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Original Date Announced
January 27, 2025OMB Acting Director Matthew J. Vaeth issued a memo addressed to all heads of executive departments and agencies on "Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs." The memo directed Federal agencies to "temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, and other relevant agency activities that may be implicated by" Trump administration executive orders, including "financial assistance for foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations, DEI, woke gender ideology, and the green new deal." During the pause, agencies must review all federal assistance programs for consistency with Trump's executive orders and submit "detailed information" to OMB on "any programs, projects or activities subject to this pause" by February 10, 2025.
The funding freeze would affect programs that assist noncitizens in the U.S., including EOIR's Office of Legal Access Programs, that were addressed by EO 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion.
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2025.01.27 OMB Memo M-25-13 Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance ProgramsEffective Date
January 27, 2025Subsequent Trump and Court Action(s)
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January 28, 2025
2025.01.28 OMB Q&A Regarding Memorandum M-25-13
OMB provided a Q&A Factsheet intended to clarify how agencies implement the M-25-13 directive: “the pause does not apply across-the-board. It is expressly limited to programs, projects, and activities implicated by the President’s Executive Orders, such as ending DEI, the green new deal, and funding nongovernmental organizations that undermine the national interest.”
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January 28, 2025
2025.01.28 Nat'l Council of Nonprofits v. OMB, No. 25-239 (D.D.C.) - Complaint
On January 28, 2025, advocacy groups representing non-profits and small businesses filed a lawsuit challenging the "Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs" in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. National Council of Nonprofits et al. v. Office of Management and Budget et al, No. 1:25-cv-00239 (D.D.C.).
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January 28, 2025
2025.01.28 AP News: Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans
On January 28, 2025, in National Council of Nonprofits v. Office of Management and Budget, No. 25-cv-00239 (D.D.C.), Judge Loren L. AliKhan issued an “administrative stay” enjoining the Trump administration from implementing OMB Memorandum M-25-13. This administrative stay is scheduled to last until Monday February 03, 2025.
**Litigation entries are limited to initial complaints and major substantive rulings. For pleadings and additional information, use name and docket number to search Civil Rights Clearinghouse and CourtListener or visit Just Security Litigation Tracker**
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January 28, 2025
2025.01.28 New York et al. v. Trump, No. 1:25-cv-00039 (D.R.I.) - Complaint
On January 28, 2025, 23 states filed a lawsuit challenging the "Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs" in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. New York et al. v. Trump, No. 1:25-cv-00039 (D.R.I.).
**Litigation entries are limited to initial complaints and major substantive rulings. For pleadings and additional information, use name and docket number to search Civil Rights Clearinghouse and CourtListener or visit Just Security Litigation Tracker**
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January 29, 2025
2025.01.29 OMB Memo M-25-14 Rescinding Funding Freeze
OMB issued Memo M-25-14 rescinding M-25-13. This memo informed federal agencies that the January 27, 2025 funding freeze on federal financial assistance programs, outlined in M-25-13, had been rescinded.
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January 31, 2025
2-025.01.31 New York et al. v. Trump, No. 1:25-cv-00039 (D.R.I.) - Order Granting TRO
On January 31, 2025, in New York et al. v. Trump, No. 1:25-cv-00039 (D.R.I.), Judge John J. McConnell issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) blocking the Trump administration's efforts to freeze payments for grants and other programs.
**Litigation entries are limited to initial complaints and major substantive rulings. For pleadings and additional information, use name and docket number to search Civil Rights Clearinghouse and CourtListener or visit Just Security Litigation Tracker**
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February 3, 2025
2025.02.03 Nat'l Council of Nonprofits v. OMB, No. 25-239 (D.D.C.) - Order Granting TRO
On February 3, 2025, in National Council of Nonprofits v. Office of Management and Budget, No. 25-cv-00239 (D.D.C.), Judge AliKhan issued an Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) blocking the Trump administration from implementing OMB Memorandum M-25-13.
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Current Status
Not in effectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: RescindedTrump Administration Action: Agency DirectiveSubject Matter:Agencies Affected: OtherAssociated or Derivative Policies
- January 20, 2025 EO 14159: "Protecting the American People Against Invasion"
- January 20, 2025 EO 14159 § 19 directs DOJ and DHS to review, pause, terminate, and claw back contracts or grants with NGOs serving "removable or illegal aliens"
- January 20, 2025 EO 14159 § 20 directs OMB to ensure agencies identify and stop providing public benefits to ineligible noncitizens
Documents
Trump-Era Policy Documents
- New Policy
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Subsequent Action
Original Source:
OMB Q&A Regarding Memo M-25-13
- Subsequent Action
- Subsequent Action
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Subsequent Action
Original Source:
New York et al. v. Trump, No. 1:25-cv-00039 (D.R.I.) - Complaint
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Subsequent Action
Original Source:
OMB Memo M-25-14 Rescinding Funding Freeze
- Subsequent Action
- Subsequent Action
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