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Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online
Federal spending cuts enacted during the first months of the Trump administration will put pressure on local governments and nonprofits, shifting the responsibility for funding a wide range of programs to the states, or cutting them altogether. One place where the impact will be severe: New Mexico, which faces squeezes in social services, arts, land management, and other areas. A survey of 200 nonprofits commissioned by three New Mexico foundations found that 20 percent received at least half of their funding from federal grants, which are now in jeopardy. (New York Times)
More on Federal Aid
- Researchers at a Nonprofit Are Resurrecting Billion-Dollar Disaster Tool Trump Killed (Bloomberg— subscription)
- Can NPR Do Without Federal Funding? Its CEO Says She’s Optimistic. (Washington Post)
More News
- Sen. Cotton Urges IRS to Review CAIR’s Nonprofit Status, Alleges Ties With Terror Groups (Religion News Service)
- Opinion: The Money OpenAI Is Making by Betraying Its Nonprofit Roots Is Obscene (Futurism)
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