Federal Funding

State Budgets Disaster Relief Funding Budget Cuts Disaster Aid Government Shutdown Disaster Recovery Grants State Budget Disaster Relief University Funding

CMS Defers Another $91 Million in Minnesota Medicaid Funds Over Fraud Risks

The step signals an expanding federal fraud review keeping earlier deferrals in place.

Feds Approve Minnesota Medicaid Fix, Opening Door to Release of $243 Million

CTA Sues USDOT, FTA Over Freeze of $2.1 Billion for Red Line Extension and RPM

Trump Administration Scales Back 2030 Census Field Tests and Shifts Focus to USPS

Noem’s Personal Sign-Off Rule Triggers Nationwide Backlog of FEMA Mitigation Grants

DHS Releases $116 Million for North Carolina Helene Recovery and Mitigation

White House Plans 2026 Immigration Enforcement Surge Targeting Workplaces

Arlington Council Keeps LGBTQ Protections on Hold in 5–4 Vote

Court Blocks USDA Plan to Withhold SNAP Administrative Funds Over States’ Data Dispute

Shutdown Freezes LIHEAP Funds as Winter Sets In, Forcing States and Utilities to Improvise

Leaked List Shows DOE Weighing $15.8 Billion in Additional Clean-Energy Cuts

Trump Administration Eyes Canceling DOE EV Grants, Including GM’s $500 Million Lansing Award

FEMA Freezes $319 Million in Preparedness Grants, Requires State Population Certifications

Arkansas Pauses Child-Care Provider Cuts for 30 Days as New Co-Pays Begin

Georgia Secures $531 Million USDA Block Grant for Hurricane Helene Recovery

DHS Approves $44 Million for Helene and Chantal as North Carolina Waits for Reimbursements

Wisconsin Flood Aid Launched: Homeowner Grants Approved as SBA Opens Business Loan Applications

AP Finds Disaster Aid Approvals Now Take Over a Month Under Trump

Harvard Consolidates Diversity Websites Into New Academic Culture Office

Nancy Mace Presses Trump Administration to Release $285 Million for Mercedes EV Plant