Another round of Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) federal grant cancellations hit Alabama in recent weeks.
According to doge.gov, the federal Departments of Commerce, Agriculture, and Justice all cut grants to Alabama institutions in late April. DOGE estimates the nine canceled federal grants will save taxpayers $3,537,537.
DOGE was started at the beginning of President Donald Trump's second term to find taxpayer savings and is headed up by Elon Musk.
The Department of Agriculture cut three grants to Auburn University and Alabama A&M University.
The federal grants cut to Alabama A&M were for a fire apprenticeship program and a "climate change" outreach initiative. The grant cut to Auburn University was for research on heir property.
The Department of Agriculture also cut three grants to Tuskegee University for a beef producer symposium, organic agriculture infrastructure and an agricultural conference.
The Department of Justice cut a grant to the Selma Center for Nonviolence, Truth, and Reconciliation for a "systemic violence" intervention program in Selma for "historically underserved and marginalized populations."
The Department of Justice also cut a grant to the South Central Alabama Mental Health Board for mental health care.
The Department of Commerce cut a grant to the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce for a program to "help close the entrepreneurship gap between socially and economically disadvantaged individuals."
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