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: There was no local update to the Department of Health and Human Services terminated grants list for the week of April 21. The next expected update is April 28.
The federal Department of Health and Human Services, in a reversal, took off its list of terminated grants this week more than $1.18 billion that it had proposed to cut, days after a judge mandated the funds continue to flow.
Since last month, the HHS has published a weekly list of terminated contracts as President Donald Trump’s administration pushes to slash government spending. 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 removed 25 Pennsylvania-based grants and 18 New Jersey-based grants from its list, all of which targeted funds given to government agencies, like the Pennsylvania Department of Health. According to HHS, the grants totaled $617 million in unpaid funding in Pennsylvania and $563 million in New Jersey.
The grants that were removed all appear to be connected to $11 billion in COVID-era funding the Trump administration sought to cut. Last week, a judge temporarily restored the funding after a lawsuit was filed by several states, including Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
HHS did not immediately return requests for comment on the changes to the list.
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), 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 $20 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.
Have a tip? Can we improve this?
Email Data Editor Stephen Stirling at [email protected] with tips and suggestions. Medical researchers who are willing to share their experiences can reach reporters at [email protected].