or 19.4% below FY12 appropriations.

Reduces HIV/AIDS GRF Lump Sum by $4.0 million, or 13.6% below FY12 appropriations.

The following GRF programs are being eliminated:

• Expenses Associated with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDs);
• Operational Expenses of Maintaining the Vital Records System;
• ALS Research;
• Expenses Associated with the Prostate Cancer Awareness and Screening Program;
• University of Chicago Transplant Section for Juvenile Diabetes.

Increases Local Health Protection Grants for Health Protection Programs by $171,000, or 1.0% over the FY12 appropriation.

Creates a new other state funds program for Expenses Associated with the Illinois Adoption Registry and Medical Information Exchange at a cost $125,000.

Increases other state funded Mosquito Abatement in an Effort to Curb the Spread of West Nile Virus by $1.9 million, or 59.4% over the FY12 appropriation.