Trump's Federal Funding Pause Threatens State Financials

We will not be able to make our next payroll, which means 140 people are going to probably be without jobs, not be able to have money to buy food, not be able to have money to pay their child care expenses,

says Kimberly Grandstaff, the CFO of the Institute for Community Alliances

I don't think that those programs are safe,

he said of agricultural programs geared at racial equity

We’re really, really, really counting on grant funds coming both from the state and federal government,

said John C. Young, a former water executive who was appointed to oversee the city’s water and sewer department

Karoline Leavittpress secretary

This is NOT a rescission of the federal funding freeze,

Leavitt wrote

Karoline Leavittpress secretary

The President’s EO’s on federal funding remain in full force and effect, and will be rigorously implemented,

Leavitt wrote on Wednesday

Letitia Jamesnew York Attorney General

The president does not get to decide which laws to enforce and for whom,

New York state Attorney General Letitia James told reporters on Tuesday in announcing the states’ suit

We may not have majorities in the House and the Senate, but we DO have the power to loudly educate and mobilize against the mass looting the Trump admin is attempting against our veterans, healthcare, education, and more,

she said

We've got six days to show Dictator Donald we're not about to let him steal the funds for the programs WE pay for so he can give tax cuts to his billionaire friends."

Democrat Representative for Texas Jasmine Crockett wrote in a post on X on Tuesday

From pausing research on cures for childhood cancer to halting food assistance, safety from domestic violence, and closing suicide hotlines, the impact of even a short pause in funding could be devastating and cost lives. This order could decimate thousands of organizations and leave neighbors without the services they need,

said Diane Yentel, CEO of the National Council of Nonprofits

This would presumably halt service to millions of vulnerable seniors who have no other means of purchasing or preparing meals,

Jenny Young, spokesperson for Meals on Wheels America, told CNN Tuesday

The United States has a unique government-to-government obligation to Tribal Nations,

said Native American Rights Fund director John Echohawk in a statement following Trump’s announcement to freeze federal aid

While I have full confidence that the courts will quickly order the federal government to uphold its legal obligations to pay its grantees, any work stoppages that result in the interim will drive up costs and delay the delivery of new infrastructure, cleaner air and water, and other public services across the country,

Hoover said

Karoline Leavittpress secretary

This is not a blanket pause on federal assistance and grant programs from the Trump administration,

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters at a briefing Tuesday

We’re doing the best we can to continue services,

he said in a text message

We can’t carry the federal government’s accounts payable for 90 days,

Allen said

The Trump Administration’s steps to freeze disbursement for signed award agreements is unprecedented, illegal, and wasteful,

said Zealan Hoover, a former senior official in Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency, in an email

There just hasn’t been really clear guidance, and it’s better just to be more cautious than not,

said the person, who was not authorized to speak publicly

There is widespread panic in the housing world right now,

said a mortgage industry leader who was granted anonymity so they could frankly discuss the fallout

Costs incurred after the date of this letter will not be reimbursed,

Wilson wrote

Kevin Cramersenator

He’s testing his own authority,

Cramer said