7 Key Takeaways | The Changing Landscape of Federal Funding in the Trump Administration
The Trump Administration issued an executive order (EO) on Feb. 26, 2025, implementing the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) "cost efficiency initiative" that seeks to transform federal spending on contracts,...more
On January 27, 2025, the new Administration’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a Memorandum ordering a total freeze on “all federal financial assistance” that could be targeted under his previous executive orders...more
Since President Trump took office on January 20, 2025, he has issued an unprecedented number of presidential actions, including 62 executive orders and numerous declarations, proclamations, announcements, memoranda, grants of...more
On Monday January 27th, the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memorandum instituting a pause on federal grant and loan programs. This memo quickly became the subject of litigation, further guidance...more
The Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) released a memo directing federal agencies to take several actions impacting federal grant programs (outlined in greater detail below) that are resulting in real money consequences...more
The first week of the Trump Administration brought a whirlwind of activity and significant changes across many federal agencies. New Executive Orders (EOs), agency directives, and leadership transitions have sent ripples...more
On January 27, the Acting Director of the Office of Management & Budget issued a new Memorandum (M-25-13) that presages significant disruption—if not outright cancellation—of many federal assistance awards. ...more
On January 29, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced that it had rescinded its earlier memo, issued on January 27, which ordered a temporary pause on certain federal grant and loan disbursements, creating...more
The Trump Administration issued a memorandum on Jan. 27, 2025 (the Jan. 27 memorandum), directing all federal agencies to temporarily pause the obligation or disbursement of federal financial assistance, effective Jan. 28,...more
Many parties are rightly concerned about the impact of yesterday’s announcement that nearly all federal funds will be frozen for an indeterminate period. Minutes before it was intended to go into effect today, a federal judge...more
On Monday, Jan. 27, President Donald Trump’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memorandum (“memo”) directing all federal departments and agencies to “temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or...more
On December 26, 2013, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (commonly referred to as the "Uniform Guidance"). The...more
Government contractors may wish to seek further legal review of all diversity and inclusion training materials used. On September 22, 2020, the White House issued Executive Order 13950, entitled “Executive Order on...more
This edition of the Cozen O’Connor Maritime and Infrastructure Federal Update highlights: (i) the unprecedented nature of the recent Jones Act waiver, (ii) available infrastructure funding through the TIGER program, (iii)...more
As reported last week in Bradley’s Governmental Affairs alert in A Sign of Things to Come? Trump’s Regulatory Freeze and Other Early Actions, the Trump administration took immediate action with regard to the Affordable Care...more