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Trump Administration Ends Dozens of Interior Department Partnerships Following Contract Review

  • The Trump administration's Interior Department ended 43 partnerships with outside groups, cutting over $4 million in funding for programs related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, environmental justice, and support for illegal immigrants as these did not align with administration priorities.
  • The department's review found nearly 3,000 active agreements with around 2,000 outside groups, many of which lacked clear benefit or conflicted with the department's mission, prompting the termination of contracts involving internships, conservation, research, and cooperative activities.
  • Groups affected included the Hispanic Access Foundation, Latino Outdoors, Conservation International, and The Cultural Landscape Foundation, all cited for activities conflicting with administration priorities such as promoting scholarships to illegal immigrants or fossil fuel phaseouts.
  • Matthew Middleton stated the Interior Department aims to invest in partnerships that support responsible stewardship, public land access, and tangible benefits for the American people, ending ties with organizations opposing administration priorities.
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The Department of the Interior (DOI), under the leadership of Doug Burgum, has decided to cancel 43 collaboration agreements with external groups that, according to the agency, no longer align with the priorities of the Trump administration. This measure implies the elimination of more than $4 million in planned funding for initiatives related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), environmental justice and support programs for undocumented i…

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