Trump's Funding Freeze Halted. What Financial Aid and Student Loan Recipients Should Know
If you depend on federal student loans, Pell grants or another type of federal financial aid to pay for your tuition, you might be worried about the federal funding freeze that was announced and then temporarily halted on Tuesday.
What does Trump's federal funding freeze mean for people who get aid?
Many are unclear on how sweeping the federal funding freeze is intended to be. Here are programs it could affect.
The claim: Trump administration's federal grant freeze would have affected FAFSA
Officials said the order, which was later rescinded, didn't affect FAFSA because the order excluded programs providing direct benefits to individuals.
Trump administration rescinds order attempting to freeze federal aid spending
Several executive orders Trump signed last week pause or end some federal funding. Those executive orders, which remain in place, include the freezing of foreign aid, all funds to federal grantees who received money for DEI-related purposes and all funds appropriated through the Inflation Reduction Act.
Judge blocks Trump federal funding freeze on all public loans, grants and more aid
The spending freeze on federal assistance could affect everything from aid to nonprofits, universities, small business loans and state and local government grants.
What Trump’s funding freeze could mean for student aid
Will student loans be impacted by Trump order to freeze federal grant and loan disbursements? Here's what we know so far.
Judge temporarily blocks part of Trump administration’s plans to freeze federal aid
A federal judge on Tuesday afternoon temporarily blocked part of the Trump administration’s plans to freeze all federal aid, a policy that unleashed confusion and worry from charities and educators even as the White House said it was not as sweeping an order as it appeared.
Second judge blocks Trump's federal aid funding freeze
The Justice Department argued that the lawsuit by 22 states was moot because the Trump administration recently rescinded its spending memo. The judge disagreed.
Trump’s foreign aid freeze a ‘death sentence’ for many humanitarian groups
Most humanitarian agencies operate just ahead of insolvency in the best of times, Nate Radomski, the executive director of American Jesuits International, says.
Agencies adjust to federal aid freeze changes
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - On Wednesday, a freeze on federal aid was rescinded. The change comes after a memo was released saying all federal aid disbursements would be paused while the administration could review the programs. It’s a situation that leaves many people looking for more information.
The Trump Funding Freeze Put a Chill in Public Health
A federal funding freeze announced by President Donald Trump’s administration this week sparked concern in the public health community about the fate of crucial services and the communities served by them.
White House rescinds memo on federal aid freeze that caused widespread confusion
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Despite waiver from U.S. on aid freeze, health and humanitarian groups uncertain if they can proceed
Health and humanitarian groups around the world were still uncertain on Wednesday if and how they could resume work after the ...
Gen Z and Gen Alpha College Students Panic Over Trump's Federal Aid Pause
The federal freeze on the funding sparked outrage among Gen Z and Gen Alpha who rely on key resources like the FAFSA to ...