Trump administration pulls $60M in Harvard grants
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Amid a deluge of cuts to federal spending, the Trump administration has canceled three grants totaling $85.6 million to Santa Clara County that helped fund public health initiatives related to the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccines.
Tribal colleges and universities have endured decades of chronic underfunding, relying heavily on federal support to stay afloat. Now, the Trump administration’s broad cuts to federal programs are hitting Indian Country hard,
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Louisville Public Media on MSNWhat losing billions in federal grants means for universities, and the nationThe Trump administration has so far frozen about $11 billion in research funding. University leaders say no other source can fill the void.
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on the university caps just hours after U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, and Murray sent the letter. However, if the department can justify why it chose the 15% cap while adhering to regulatory procedures, the 15% limit could go into effect.
Most years, Erick Vaughn says one of the biggest challenges facing his organization, Douglas County CASA, is people not knowing much about it. The group’s mission is to use specially trained volunteers called Court Appointed Special Advocates to advocate for children who have been removed from their homes and placed under court protection.
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Some organizations learned that grants were rescinded as funding is being moved "in a new direction in furtherance of the Administration's agenda."
Judge Mary McElroy determined the Trump admin “clearly usurped Congress’s authority to spend and allocate funds” when it suddenly terminated $11 billion of public health grants on March 24.
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How might Helena be affected by changes to federal grants?Tiffany Slaton is speaking out after a dangerous fall caused her to spend three weeks in the brutal wilderness. She was later found alive in a cabin after the owner of a remote mountain resort discovered her when he was checking on his property. NBC’s Camila Bernal reports for Saturday TODAY.
Unrelated to terminated grants, the federal government has rescinded 23 stop work orders placed across the system. UT has received nine partial stop work orders that have kept projects from being completed, but the grant dollars have not been rescinded.
The education portion of the Republicans' proposed federal budget would replace all income-driven repayment plans and decrease the amount of financial aid students can receive.