Environment nonprofits want judge to reinstate grants after Trump spending freeze

April 4, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 28: An activist protests against President Donald Trump’s plan to stop most federal grants and loans during a rally near the White House on January 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Trump Administration announced it would freeze federal grant funding, a move that could halt payments for state and local programs like SNAP food aid, housing assistance, education, healthcare, and climate initiatives. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

PROVIDENCE – Environmental nonprofits suing the Trump administration in a Rhode Island court over the federal funding freeze say that they’re feeling the impacts of the lost money every day.