White House Rescinds Freeze on Federal Grants – Advocacy and Updates
Nonprofit Montgomery is relieved to learn that the White House has reversed its decision to freeze essential federal grants and funding. Like many of you, we were alarmed that the new federal administration had issued a memo pausing federal grant funding — a move that could have disrupted vital resources for nonprofits, as well as state and local governments nationwide.
Nonprofit groups swiftly took action and filed a lawsuit challenging the freeze, leading U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan to issue an administrative stay just minutes before the freeze was set to take effect.
Since this news broke, we have been actively engaged with key stakeholders to understand the implications and advocate for the nonprofit sector. We have been in contact with the offices of Congressman Raskin (District 8), Congresswoman Delaney (District 6), Senators Van Hollen and Alsobrooks, as well as DHHS, the County Executive’s Office, County Council President Stewart, Councilmember Albornoz, and MCPS. Additionally, we are closely monitoring updates from Maryland Nonprofits and the National Council of Nonprofits.
Our representatives at all levels of government are working to gather more information and assess the full impacts of these actions.