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US awards $500M to forge a domestic battery-minerals network
business4 days ago

US awards $500M to forge a domestic battery-minerals network

The Energy Department is awarding $500 million in grants to seven U.S. companies to develop domestic lithium, cobalt and other mineral processing and battery-manufacturing capacity, part of a broader push to reduce reliance on China and strengthen America’s mineral supply chain. The funded projects include Lilac Solutions’ $100 million lithium-extraction facility at Utah’s Great Salt Lake, Jervois’ $100 million cobalt refinery in Idaho, Nth Cycle’s $100 million facility to process battery black mass, and $50 million each for Princeton NuEnergy, Arcanum Ventures and Coreshell Technologies, with earlier grants to ioneer, Standard Lithium and Lithium Americas.

via Mining.com|
#battery-manufacturing#business#cobalt
White House leveraged federal funding signals against Colorado amid Tina Peters fallout
politics10 days ago

White House leveraged federal funding signals against Colorado amid Tina Peters fallout

An internal White House memo from a deputy assistant asked multiple federal agencies to brainstorm actions regarding Colorado, reportedly to align grants and federal support with administration priorities as Tina Peters’ imprisonment drew political heat. In the days after, agencies reportedly cut or redirected funding to Colorado (including large energy grant reductions and DOT funding), with moves to shut the Boulder NCAR climate lab and other actions cited by Colorado in a lawsuit. A federal judge criticized the administration for targeting Colorado, while the White House denies any link to Peters.

via The Denver Post|
#colorado#federal-funding#grants
Senate approves short-term funding to avert shutdown, curbs grant power
politics17 days ago

Senate approves short-term funding to avert shutdown, curbs grant power

The Senate approved a stopgap bill funding the government through Dec. 11 to avert a shutdown ahead of the midterm elections, including money for housing, nutrition and veterans’ health programs, while also temporarily blocking the White House budget office from expanding political appointee influence over discretionary grants. The measure still must pass the House, where support is uncertain, and it centers on a grant-provision critics say could politicize funding. Lawmakers are negotiating a broader budget deal before Sept. 30 funding runs out, with debates over larger Iran-related spending and election provisions remaining unsettled.

via The Washington Post|
#budget#government#grants
NIH grant cancellations cost Pitt more than $40 million, upending neighborhood-focused research
education18 days ago

NIH grant cancellations cost Pitt more than $40 million, upending neighborhood-focused research

Two NIH grants at the University of Pittsburgh were canceled, ending a combined research effort worth over $21 million and costing the university about $5.04 million in the final years of the awards. The losses hit Alzheimer’s researcher Ann Cohen and epidemiologist Tamara Dubowitz, including Cohen’s $3.5 million and Dubowitz’s $1.54 million, with at least seven staff downsized and ripple effects across labs and community studies involving about 1,100 participants. Since President Trump took office, Pitt has lost roughly $40.7 million in NIH funding, highlighting a broader funding crunch that Pitt says it will navigate while continuing its research and community-health work.

via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|
#community-health#education#grants
politics26 days ago

Senate weighs delaying Trump's grant-change plan as funding stopgap moves forward

Senate leaders are negotiating a bipartisan stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown, with Democrats pressing to block President Trump’s plan to replace the grant peer-review process with political appointees. Senators Collins and Murkowski have signaled opposition to the administration’s grant-change proposal, while Majority Leader Thune hopes to advance the package soon. The updates also cover related confirmations (CDC and ASPR nominees advancing on party lines), ongoing talks over an IRS audit-immunity settlement tied to Todd Blanche, and other policy skirmishes in Education and the farm bill.

via Politico|
#appropriations#grants#politics
Trump Admin Admits Canceling Clean-Energy Grants Because of State Votes
politics1 month ago

Trump Admin Admits Canceling Clean-Energy Grants Because of State Votes

In a July 15 federal court filing, the Energy Department said it recommended terminating more than 600 clean-energy grants in states that voted for Kamala Harris in 2024, with 284 grants canceled in October 2025, acknowledging the decision was based on the political identity of the recipient’s state. Democrats condemned the move as partisan retaliation and weaponizing federal spending against blue states, while the administration argues the action was part of a broader policy push.

via CNN|
#blue-states#clean-energy#grants
Energy Department admits grants canceled based on state politics
politics1 month ago

Energy Department admits grants canceled based on state politics

A court filing reveals the Energy Department acknowledged that about 284 federal research grants were canceled solely because the recipient state voted for the Democratic candidate in 2024 (blue states with two Democratic senators), with 340 other grants proposed for termination but not canceled. The DOE said the tranche was selected for political reasons rather than programmatic factors, while officials later disputed that the terminations were politically motivated. The episode unfolds amid White House and OMB moves to grant political appointees greater control over federal grants and their alignment with the president’s priorities.

via NBC News|
#blue-states#court-filing#department-of-energy
Federal Judge Rules DOGE's Humanities Grant Cuts Unlawful and Unconstitutional
politics3 months ago

Federal Judge Rules DOGE's Humanities Grant Cuts Unlawful and Unconstitutional

U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon ruled that DOGE's 2025 termination of National Endowment for the Humanities grants to ACLS, AHA, and MLA was unlawful and unconstitutional, lacking statutory authority and violating First Amendment and equal-protection rights; the decision notes DOGE staff in their 20s with little humanities experience and that they used ChatGPT to justify DEI-based terminations without reviewing applications, and it blocks enforcement while the Authors Guild case proceeds.

via CBS News|
#doge#first-amendment#grants
Charity Commission Probes FIA Foundation Over FIA Ties and Conflicts
business7 months ago

Charity Commission Probes FIA Foundation Over FIA Ties and Conflicts

The Charity Commission for England and Wales has opened an official inquiry into the FIA Foundation, issuing a temporary order restricting certain transactions without written approval. The probe will examine the Foundation’s relationship with the FIA, potential conflicts of interest in grants, and whether the charity’s property is at risk, with scope possibly expanding. The Commission says the inquiry does not imply wrongdoing and the trustees will cooperate; nine of the twelve trustees also hold senior FIA roles, raising independence concerns.

via BBC|
#business#charity-commission#conflicts-of-interest