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A pro-democracy non-profit and research group released a tracking tool called Lost Funds that identifies up to $177 billion in federal grants cut or frozen by the Trump administration since his second-term inauguration, affecting all 50 states and Washington D.C. This figure represents nearly 10% of federal discretionary spending and impacts areas such as health, nutrition, environment, and disaster relief. The tool highlights specific instances like maternal health funding cuts in Michigan and education research reductions in Mississippi.
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The Trump administration has cut or frozen up to $177 billion in federal grants across all 50 states and the District of Columbia since President Donald Trump began his second term. This figure, representing nearly 10 percent of federal discretionary spending, was revealed by a tracking tool called Lost Funds, launched by the States United Democracy Center and Grant Witness. The disrupted funding primarily affected health, nutrition, environmental programs, and disaster relief. Specific examples include cuts to maternal health programs in Michigan, education research in Mississippi, and aid for minority farmers in Iowa. California, Texas, New York, Illinois, and North Carolina experienced the highest amounts of interrupted grant money. The tool aims to highlight the significant impact these disruptions have had on various critical programs nationwide.
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The Trump administration has cut or frozen up to $177bn in federal grants since the president took office for his second term, according to a tracking tool released Wednesday by a pro-democracy non-profit and a group of researchers and scientists.
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The cuts affected all 50 states and the District of Columbia, with health, nutrition, the environment and disaster relief making up the largest share of cuts, the States United Democracy Center and Grant Witness organization found.
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Among the grants that were eliminated, frozen or delayed were ones related to maternal health in Michigan, education research in Mississippi and assistance to minority farmers in Iowa, the researchers found.
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California, Texas, New York, Illinois and North Carolina saw the highest amounts of interrupted grant money, the tracking tool called Lost Funds found.
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“By bringing thousands of funding disruptions from the Trump administration together in a publicly accessible, verified database, Lost Funds puts the magnitude of their impact on full display,” Scott Delaney, cofounder of Grant Witness, said in a statement.
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The $177bn finding represents nearly 10% of federal discretionary spending, the groups said.
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The tracker’s organizers said the disrupted grants were beyond the kind of cuts that typically happen when administrations change.
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“Lost Funds shows the extraordinary scale and real human impact of these disruptions, and how states are once again on the frontlines protecting their residents,” said Kelly Rader, States United Democracy Center’s research director.
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In some cases, courts have ruled against the administration’s grant funding cuts.
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The new tool, which is being made available for public use, relies on data from USASpending.gov, an open data source of federal spending information, according to the groups’ methodology.
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They said the tracker would be updated regularly as the administration takes new action and lawsuits move through the courts.
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States United bills itself as a nonpartisan group dedicated to the rule of law and free, fair, secure elections.
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It was cofounded by Norm Eisen, an attorney who has been involved in prominent lawsuits against the Trump administration, including over the Kennedy Center.
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Eisen left the States United center in 2021.
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Grant Witness is a group of scientists, researchers and attorneys who document how funding is changing under Donald Trump’s administration.
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A message seeking comment on the analysis was sent to the White House.
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