JANUARY 2025
January 20th
Trump was inaugurated for his second term, with this date coinciding with the federal holiday celebrating the birthday of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., heavily diluting the observation of this holiday.
Trump signed a series of executive orders, including EO 14151, “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing,” and EO 14173, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” dismantling DEI programs and declaring that continuing these programs can cost institutions their federal funding.
Trump pardons individuals convicted of crimes related to the January 6th riots in the Capitol. Approximately 1,500 people were pardoned, the majority white rioters. More than 600 were charged with assaulting, resisting, or obstructing law enforcement, 175 of which used a deadly or dangerous weapon or caused serious injury to an officer. Among this number were Proud Boys members.
White House Office of Management and Budget directed all federal agencies to pause the disbursement of grants, loans, and other financial assistance. This affected thousands of programs related to clean energy, small businesses, foreign aid, and housing.
With the proposed freeze on federal grants, Native communities would lose approximately $24.5 billion for health, law enforcement, education, and key social services. This would violate treaty obligations impacting nearly every tribe in the United States, impacting people both on and off reservations.
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The Impact ..
WHAT DOES A FEDERAL FUNDING CUT MEAN FOR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
The federal government contributed $68.9 Billion to American public colleges and universities in 2023
Pell Grants can potentially be impacted by a loss of federal funding, with over 57% of Black college students relying on this form of aid
This cut in federal funding leads to ..
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Higher tuition costs for students
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Fewer graduate programs for students to enroll in
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Decrease in community-based programs and research
The leading obstacle for Black Americans and American Indians to accessing higher education is financial barriers as a result of wealth and income gaps. With higher education costs and limited financial resources, these communities access to education will diminish - quickly.
See Where Federal Dollars Flow to Universities Around the Country
Johns Hopkins University receives $4.2 Billion the highest amount of federal funding, mostly toward R&D. Among other things, this funding supports research aiming to make engineering easier to navigate for high school students with autism, to reduce H.I.V. in transgender women, and to improve Covid vaccination rates among low-income Latinos.
WHAT DOES A FEDERAL FUNDING CUT MEAN FOR INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
Environmental Protection & Research - Monitoring Air Quality and Pollution (Particularly to elderly and medically vulnerable residents) - Impact of pollutants on culturally significant staple foods - Environmental Justice Government-to-Government Program - A tool to detect homes at risk from wildfire smoke infiltration - Access to clean drinking water - Climate resilience hubs
Between 2.2 to 2.6 Million enrolled tribal members
$24.5 Billion
Health & Wellness - Delayed or reduced services including emergency services, maternity care and cancer treatments - Funding for facility improvements - Staff shortages - Access to mental health resources
About 1 Million people live on Tribal Reservations
Nearly EVERY Tribal Nation in the US will be impacted
Law Enforcement - Fewer officers, longer response times, increased risk to community members - Domestic violence programs and shelters, family services and services to prevent crime - Delays in ongoing tribal court operations
Education - School Closures - Staff Layoffs - Loss of culturally specific programs - Loss of academic tutoring, counseling and student services