FUNDING FIASCO –
April 17, 2025 – Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia sought a restraining order to protect the $11 billion in funding. In early April, a federal judge granted a temporary injunction on their behalf, on the grounds that the Trump administration didn’t have the legal authority to revoke the funding so abruptly without cause.
Gabrielle de la Guéronnière, vice president of health and justice policy at the Legal Action Center, told Filter on April 16 that despite the temporary injunction, many community organizations are still being informed that grant funding has been revoked. This has caused active services to shut down, and created more turmoil as providers are left to reconcile conflicting information.
