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Englewood city attorney: federal grants pause has been stayed; city to proceed 'business as usual' for now
Summary
At the Jan. 29 mayor–manager meeting, City Attorney Tamara Niles said a federal presidential order pausing certain federal funds has been stayed by a temporary restraining order and that lawsuits were filed by nonprofits and state attorneys general including Colorado; the city will continue grant-related work until further court action.
City Attorney Tamara Niles told Englewood City officials at a Jan. 29 mayor–manager meeting that a presidential order pausing certain federal funds has been stayed by a temporary restraining order and that multiple lawsuits were filed this week challenging the pause.
"For now, the presidential order staying, or pausing federal funds, has been stayed pursuant to a temporary restraining order," Niles said. "There was one lawsuit filed yesterday on behalf of nonprofits, and then another one was filed yesterday from Attorneys General from quite a few states, including the state of Colorado. So, the judge that issued the TRO has indicated that they will issue a more permanent order. So for right now, we are just proceeding as business as usual until we know more."
Niles’ update followed staff discussion of agenda items and grant-dependent projects. City staff on the call noted the pause on federal grants as a scheduling consideration for items that rely on federal funding; the city attorney’s briefing explained the legal posture but did not identify specific federal programs affected beyond the general description of paused federal funds.
No formal council action was taken during the mayor–manager meeting. Staff said they would continue to monitor court developments, and that some grant applications on upcoming agendas may be affected if the court’s orders or subsequent appeals change the status of federal funding.
The Jan. 29 meeting transcript does not list the specific federal programs or dollar amounts potentially affected, nor does it provide a timeline for when a final ruling might arrive. The city attorney identified two categories of filings: one by nonprofit organizations and a separate multi-state filing by attorneys general that includes Colorado. City staff indicated they are tracking the litigation and will update council as further court decisions are issued.
