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Other related presidential actions included federal return-to-office mandate, reinstatement of Schedule F, plans to terminate federal DEI officers, and a buyout offer to all federal employees. [10] There were also efforts to end government programs and spending through executive action, such as the federal grant pause. [11]
On January 27, 2025, memo M-25-13 was released by Matthew Vaeth, acting director for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). [1] [2] The memo said that the federal government of the United States in fiscal year 2024 spent over $3 trillion in federal "financial assistance, such as grants and loans", criticized the usage of "resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and [Green New ...
A funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is a notice in Grants.gov of a U.S. federal grant funding opportunity. Funding opportunity announcements can be found at Grants.gov/FIND and this website lets organizations apply for grants for over 1,000 grant programs from 26 federal agencies.
Oct. 27—Earlier this month, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washougal, and Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, introduced a bill meant to "standardize and coordinate" administration of ...
In the United States, federal grants are economic aid issued by the United States government out of the general federal revenue. A federal grant is an award of financial assistance from a federal agency to a recipient to carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by a law of the United States.
In the United States, federal assistance, also known as federal aid, federal benefits, or federal funds, is defined as any federal program, project, service, or activity provided by the federal government that directly assists domestic governments, organizations, or individuals in the areas of education, health, public safety, public welfare, and public works, among others.
Graph of U.S. mandatory and discretionary spending from 1966 to 2015. Mandatory spending levels start to diverge from discretionary spending levels in the early 1990s. In 2016, the U.S. federal government spent $1.2 trillion on U.S. discretionary spending. Of this $1.2 trillion, nearly half ($584 billion) was spent on national defense.
Executive Order 11246, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, was an executive order of the Article II branch of the United States federal government, in place from 1965 to 2025, specifying non-discriminatory practices and affirmative action in federal government hiring and employment.