The Office of Management and Budget’s proposed change would give political appointees carte blanche over government grants.
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The federal government distributes more than $1 trillion in grant funding every year to state and local governments, universities, aid groups, scientists, and health researchers, among others. These grants fund everything from repairing bridges to cancer research.
A sweeping new rule proposed by the Trump administration could remake how that money is awarded and give the president and his political appointees discretion to cancel funding or target recipients for virtually any reason—with little opportunity for recourse.
