On August 7, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14332, “Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking”, a sweeping directive that reshapes the federal grantmaking process. Framed as a move to ...

Federal agencies must ensure political appointees sign off on all grants and that such awards comply with the administration policy, President Trump ordered on Thursday, which has federal employees in ...

President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order tightening control of the federal grant funding process, requiring political appointees to sign off on each grant. The order directs each agency ...