The DOGE Impact Tracker
The human toll of Trump-Musk's 'efficiency' initiative
Funding Cuts Hurt Wildfire Recovery Efforts in L.A.
DOGE cuts to AmeriCorps, FEMA, the Environmental Protection Agency , the Army Corps of Engineers and the Small Business Administration have impacted wildfire recovery efforts in Los Angeles, reports The Guardian:
On 13 April, Tess McGinley was working in her Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) cubicle in Los Angeles, calling people...
DOGE Cuts Grant for Fighting Food Insecurity in Rural Kansas
Due to funding cuts by DOGE, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment lost a $1 million federal grant to address food insecurity in two counties with poverty rates above national and state averages, reports the Topeka Capital-Journal:
Jill Bronaugh, a KDHE spokesperson, said the agency was “formally notified of the...
Cuts Hit Florida Food Banks: ‘Our Families are Desperate’
By cutting $1 billion in funding for U.S. Department of Agriculture programs that enabled schools and food banks to buy food directly from local farmers, DOGE is having an impact in South Florida, reports CBS News.
“We’ve been seeing empty racks since February,” Paco Velez, CEO of Feeding South Florida,...
AmeriCorps Cuts Force Boys and Girls Clubs of Indianapolis to Scramble
After DOGE cut $400 million in AmeriCorps grants, nonprofits in Indianapolis are feeling the squeeze, reports WRTV:
“When we lose that funding, we lose the support that provides that safe place for kids,” Maggie A. Lewis, CEO of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Indianapolis, stated.
With the funding cuts, the...
DOGE Cuts ‘Hurting’ Residents in Elon Musk’s Backyard in Rural Texas
Elon Musk’s SpaceX employees voted this month to make their small community on the southeastern tip of Texas its own city, with a mayor and city commissioners.
But the rest of the tech billionaire’s neighbors near the newly incorporated Starbase in rural Cameron County, where he lives in a...
Cuts Hit Rural Wyoming Program for Navigating Medicaid
Budget cuts to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services are having an impact in Wyoming’s rural Teton County, where the health department lost funding for a program that helps residents navigate Medicaid and other health care programs, reports The Sheridan Press:
It had been a normal...
Cuts Hit Kansas Nonprofits That Focus on Childcare, Education
Due to DOGE cuts to AmeriCorps, Kansas will lose over $4.5 million in funding and 375 staff members employed by organizations such as the Kansas State Department of Education in Topeka and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Manhattan and Lawrence, according to the United Way of Kaw Valley.
Jessica Lehnherr, president...
Delaware Nonprofits Say Cuts Are Hurting the State’s Most Vulnerable
Cuts to AmeriCorps and USDA food aid are having an impact on services for Delaware’s most underserved communities, state leaders tell WHYY.
Cathy Kanefsky, CEO of the Food Bank of Delaware, told the station:
“Due to recent federal funding cuts, we lost 19 truckloads of food expected to arrive...
Kentucky Nonprofit Launches Tracker to Document DOGE Impact on Residents
To lay out the budget cuts and program cancellations impacting everything from disaster relief and consumer fraud to school meals in Kentucky, the state’s Center for Economic Policy launched its own tracker this week.
The center’s executive director Jason Bailey tells Spectrum News 1:
“Issues ranging from disaster relief...
Cuts Threaten Colorado Program That Supports Pregnant and Postpartum Women
Due to the termination of $11 billion in public health grants, a grant to a program that provides Colorado residents with access to behavioral health and substance abuse support was disrupted, reports Healthcare Dive:
For [Racquel] Garcia, it looked like the early end of one of HardBeauty’s grants providing behavioral health...