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State Department says it canceled 139 grants, halting about $214 million
Summary
A State Department spokesperson said the department canceled 139 grants this week, stopping about $214,000,000 in funding and citing several programs as examples; the announcement did not specify which grants or beneficiaries were affected.
The U.S. Department of State this week canceled 139 grants, stopping about $214,000,000 in funding, a department staff member said.
The cancellations were described in department remarks as an effort “to ensure every dollar is spent wisely,” and the staff member called some of the programs cited “misguided programs that taxpayers should not be funding.” The examples given in the announcement included a program described as supporting a migrant domestic workers’ movement in Lebanon and a program described as “get the trolls out” in the United Kingdom.
The department did not provide a list of the canceled grants, the individual award amounts, the specific grantees, or the funding sources for those grants during the remarks summarized in the announcement. The staff member also did not supply details on whether canceled grant funds would be reallocated, recovered, or made available for other programs.
The department’s statement framed the action as part of oversight to reduce spending on programs the department judged inappropriate; it did not reference any internal vote, statutory requirement, or outside approval tied to the cancellations.
The announcement did not include follow-up dates or next-step requirements for staff or grantees. Further information about which grants were affected, the legal or contractual basis for cancellation, and the fiscal treatment of the stopped funds was not specified.
