Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Stops Wasteful Grantmaking

Ending Grant Abuse:President Trump signed an Executive Order to stop unelected bureaucrats from wasting taxpayer dollars on frivolous grants. The order requires more rigorous review of grant awards, mandates plain language in funding announcements, and broadens the pool of eligible grantees.Funding Projects That Benefit Americans:The administration highlights past examples of what it considers wasteful or harmful grants, such as funding for drag shows in Ecuador, critical race theory training, and transgender sexual education programs. The fact sheet also references grants supporting projects in Wuhan, China, and AI-powered social media censorship tools.Oversight and Accountability:The Executive Order allows for the termination of grants that do not meet new criteria and aims to prevent ideological bias in federal grantmaking. The administration commits to robust policies to ensure grants serve the public interest.Awarding Grants Based on Merit:The fact sheet emphasizes that grants should be awarded based on results, not on the ability to write proposals. It references previous actions to eliminate waste and fraud, and to prevent funding of what the administration calls “radical ideologies.”Fiscal Impact:The Trump Administration claims to have already terminated thousands of contracts, saving taxpayers billions of dollars.