Federal Funding Pause Update

VASS will provide updates here as we continue to monitor the evolving situation regarding the Federal Funding Pause.

1:39 PM, January 29

According to multiple news sources, the White House has rescinded OMB memorandum M-25-13 that sought to pause federal funding.

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5:40 PM, January 28

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the executive order to freeze federal funds and grants until Monday, February 3rd.

5:28 PM, January 28

Please see the latest updates from AASA below on the federal funding pause. It includes a Q and A from OMB that also clarifies the scope of the pause. This new OMB memo explicitly states that Head Start will not be impacted by the pause.

We will continue to update you with additional information as it becomes available but check back with the link below as needed.

Today has been a flurry of activity as our team worked to track down information and make sense of a wide-reaching memo released by the Trump administration last night, proposing to freeze federal funds. We know that many of you have been following today as information was been tracked down and updated, and we wanted to share our latest blog post. We are still waiting on a concrete answer for if E-Rate and school meals are impacted; many are interpreting the exemption of programs that directly benefit Americans to include child nutrition meals. We will be updating the blog as more information becomes available.

Our updated blog post, available here, includes updated information specific to education funding.

4:41 PM, January 28

VASS Members,

Please see these templates to assist you as needed with communication responses to the federal funding pause.

Communication Templates