Early federal grant termination leads to layoffs at Utah DHHS

Early federal grant termination leads to layoffs at Utah DHHS

The early end of several COVID-related federal grants will lead to layoffs and the termination of funding contracts with local partners, the Utah Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday.

The Chicago Department of Public Health stopped receiving $125 million from the federal government as of this week. What is the impact? Through a statement, the city of Chicago argued that it will involve a reduction in the workforce in the Department of Public Health, at least 100 jobs, as well as programs and services they provide to support the community such as vaccination clinics, disease prevention events, less training and fewer screening…

Oregon Health Authority: Federal Grant Cuts Are Severe Impacting Every County - The Ashland Chronicle-Oregon

March 27, 2025 Impact of federal grant cuts on OHA programs and Oregonians PORTLAND, Ore.–The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), abruptly terminated roughly $117 million in COVID-era grants and funding for Oregon Health Authority programs, an impact that will be felt immediately in all nine feder…

Federal Grant Cuts Ax $117 Million in COVID-Era Funds to Oregon

Portland, Oregon- The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) announced that approximately $117 million in federal grants and funding have been terminated by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The funding cuts, which affect programs established during the COVID-19 pandemic, are expected to have an imme…