Federal DEI cuts revoke $500,000 grant for Madison CSA

Federal DEI cuts revoke $500,000 grant for Madison CSA

The USDA awarded FairShare a $500,000 grant last fall as part of its Farmers Market Promotional Program. Now it's been revoked, citing DEI cuts.

HHS Cuts Over $350 Million in DEI Spending.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has slashed over $350 million of spending earmarked for woke projects, including Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies. Overall, around 500 research grants are affected, which range from studying “gender-affirming hormone therapy in mice” to “microaggressions.”HHS spokesman Andrew Nixon commented on the cuts, saying, “The terminated research grants are simply wasteful in studying things…