But the island is expected to receive millions of dollars more because of the relocation of U.S. Marines from Okinawa to Guam, according to the Guam Realignment Annual Report released Feb. 1.
Last year, the U.S. and Japan made available millions of dollars of funds for military construction on Guam.
For calendar year 2010, the Department of Defense obligated approximately $164 million and spent approximately $55 million. Other U.S. agencies obligated approximately $3.3 million and expended approximately $1.2 million.
The government of Japan provided revenues valued at $497.8 million and earned approximately $1.3 million in interest. DoD obligated approximately $9 million and spent approximately $7.5 million.
The DoD reported 146 projects and programs with costs totaling approximately $44.5 million and an estimated completion cost of approximately $149.7 million. Other federal agencies reported five projects and programs with costs totaling approximately $3 million and an estimated completion cost of approximately $50.1 million.
Further, last year, the DoD reported operating expenses of approximately $26.7 million while other federal agencies reported operating expenses of approximately $1.1 million.
The DoD also reported 133 contracts and 10 grants with obligations totaling approximately $157.5 million while other federal agencies reported seven contracts with obligations totaling approximately $2 million.
Programs such as the Federal Highway Administration Territorial Highway Program, Medicaid, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or Food Stamps program bring in additional millions of federal dollars a year.
In addition, Guam receives grants for public school improvements, and energy efficiency and conservation.
“These funds would be spent regardless of the military relocation from Okinawa to Guam,” said the report.
Based on a Feb. 2010 budget data request from the Bureau of Budget and Management Research, federal agencies allocated approximately $620 million to Guam in Fiscal Year 2009. The budget data also included estimated increases in FY 2010 and 2011 to $668 million and $679 million, respectively.
Further, the government of Guam also received funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. According to the official U.S. Government website for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act spending, as of December, 2010, GovGuam received approximately $281.8 million in federal stimulus funding in the form of contracts, grants and loans.
