Here is a running list of HHS grants targeted for termination in Pa., N.J.
The Inquirer is tracking all impacted grants whose lead recipient is based in Pa. or N.J. Our list will be updated weekly on Mondays.
Editor’s Note: This page was last updated on June 16, 2025.
The federal Department of Health and Human Services marked $9.6 million in Pennsylvania and New Jersey grants for termination this week as President Donald Trump continues to slash federal spending.
Since February, the HHS has published a weekly list of terminated contracts as the Trump’s administration identifies new cuts. The Philadelphia Inquirer is tracking the impact locally in an effort to help readers better understand how government funding is being cut or threatened.
HHS added 23 Pennsylvania-based grants and six New Jersey-based grants to its list on June 13. The new terminations total approximately $7.9 million in Pennsylvania and $1.7 million in New Jersey.
The data does not include $1.18 billion in cuts to local health departments sought by Trump, but blocked by federal courts.
Those grants, initially included in the list, were part of $11 billion in COVID-era funding the Trump administration sought to halt. In April, a judge temporarily restored the funding after a lawsuit was filed by several states, including Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), initially led by billionaire Elon Musk, has used unprecedented access to federal systems to identify and target thousands of federal grants, contracts, and leases for termination. Many of its actions to curtail federal spending have been challenged in court.
The HHS, which annually provides billions of dollars in grants for medical research to institutions around the country, was expected to be a major target of DOGE. Thus far, about $46 million in cuts have been identified locally.
The Inquirer has identified all impacted grants whose lead recipient is based in Pennsylvania or New Jersey. The list below will be updated weekly, on Mondays.
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