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How Green Bay Has Been Impacted by DOGE Cuts

Published July 28, 2025
by Marcus Baram
How Green Bay Has Been Impacted by DOGE Cuts

Last January, residents of Green Bay, Wisconsin, were alarmed by an Office of Management and Budget memo that requested a review by federal agencies of thousands of federal programs that awarded grants. The small city was expecting tens of millions of dollars in grants that were in jeopardy. In addition,...

Cuts Imperil Tampa Project to Address Sewage and Stormwater Issues

Published July 24, 2025
by Marcus Baram
Cuts Imperil Tampa Project to Address Sewage and Stormwater Issues

A neighborhood near the University of South Florida Tampa campus received a grant in March from the EPA to address longstanding stormwater and sewage issues. But that grant is now on hold, due to DOGE funding cuts, reports WUSF.

The University Area is one of the lowest-lying spots in the...

DOGE Cuts Will Impact HIV Services in Long Beach

Published July 23, 2025
by Marcus Baram
DOGE Cuts Will Impact HIV Services in Long Beach

Due to $1.3 million in cuts to programs long funded by federal grants, the city of Long Beach, California will no longer provide a mobile testing unit for free HIV and sexually transmitted infection testing, outreach services and education programs for high-risk individuals, reports the Long Beach Watchdog. In April,...

Boys & Girls Clubs Lose Funding for Afterschool Programs and Summer Camps

Published July 21, 2025
by Marcus Baram
Boys & Girls Clubs Lose Funding for Afterschool Programs and Summer Camps

U.S. Department of Education cuts are impacting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma-Marin in Northern California, organization COO Michelle Heery tells the Petaluma Argus-Courier. Funding for its arts programming will not be renewed due to cuts to a federal grant and other funding cuts will impact the organization’s ability...

AmeriCorps Cuts Have Deep Impact on California Schools, Food Banks, Health Clinics and Disaster Relief Sites

Published July 18, 2025
by Marcus Baram
AmeriCorps Cuts Have Deep Impact on California Schools, Food Banks, Health Clinics and Disaster Relief Sites

President Trump cut funding for AmeriCorps in April — and though Congress approved money for the program, the administration has yet to release the money, reports Cal Matters. The loss of funding is having a deep impact on hundreds of California schools that serve low-income students, where AmeriCorps volunteers provide...

DOGE Cuts Impact Every Corner of Indiana, Including Housing Nonprofits

Published July 17, 2025
by Marcus Baram
DOGE Cuts Impact Every Corner of Indiana, Including Housing Nonprofits

In total, grants and leases in Indiana targeted by DOGE total more than $1 billion, according to the Center for American Progress. And those cuts includes the cancellation of a grant to replace lead pipes, hundreds of job cuts at AmeriCorps to support schools, and lost funding for fair housing...

Catholic Schools Hit By DOGE Cuts

Published July 11, 2025
by Marcus Baram
Catholic Schools Hit By DOGE Cuts

Due to DOGE cuts, the Mezzacello Urban Farm’s two free summer camps in Columbus, Ohio, that teach kids about technology and animals lost more than $50,000 in funding and have been forced to charge families $250 a week to stay open, reports the Columbus Dispatch

Mezzacello Urban Farm, facing significant funding...

DOGE Cuts Impact Funding for Cancer Screenings for Low-Income Women in South Dakota

Published July 9, 2025
by Marcus Baram
DOGE Cuts Impact Funding for Cancer Screenings for Low-Income Women in South Dakota

Some hospitals in South Dakota stopped taking appointments for breast and cervical cancer screenings since a CDC program to assist low-income women with free mammograms and Pap smears was delayed, reports South Dakota News Watch. The state did eventually get the funds just before the start of the third quarter...

Cuts to Learn-to-Fish Nonprofit are Impacting Sportfishing Industry

Published June 30, 2025
by Marcus Baram
Cuts to Learn-to-Fish Nonprofit are Impacting Sportfishing Industry

DOGE funding cuts to a nonprofit that offers learn-to-fish programs around the country has forced the organization to furlough half of its employees and cost millions in spending by anglers, reports Outdoor Life.

Due to the cuts, the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation in Alexandria, Virginia, has paused programs like...

Seniors in Philadelphia Have Trouble Getting Social Security Offices on the Phone Due to Budget Cuts

Published June 27, 2025
by Marcus Baram
Seniors in Philadelphia Have Trouble Getting Social Security Offices on the Phone Due to Budget Cuts

Due to DOGE, the Social Security Administration set up a new phone system on May 9 — and seniors in Philadelphia told The Philadelphia Inquirer that they’re having trouble reaching their local offices. One of them is Marcia Chestnut, a 62-year-old former housekeeper:

In February, Chestnut — who lives with various...