At Kim Joyce & Associates we recognize that grants and loan programs are a lifeline to vital services in our communities. For decades, we have seen fluctuations in funding priorities with each new administration. We are committed to focusing on solutions to navigating change for grantees, partner organizations, and community stakeholders.
Please visit this page for orders, updates, and clarifications related to federal grants and loans. This site will be updated as information that may impact organizations is identified, released, and available.
Executive Orders
On August 25, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Taking Steps to End Cashless Bail to Protect Americans,” which states that federal resources (including federal grants) “should not be used to support jurisdictions with cashless bail policies.”
On August 25, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Measures to End Cashless Bail and Enforce the Law in the District of Columbia,” which declares that federal funding (including federal grants) to the District of Columbia will be cut if it continues its cashless bail policies.
On August 13, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Revocation of Executive Order on Competition,” which has an impact on the American economy.
On August 13, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Enabling Competition in the Commercial Space Industry,” which encourages innovation. This includes research and development (R&D), which is supported through federal funding.
On August 13, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Ensuring American Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Resilience by Filling the Strategic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Reserve,” which encourages the production of APIs. This will be achieved through federal funding.
On August 7, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking,” which focuses on streamlining agency grantmaking to ensure greater accountability for use of public funds.
On July 24, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets,” which prioritizes federal funding to reduce the incidence of homelessness, mental illness, and substance use, especially in public settings.
On July 23, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure,” which will use federal resources to develop data centers.
On July 23, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government,” which impacts federal funding and procurement policies for AI.
On July 3, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Establishing the President’s Make America Beautiful Again Commission,” which asserts that conservation and economic development go hand in hand. More specifically, MABA is expected to promote growth in the outdoor recreation economy, and in turn, increase America’s economic output.
On June 12, 2025, the President issue an Executive Order titled, “Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response,” which helps to consolidate Federal wildland fire programs to achieve the most efficient and effective use of wildland fire offices, coordinating bodies, programs, budgets, procurement processes.
On June 6, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Leading the Word in Supersonic Flight,” related to federally funded RDT&E and industry-led testing of supersonic technologies at federal test sites.
On June 6, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Restoring American Airspace Sovereignty,” related to grant funding to purchase UAS or equipment or services for the detection, tracking, or identification of drones and drone signals.
On June 6, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Unleashing American Drone Dominance,” related to grants and loans that will prioritize and support the export of United States-manufactured civil UAS and related systems.
On May 23, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Restoring Gold Standard Science,” which relates to federally funded research.
On May 23, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Reinvigorating the Nuclear Industrial Base,” which relates to funding for Restart, Completion, Uprate, or Construction of Nuclear Plants.
On May 23, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Deploying Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security,” and discusses federal funds and procurement that arises from this order.
On May 9, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Keeping Promises to Veterans and Establishing a National Center for Warrior Independence,” with federal funding implications to HHS, HUD, and other agencies.
On May 5, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Improving the Safety and Security of Biological Research,” with federal funding implications related to research.
On May 1, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Biased Media,” with federal funding implications for entities receiving grant funding from PBS, NPR, and the CPB.
On April 23, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Protecting American Communities From Criminal Aliens,” with federal funding implications.
On April 23, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth,” through federal funding mechanisms including discretionary grants.
On April 23, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Reinstating Common Sense School Discipline Policies,” related to federal funding implications.
On April 23, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Preparing Americans for High Paying Skilled Trade Jobs of the Future,” related to funds for workforce development.
On April 23, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “White House Initiative to Promote Excellence and Innovation at Historically Black College and Universities,” with mention of federal funding access.
On April 23, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Reforming Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education,” related to unlawful practices and federal funding.
On April 23, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Transparency Regarding Foreign Influence at American Universities,” related to removal of federal funding for postsecondary higher education institutions for noncompliance with 20 U.S.C. 1011f.
On April 15, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting America First,” related to medication access, and grants available under 330(e) of the Public Health Service Act.
On April 15, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement,” related to sound procurement practices.
