Overview

• The USDA agreed to restore over $2 million in school nutrition funding to Maine following a legal settlement reached on May 2.
• The funding freeze was imposed after Maine refused to comply with a Trump executive order banning transgender girls from competing in girls' sports.
• A federal judge ruled that the USDA likely failed to follow required legal procedures in freezing the funds, prompting the settlement.
• Maine dropped its lawsuit against the USDA as part of the agreement, with neither side admitting liability or wrongdoing.
• Federal investigations and lawsuits over Maine's trans-inclusive sports policies remain unresolved, with broader education funding still at risk.