Local leadership can breathe a temporary sigh of relief after the Executive Order pausing federal grant and loan distributions was pulled back by President Donald Trump by midweek.
The order was announced on Monday night, and by Tuesday officials on every level across the country who have dealings with federal grant and loan programs to fund a variety of projects and initiatives ranging from health care to education to local building projects were scrambling to find answers to what was going on.
By Tuesday night, a Federal Judge had already blocked the order and now? It has been rescinded.
The original memo on the pause sent from the Office of Management and Budget at the White House was followed by a two sentence one today rescinding that memo that went out and caused confusion and panic across the nation.
The President has made other moves related to removing DEI hires and initiatives as follow-on from orders he signed during his first days in office rolling back many of the programs and initiatives instituted by former President Joe Biden’s administration.
His latest tactic included a offer to pay any federal employees who want to leave their roles most of a year’s salary for their voluntarily resigning.
Several million people work for the federal government in various capacities, and that initiative could cost billions and leave many unfilled positions and incomplete work on empty desks across the nation.
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