PHOENIX -- Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced a new webpage her office is launching to collect reports of continued federal funding issues.
"We have reason to believe Arizonans continue to suffer the consequences of Trump's chaotic federal funding freeze attempt, despite my office and other attorneys general securing a temporary pause in federal court," said Attorney General Mayes. "If your government entity or nonprofit's funding remains paused or you have been prevented from accessing federal funds in violation of these court orders, we urge you to report these issues."
Recent federal court orders have temporarily halted the Trump administration's freeze on federal grants and loans. Despite these rulings, some organizations continue to experience funding disruptions.
U.S. District Court of Rhode Island Judge John McConnell issued a restraining order preventing the administration from "pause, freeze, impede, block, cancel, or terminate" taxpayer money already allocated by Congress in response to the case brought by Attorney General Mayes and the attorneys general of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia..
And U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Judge Loren Alikhan issued a restraining order in a case brought on behalf of the National Council of Nonprofits by Democracy Forward saying “evidence submitted by the plaintiffs “paint a stark picture of nationwide panic in the wake of the funding freeze. Organizations with every conceivable mission — healthcare, scientific research, emergency shelters, and more — were shut out of funding portals or denied critical resources beginning on January 28.”
Impacted Nonprofits and Arizona Government Entities: Please contact the Arizona Attorney General’s Office at [email protected].