Trump Administration Spending Cuts

The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" implemented working requirements for adults aged 19-64, restricted state provider tax usage, and increased eligibility verification requirements to curb the use of Medicaid by illegal immigrants.

Despite a $50 billion offset program, rural hospitals now face Medicaid reimbursement cuts of 15-29% across states.

Trump sought not to extend the enhanced premium tax credits, while the "Big Beautiful Bill" terminates automatic reenrollment, creates shorter enrollment periods, and increases paperwork requirements for the ACA marketplace.

2,100 active research grants across universities, with 160+ clinical trials were terminated.

The administration has capped facilities and administrative costs at 15%. This figure is down from the 30% average, with some costs previously up to 56%. This policy is facing ongoing court challenges.

The Defense Health Research Consortium is a federal medical research program. Each year, nearly half of its funding goes toward cancer. Its funding has been slashed by 57% in Congress, leaving around $645 million.

The Trump administration has eliminated COVID-era grants for addiction, mental health, overdose prevention, public health infrastructure, immunization and other projects related to public health.

The Trump administration has canceled $1 billion in federal SAMHSA grants to states. These grants focus on mental health services, addiction treatment, and other health issues.

The Department of Health and Human Services has shed 20,000 employees from an 82,000-person workforce.

The "Big Beautiful Bill" eliminates several income-driven repayment plans, tightened caps on graduate and undergraduate loans, as well as reducing the maximum Pell grant amount and eligibility.

The cuts end 2025 discretionary funding for several MSI grant programs, which serve to fund minority education programs.

1,752 grants in climate research, and DEI were terminated across US universities. 114 awards were restored to the University of California, all other grants are yet to be formally restored.

Trump has eliminated nearly half of the Education Department workforce from 4,133 to 2,183 employees through layoffs and buyouts.

The "Big Beautiful Bill" terminated electric vehicle tax credits, wind and solar production credits, clean energy manufacturing incentives, and energy storage credits, which were created under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.

The administration has canceled 24 carbon capture projects including $540 million to Calpine Corporation and projects across 21 states. The administration has also imposed a 15% indirect cost rate cap for all grant awards, down from 50-60%.

The EPA has suspended almost 400 grants targeted toward aiding environmental justice. These grants were created to aid disadvantaged communities and reduce the risk of pollution, improve drinking water infrastructure, and promote other environmental causes.

The Trump Administration and EPA Administrator, Lee Zeldin, has ended the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grants for clean energy financing and environmental justice projects. The fund was originally created under the 2022 IRA.

Trump has eliminated the 35-year-old USGCRP, removing federal employees and taking down the national Climate Assessment website. The USGCRP was used to conduct federal research on changes in the global environment and climate.

President Trump immediately terminated the climate jobs program, a program aimed at training young people for careers in climate and energy, on January 20th, 2025.

The Trump administration has terminated partnerships for the Climate-Smart Commodities Program supporting climate-friendly farming.

A total of at least 199,000 federal government employees have been laid off by the Trump administration or taken one of the administration's deferred resignation proposals.

The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to eliminate a total of 30,000 employees by the end of 2025 and has already lost 17,000 as of June 1, 2025.

President Trump terminated the Presidio Trust, Inter-American Foundation, U.S. African Development Foundation, U.S. Institute of Peace, Presidential Management Fellows Program, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, U.S. Agency for Global Media, Woodrow Wilson Center, Institute of Museum and Library Services, Minority Business Development Agency, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, and U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness.

The administration has eliminated 2,700 out of the SBA's 6,500 jobs, representing a 43% workforce reduction.

FEMA has experienced a loss of 2,000 full-time staff, one-third of its permanent workforce.

The U.S. Department of State has laid off 1,350 employees, about 15% of its domestic workforce.

The Trump administration has laid off 3,400 employees from the U.S. Forest Service, responsible for managing and maintaining public forests and grasslands, and another 1,000 from the U.S. National Park Service, responsible for preserving national parks.

President Trump terminated 90% of USAID's foreign aid contracts, totaling $60 billion, and terminated approximately 10,000 employees. Remaining contracts are likely to be managed by the State Department.

President Trump unilaterally terminated congressionally approved USAID funds without congressional approval in late August as he tries to close out the agency.

The bill cuts approximately $8.3 billion in foreign aid programs, halting global health initiatives (PEPFAR, Malaria Initiative), disaster relief, refugee assistance, and contributions to international organizations, like the Democracy Fund, Global Fund, and the Gavi Alliance.

The "Big Beautiful Bill" shifts costs to states while implementing additional work requirements with documentation and limiting growth of the Thrifty Food Plan.

The Rescissions Act of 2025 directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to cease all funding for NPR and PBS.

The Trump administration has entirely eliminated the FEMA BRIC program, which aided communities to reduce the risks of natural disasters.

The DOJ has terminated 365 grants worth a combined $811 million. These grants were used to fund trauma centers, crisis hotlines, victims's services, substance abuse treatment, and police training.

The Trump administration has terminated over 1,200 grants to the collective institutions. These grants were used to fund digitization projects, research, professional development programs, library renovations, and organizations, like National History Day. The NEH has seen a staff reduction of 65%, while Trump has reallocated funds in the NEA toward his plan for the National Garden of American Heroes.

The DOD has terminated the entire Minerva Research Initiative including AI combat ethics and extremism research. The initiative was originally created to fund U.S. universities with grants to conduct research on areas of importance to U.S. national security.