The East-West Center — its federal funding on the chopping block — was spared over the weekend in a bipartisan spending deal that also included additional funding for Native Hawaiian health and housing programs.

“Despite the proposed cuts and threats of a government shutdown from the administration, Congress was able to come together and agree on a budget that reflects our priorities as a country,” U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, said in a news release Monday.

The East-West Center, which supports the U.S. re-balance to the Asia-Pacific region and provides a multilateral approach to learning through research and exchange programs, was fully funded at $16.7 million, with Schatz helping to secure $5.9 million above the president’s budget request.

East-West Center President Richard R. Vuylsteke said he was grateful to Schatz, the Hawaii delegation and supporters on Capitol Hill and in the administration.

“Over the years, the center has received recognition on both sides of the political aisle as a public-private partnership that provides taxpayers with excellent value by leveraging its federal funds to attract additional support,” Vuylsteke said in a statement. “As always, we will do our best to make the most of this year’s appropriation to offer a robust range of programs aimed at building cross-cultural knowledge and capacity between the U.S. and the ever more critical Asia Pacific region.”

Congress is expected to approve the package this week and get it to President Donald Trump’s desk by Friday in order to avoid a government shutdown.

Schatz, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said the budget protects federal funding for Hawaii and increases spending for the Coast Guard and programs that support medical research, clean energy and science.

“From Native Hawaiian programs to our military, this appropriations bill funds all our key priority areas. Our entire local economy depends on these resources, so this will be a relief for many residents,” the senator said.

Other Hawaii highlights include:

>> Native Hawaiian housing: $2 million for financial assistance for obtaining new homes and for renovations, community facilities and housing services.

>> Native Hawaiian health care: $14.4 million for five Native Hawaiian health centers on Hawaii island, Kauai, Molokai, Maui and Oahu. This is a nearly $1 million increase from last year.

>> Native Hawaiian education: $47.2 million, including $33.4 million for Native Hawaiian elementary and secondary education and $13.8 million for higher education.

>> Environmental defense site restoration: $222 million to support the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in identifying and removing unexploded ordnance at ex-military sites across the neighbor islands.

>> High-performance computing: $222 million for regional supercomputing centers, including the Maui High Performance Computing Center.

>> Barking Sands tactical underwater range: $12.3 million for the underwater range off Kauai used to assess naval tactics, training, procedures, new technology and anti-submarine warfare capabilities.

>> Maui space surveillance: $11.7 million for astronomy programs that help track, identify and characterize space objects.

>> Tsunami hazard program: $6 million for preparedness activities such as inundation mapping, disaster planning and tsunami education.

>> Land acquisition: $12.2 million to protect and expand Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge and Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.

>> Endangered Hawaiian marine life protection: $8.2 million for monk seal conservation and recovery.