UPDATE: Feds Threaten to Take Back Money for The Stitch Project

Beltline 'hopeful, working' to keep grant funds amid federal cancellations - SaportaReport

In the weeks since federal officials slashed a $9 million grant to bring WiFi to the Beltline, organizational leaders are “hopeful” while they work to keep a $25 million trail expansion grant from getting canceled.  A $9 million “digital equity” grant was one of many to get cut by the Trump administration in May. The president announced widespread overhauls to federal grant agreements to limit “woke” ideology and government size.  After the canc…

UPDATE: Feds threaten to take back money for The Stitch project

Courtesy Central Atlanta Progress The Trump administration is threatening to claw back $157 million awarded to the City of Atlanta for The Stitch project. The Stitch received a $157.6 million U.S. Department of Transportation Neighborhood Access & Equity (NAE) Grant, matched by nearly $30 million in local funds. However, the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has proposed rescinding un-obligated NAE grant funds as part of Tru…

Downtown Boosters Push To Save $150M In Federal Funding For The Stitch

Both CAP and the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District are lobbying Congressional leaders to keep the funds in place.

Trump Administration Confirms Plan to Axe Funding for LGBTQ+ Youth Crisis Hotline

The Trump administration has formally confirmed plans to eliminate federal funding for a “life-saving” prevention service dedicated to LGBTQ+ young people, sparking outrage among advocates and mental health experts. The proposed cut, first leaked in April, has now been publicly confirmed through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) budget proposal for Fiscal […] The post Trump Administration Confirms Plan to Axe Funding for LGB…