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The Trump administration abruptly pulled the plug on multi-year grants for programs that provide health, academic and counseling services and others.
The American Academy of Pediatrics has joined the ranks of organizations that are losing funding for grants that, federal officials say, don’t align with the Trump administration’s missions or priorities.
The American Academy of Pediatrics had called the department’s policies “irresponsible and purposefully misleading” and joined a lawsuit against its vaccine policy.
A federal judge previously stopped the government from revoking grants from six government agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Defense and the Department of Transportation.
Parents attend a "basic facts" bee at Stevenson Elementary School in Southfield, Mich., on Feb. 28, 2024. The school has been a recipient of a federal Full-Services Community Schools grant that has allowed it to add an on-site health clinic, a parent-resource room, a therapy dog, and other services parents would otherwise have to seek elsewhere.
In April, the National Endowment for the Humanities, a federal entity, rescinded several grants, citing concerns about the spending not inspiring “public confidence in the use of taxpayer funds.” Months later,
The American Library Association (ALA) has touted a "massive win" after previously revoked federal funding for libraries and museums was reinstated nationwide.
Advocates concerned over state’s plan to use grants aimed at poor students on literacy, school choice for all kids.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services restored the funding after a federal court ruled that moves to dismantle the agency were unlawful.
Johns Hopkins University is having to lay off over 2,000 people after $800 million in federal grants to the institution’s investigators were abruptly terminated (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) The processes by which these decisions have been made have ...
Federal dollars that benefit hundreds of entities in San Diego County could soon be at risk as the Trump administration scrutinizes federal agencies and funding that don’t align with the president’s agenda. President Donald Trump announced a freeze on ...