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U.S. nonprofits still reeling from federal funding freeze

Feb 6, 2025
Courts have blocked the order, but some nonprofits have still had to furlough workers and put projects on hold.
Nonprofit projects ranging from environmental cleanups to health and mental health services have been impacted by Trump's attempted federal grants and funding freeze.
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States and cities that raise tolls and taxes may get a leg up for federal infrastructure money

Apr 27, 2018
What’s that old saying? You’ve got to spend money to make money? The U.S. Department of Transportation is trying a variant on that when it comes to funding road and bridge improvements. It’s tripled the amount of money in what’s known as the BUILD Transportation Discretionary Grant program to $1.5 billion. But part of the criteria for state […]