> The programs for spending the money are slated to last as little as a single year

What does this mean? Are you saying that there exists a program in this package that will take less than a year, or are you saying that all of the programs in this package could be wrapped up within a single year? If the latter, fine. If the former, you're using careful phrasing to be intentionally deceptive, which is not a way to argue with people you're trying to convince.