Since January 20, 2025, a number of grant recipients have filed lawsuits challenging the federal government's decisions to withhold funding and/or terminate grant agreements. In many cases, grantees have alleged that the...more
10/6/2025
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Contract Termination ,
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Federal Grants ,
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Unconstitutional Condition
As we have noted in recent client alerts, we have arrived at the end of a fiscal year in which there have been numerous policy-based program reductions and grant terminations across federally funded sectors. ...more
10/2/2025
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Appropriations Bill ,
COFC ,
Continuing Resolution ,
Contract Termination ,
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Federal Funding ,
Federal Grants ,
Government Agencies ,
Grants ,
OMB ,
Separation of Powers ,
Statutory Interpretation
The Build America Buy America (BABA) Act, embedded within the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Pub. L. 117–58 (Nov. 15, 2021, Div. G, §§ 70901-27), significantly enhanced the extent to which "Buy America"...more
Nonprofits and other federal grant recipients have struggled through 2025, a year of fiscal tightening in federal grant programs, from the termination of numerous grants and programs the current administration perceives as...more
9/10/2025
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Federal Grants ,
Foreign Aid ,
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Government Agencies ,
Judicial Review ,
Nonprofits ,
Public Broadcasting ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Stays ,
USAID
The second Trump administration has enacted numerous policy changes impacting federal grant recipients, including many nonprofit organizations. On August 7, the administration issued a new Executive Order (EO) that will more...more