On April 9, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base,” related to accelerated procurement of contracts.
On April 9, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance,” related to federal funding for America’s maritime manufacturing capabilities.
On April 9, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Reducing Anti-Competative Regulatory Barriers, impacting procurement processes.
On April 8, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Reinvigorating America’s Clean Coal Industry and Amending Executive Order 14241.”
On March 25, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Modernizing Payments To and From America's Bank Account,” which relates to the transition of electronic payments for federal disbursements.
On March 25, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Protecting America's Bank Account Against Fraud, Waste, and Abuse,” which relates to federal funding.
On March 20, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities,” which relates to the closure of the Department of Education.
On March 14, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy,” which relates to the reduction of non-statutory government entities and federal funding.
On March 14, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled “Additional Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions,” which has an impact on federal funding.
On March 1, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Designating English as the Official Language of The United States.”
On February 26, 2025, the President issued an Executive Order titled, “Implementing The President’s “Department Of Government Efficiency” Cost Efficiency Initiative.”
On February 19, 2025, the President issues an Executive Order titled, “Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders.”
On February 18, 2025, the President issued this memorandum titled, “Radical Transparency About Wasteful Spending.”
On February 18, 2025, the President issued this Executive Order titled, “Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies.”
On February 7, 2025, the President issued this memorandum related to federal funding of NGOs.
On January 29, 2025, the President issued this Executive Order relating to federal funding for schools with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
On January 29, 2025, the President issued this Executive Order relating to funding for School Choice.
On January 29, 2025, the President issued this Executive Order relating to funding for K-12 Education.
On January 29, 202,5 the President issued this Executive Order related to federal funding and compliance of applicable laws prohibiting discrimination in K-12 programs.
On January 29, 2025, the President issued this Executive Order related to federal funding to support K-12 educational choice programs.
On January 28, 2025, the President issued this Executive Order relating to funding for gender-affirming care.
On January 21, 2025, the President issued this Executive Order relating to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs.
On January 20, 2025, the President issued this Executive Order related to federal funding to auditing non-governmental organizations related to undocumented individuals.
On January 20, 2025, the President issued this Executive Order relating to funding for Un-leashing American Energy.
On January 20, 2025, the President issued this Executive Order related to disbursements of funds to foreign counties and a review of non-governmental organizations, international organizations, and contractors pending review of programs.
On January 20, 2025, the President issued this Executive Order related to funding of gender ideology.
On January 20, 2025, the President issued this Executive Order relating to Federal Rulemaking.
Office of Management and Budget
On August 29, 2025, the OMB issued a statement titled, “Historic Pocket Rescission Package Eliminates Woke, Weaponized, and Wasteful Spending,” which states that “The Trump Administration is committed to getting America’s fiscal house in order by cutting government spending that is woke, weaponized, and wasteful. This includes cancelling $5 billion in foreign aid and international organization funding that violates the President’s America First priorities.”
On August 15, 2025, OMB launched a historic update to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The article titled, “The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Launches Landmark Update to FAR, Ushering in a New Era for Commercial Buying,” states that “this deregulation, combined with more streamlined buying procedures, will make it easier for agencies to leverage commercially-available solutions, including the innovations of small businesses, to provide better, more cost-effective services to taxpayers.”
On May 2, 2025, OMB sent the President’s discretionary budget request for 2026 to Congress. The article titled, “The White House Office of Management and Budget Releases the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 Skinny Budget,” has implications to agencies receiving federal grant funding.
On April 16, 2025, OMB issued a briefing titled, “Whitehouse Announces Revolutionary Federal Procurement Overhaul,” related to procurement policy.
On January 29, 2025, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget rescinded OMB-M-25-13.
On January 28, 2025, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget issued a fact sheet related to OMB-M-25-13.
On January 27, 2025, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget issued a Memorandum for Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies to Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs (OMB M-25-13).
On January 21, 2025, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget issued a Memorandum to the Heads of Departments and Agencies related to Section 7 of the Unleashing American Energy Executive Order.