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https://www.wglt.org/illinois/2025-02-18/nih-funding-cuts-could-have-devastating-impact-on-medical-advancements-chicago-researchers-say

https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2025-02-17/study-mclean-county-is-among-the-most-exposed-u-s-counties-to-chinese-retaliatory-tariffs

https://www.25newsnow.com/2025/02/14/some-illinois-farmers-may-not-survive-policy-changes-dc/

According to Liz German, the Executive Director of YWCA McLean County, the following programs would be severely impacted by a loss of federal funding.  YWCA would have to either make significant changes or stop the services altogether.  Other funds are already being used to supplement federal grant funding as they are not sufficient to even […]

According to Illinois Art Station (IAS) Executive Director Hannah Johnson, approximately $10,000 (or 4%) of IAS’s annual budget is supported by Illinois Arts Council’s General Operating grant, and they are also the recipient of smaller programmatic grants throughout the year. IAS is also named in the National Endowment for the Arts grant that the Town […]

https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2025-02-12/trump-budget-cuts-put-isu-research-at-risk

https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/university-illinois/usaid-supported-soybean-lab-at-ui-hopes-to-convince-feds-to-continue-funding/article_2b28d5e2-e7f7-11ef-a08e-af1d986e9bbd.html

https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2025-02-11/nea-cuts-will-trickle-down-to-mclean-county-rural-and-underserved-communities-will-feel-it-most

https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2025-02-10/an-uncertain-time-for-agriculture

USDA Freezes Conservation, Other Direct Farmer Funding

https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2025-02-04/mayor-of-normal-says-federal-climate-in-washington-is-uncertain-and-unsettled

https://www.wglt.org/illinois/2025-02-03/trump-tariffs-could-impact-hundreds-of-billions-of-dollars-of-trade-in-illinois

https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2025-01-29/head-of-ecology-action-center-says-federal-funding-still-blocked-by-earlier-executive-order

https://www.wglt.org/illinois/2025-01-29/health-care-providers-in-illinois-could-lose-millions-in-funding-under-trump-order

https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2025-01-28/bloomington-normal-nonprofit-and-government-leaders-scramble-due-to-grant-funding-freeze

https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2025-01-28/bloomington-normal-nonprofit-and-government-leaders-scramble-due-to-grant-funding-freeze

This site is a collaborative effort to document and inform residents about the ongoing impacts to local services and programs as a result of federal funding cuts initiated in January 2025 by the new presidential administration. We intend to publish regular updates of these impacts to the local community via social media, email lists, and/or […]