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Disaster preparedness work in Western New York paused under federal fund freeze

  • A North Charleston nonprofit, the Sustainability Institute, and ten others are suing President Trump over $11.4 million in frozen grants due to an executive order, which is halting important projects like affordable housing and weatherization efforts.
  • The lawsuit claims that the funding freeze disrupts essential projects like affordable housing, emergency training, and local redevelopment efforts in Union Heights, hindered by the need for new investments and contractors.
  • Western New York is facing a freeze on $20 million granted for disaster preparedness, impacting plans to create neighborhood hubs for extreme weather response.
  • Senators Kirstin Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer criticized the funding freeze, stating that it undermines community safety and the disaster preparedness investments needed due to climate change.
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Survey: Federal grant cuts put financial pressure on Quad-Cities nonprofits (copy)

A report by a Quad-Cities-based nonprofit consulting company found area nonprofits are already feeling the squeeze from federal grant freezes and cuts.

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Buffalo NewsBuffalo News
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Disaster preparedness work in Western New York paused under federal fund freeze

Buffalo organizations that prepare for extreme weather may not get the $20 million in federal funds they were promised.

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North Charleston nonprofit sues over pauses in federal grant funds

A North Charleston nonprofit, along with 10 other nonprofits, is filing suit against President Trump, members of his administration, and several federal agencies as they wait in limbo for frozen grant funds from the government.

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North Flint Food Market pushes forward despite delays and doubts - Flint Beat

FLINT, Mich. — Nearly four years after breaking ground, the North Flint Food Market (NFFM) remains unfinished, with project leaders citing a federal funding freeze as the latest setback.“We’ve got the store built; we just need to cross the finish line,” said Reginald Flynn, Ph.D., chairman of the North Flint Reinvestment Corporation, the nonprofit developing the co-op on North Clio Road.The project was awarded $650,000 in federal funds, but only…

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