The Trump administration is poised to freeze approximately $10 billion in funding for several programs supporting child care, social services grants and cash assistance in several Democratic-led states.
Minnesota, California, Colorado, New York and Illinois would lose access to billions in funding through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, the Child Care and Development Fund, and the Social Services Block Grant program, a spokesperson for the White House Office of Management and Budget confirmed to NOTUS. Outlets including The New York Times and the New York Post were first to report the news.
The Department of Health and Human Services did not answer questions from NOTUS about how the cuts would affect families.