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The Office of Management and Budget in the Executive Office of the Presidents issues temporary pause of federal funding

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This is the Jan. 27, 2025 memorandum.

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FFICE OF THE UNITED OF AND B ECUTIVE 0 D STATE THE DIRECTOR EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503 January27, 2025 M-25-13 MEMORANDUM FOR HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTSAND AGENCIES FROM : SUBJECT: Matthew J. Vaeth, ActingDirector, Office ofManagement andBudget Temporary Pause ofAgency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs The American people elected Donald J. Trump to be President of the United States and gave him a mandate to increase the impact of every federal taxpayer dollar. In Fiscal Year2024, ofthe nearly $ 10 trillion that the Federal Government spent, more than $3 trillion was Federal financialassistance, such as grants and loans. Career and political appointees in the Executive Branch have a duty to align Federal spending and action with the will ofthe American people as expressed through Presidential priorities. Financial assistance should be dedicated to advancing Administration priorities, focusing taxpayer dollars to advance a stronger and safer America, eliminating the financial burden of inflation for citizens, unleashing American energyand manufacturing, ending wokeness and the weaponization of government, promoting efficiency in government, and Making America Healthy Again. The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives ofthosewe serve. This memorandum requires Federal agencies to identify and review all Federal financial assistance孫 programs and supporting activities consistent with the President's policies and requirements.族 For example, duringthe initial days ofhis Administration, PresidentDonald J. Trump issued a series of executive orders to protect the American people and safeguard valuable taxpayer resources, including Protecting the American People Against Invasion (Jan. 20 , 2025), Reevaluatingand Realigning United States Foreign Aid (Jan. 20, 2025) , Putting America Firstin InternationalEnvironmental Agreements (Jan. 20, 2025), Unleashing American Energy (Jan. 20, 2025), Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing (Jan. 20, 12 CFR 200.1 defines Federal financial assistance to mean [a]ssistance that recipients or subrecipients receive or administer in various forms, but this term does not include assistance provided directly to individuals. Forthe purposes ofthis memorandum, Federal financial assistance includes: (i) all forms of assistance listed in paragraphs (1) and (2) ofthe definition ofthis term at 2 CFR 200.1; and (ii) assistance received or administered by recipients or subrecipients ofany type except for assistance received directly by individuals. 2 Nothing in this memo should be construed to impact Medicare or Social Security benefits.
2025), Defending Womenfrom Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truthto the Federal Government(Jan. 20, 2025), and Enforcing the Hyde Amendment (Jan. 24, 2025). These executive orders ensure that Federal funds are used to support hardworking American families. To implement these orders, each agency must complete a comprehensive analysis of all oftheir Federal financial assistance programs to identify programs, projects, and activities that may be implicated by any of the President's executive orders. In the interim, to the extent permissible under applicable law, Federal agencies must temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursementof all Federal financial assistance, and other relevant agency activities that may be implicated by the executive orders, including, but not limited to, financial assistance for foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations, DEI, woke gender ideology, and the green new deal. This temporary pause will provide the Administration time to review agencyprograms and determine the best uses ofthe funding for those programs consistent with the law and the President's priorities. The temporary pause will become effective on January 28, 2025, at 5:00 PM. Evenbefore completing their comprehensive analysis, Federal agencies must immediately identify any legally mandated actions or deadlines for assistance programs arising while the pause remains in effect. Federal agencies must report this information to OMB alongwithan analysis ofthe requirement. OMB also directs Federal agencies to pause all activities associated with open NOFOs, such as conducting merit review panels. No later than February 10, 2025, agencies shall submit to OMB detailed information on anyprograms, projects or activities subject to this pause. Each agency must pause: (i) issuance of new awards; (ii) disbursement of Federal funds under all open awards; and (iii) other relevant agencyactions that may be implicated by the executive orders, to the extent permissible by law, until OMB has reviewed and provided guidance to your agency with respect to the information submitted. OMB may grant exceptions allowing Federal agencies to issue new awards ortake other actions on a case-by-case basis. To the extent required by law, Federal agencies may continue taking certain administrative actions, such as closeout of Federal awards (2 CFR 200.344), or recording obligations expressly required by law. Additionally, agencies must, for each Federal financial assistance program: (i) assign responsibility and oversight to a senior political appointee to ensure Federal financial assistance conforms to Administration priorities ; (ii) review currently pendingFederal financial assistance announcements to ensure Administration priorities are addressed, and, subject to program statutory authority, modify unpublished Federal financial assistance announcements, withdraw any announcements already published, and, to the extent permissible by law, cancel awards already awarded that are in conflict with Administration priorities, and; (iii) ensure adequate oversight ofFederal financial assistance programs and initiate investigations when warranted to identify underperforming recipients, and address identified issues up to and including cancellation ofawards. 2

