Rescinded federal spending memo left officials scrambling in Snohomish County
EVERETT — A memo from President Donald Trump’s budget office sent Monday appeared set to pause grants, loans and other financial assistance from federal agencies to nonprofits and local governments, but a judge temporarily blocked the plans on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, the Trump administration rescinded the memo.
“This is an important victory for everyone who made their voices heard,” Washington Sen. Patty Murray wrote Wednesday on X. “Undoubtedly, the Trump admin caused serious chaos & real harm through a combination of sheer incompetence, cruel intentions, and disregard for the law.”
Federal agencies awarded more than $170 million in grants and loans to tribes, municipalities, schools and nonprofits in Snohomish County over the past year, according to federal spending data. The money goes toward infrastructure improvements, preschool programs, affordable housing, health centers and public utility improvements, among other uses.
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