US EditionTrump signs order giving political appointees oversight of federal grants
UNITED STATES, AUG 7 – The order mandates political appointees approve and can cancel federal grants to align spending with the America First agenda, aiming to reduce waste and controversial funding.
- On Thursday, President Trump issued an executive order mandating that political appointees oversee the approval process for federal grant funding across all government agencies.
- The order follows criticism of federal grants for funding diversity programs, administrative costs, irreproducible studies, and alleged scientific fraud.
- It directs agency heads or their designees to approve funding announcements and individual grants, which must align with the President's policy priorities.
- The White House indicated that discretionary funding decisions should, when relevant, clearly support the President's policy goals, and that grants may be revoked if they no longer align with the priorities of the agency.
- The order increases political control over grant decisions by non-experts and forbids new funding programs until enforcement systems are established.
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WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to tighten federal grant approvals, with grant award decisions to now undergo evaluation by Trump’s political appointees, the White House said.
New executive order to put more rigor on grants
The White House is telling agencies to apply more rigor and oversight to the grants process. In President Donald Trump's executive order signed yesterday, agencies must have a senior political official review and approve funding opportunity announcements and grant awards. The White House wants to ensure that the awards align with the administration's priorities, and are coordinated across agencies to avoid duplication. The EO also calls on the O…
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