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  • 1. FFICE OF THE UNITED OF AND B ECUTIVE 0 D STATE THE DIRECTOR EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503 January27, 2025 M-25-13 MEMORANDUM FOR HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTSAND AGENCIES FROM : SUBJECT: Matthew J. Vaeth, ActingDirector, Office ofManagement andBudget Temporary Pause ofAgency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs The American people elected Donald J. Trump to be President of the United States and gave him a mandate to increase the impact of every federal taxpayer dollar. In Fiscal Year2024, ofthe nearly $ 10 trillion that the Federal Government spent, more than $3 trillion was Federal financialassistance, such as grants and loans. Career and political appointees in the Executive Branch have a duty to align Federal spending and action with the will ofthe American people as expressed through Presidential priorities. Financial assistance should be dedicated to advancing Administration priorities, focusing taxpayer dollars to advance a stronger and safer America, eliminating the financial burden of inflation for citizens, unleashing American energyand manufacturing, ending wokeness and the weaponization of government, promoting efficiency in government, and Making America Healthy Again. The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives ofthosewe serve. This memorandum requires Federal agencies to identify and review all Federal financial assistance孫 programs and supporting activities consistent with the President's policies and requirements.族 For example, duringthe initial days ofhis Administration, PresidentDonald J. Trump issued a series of executive orders to protect the American people and safeguard valuable taxpayer resources, including Protecting the American People Against Invasion (Jan. 20 , 2025), Reevaluatingand Realigning United States Foreign Aid (Jan. 20, 2025) , Putting America Firstin InternationalEnvironmental Agreements (Jan. 20, 2025), Unleashing American Energy (Jan. 20, 2025), Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing (Jan. 20, 12 CFR 200.1 defines Federal financial assistance to mean [a]ssistance that recipients or subrecipients receive or administer in various forms, but this term does not include assistance provided directly to individuals. Forthe purposes ofthis memorandum, Federal financial assistance includes: (i) all forms of assistance listed in paragraphs (1) and (2) ofthe definition ofthis term at 2 CFR 200.1; and (ii) assistance received or administered by recipients or subrecipients ofany type except for assistance received directly by individuals. 2 Nothing in this memo should be construed to impact Medicare or Social Security benefits.
  • 2. 2025), Defending Womenfrom Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truthto the Federal Government(Jan. 20, 2025), and Enforcing the Hyde Amendment (Jan. 24, 2025). These executive orders ensure that Federal funds are used to support hardworking American families. To implement these orders, each agency must complete a comprehensive analysis of all oftheir Federal financial assistance programs to identify programs, projects, and activities that may be implicated by any of the President's executive orders. In the interim, to the extent permissible under applicable law, Federal agencies must temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursementof all Federal financial assistance, and other relevant agency activities that may be implicated by the executive orders, including, but not limited to, financial assistance for foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations, DEI, woke gender ideology, and the green new deal. This temporary pause will provide the Administration time to review agencyprograms and determine the best uses ofthe funding for those programs consistent with the law and the President's priorities. The temporary pause will become effective on January 28, 2025, at 5:00 PM. Evenbefore completing their comprehensive analysis, Federal agencies must immediately identify any legally mandated actions or deadlines for assistance programs arising while the pause remains in effect. Federal agencies must report this information to OMB alongwithan analysis ofthe requirement. OMB also directs Federal agencies to pause all activities associated with open NOFOs, such as conducting merit review panels. No later than February 10, 2025, agencies shall submit to OMB detailed information on anyprograms, projects or activities subject to this pause. Each agency must pause: (i) issuance of new awards; (ii) disbursement of Federal funds under all open awards; and (iii) other relevant agencyactions that may be implicated by the executive orders, to the extent permissible by law, until OMB has reviewed and provided guidance to your agency with respect to the information submitted. OMB may grant exceptions allowing Federal agencies to issue new awards ortake other actions on a case-by-case basis. To the extent required by law, Federal agencies may continue taking certain administrative actions, such as closeout of Federal awards (2 CFR 200.344), or recording obligations expressly required by law. Additionally, agencies must, for each Federal financial assistance program: (i) assign responsibility and oversight to a senior political appointee to ensure Federal financial assistance conforms to Administration priorities ; (ii) review currently pendingFederal financial assistance announcements to ensure Administration priorities are addressed, and, subject to program statutory authority, modify unpublished Federal financial assistance announcements, withdraw any announcements already published, and, to the extent permissible by law, cancel awards already awarded that are in conflict with Administration priorities, and; (iii) ensure adequate oversight ofFederal financial assistance programs and initiate investigations when warranted to identify underperforming recipients, and address identified issues up to and including cancellation ofawards. 2