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Universities tell JFAC an OMB funding pause raised short-term risk to federal grants; potential impacts under review
Summary
ISU and Boise State said an OMB-directed pause and related litigation created near-term uncertainty for federal grants. ISU estimated up to about $25 million could be affected; Boise State said it immediately reviewed restricted federal awards and worked with state officials to understand impacts.
Representatives of Idaho State University and Boise State University told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Jan. 29 that an Office of Management and Budget memo and related litigation created short-term uncertainty about federal grant funding and program continuity.
What the universities said Rob Wagner, ISU president, said his institution did “some very quick math” and at one point on the prior day believed approximately $25 million of anticipated federal funding could be at risk; he said…
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