Federal Funding

After nearly a month, the federal government is releasing billions of dollars it had under review. The money pays for services like teacher training, English language instruction, adult education and academic enrichment.

The federal government has frozen $396 million in funding for Florida schools and other educational groups.

School districts across the nation are struggling to budget for the upcoming school year as the federal government continues to hold onto around $5 billion. Tampa Bay area school leaders say they're looking at other potential funding sources.

Metropolitan Ministries is losing 30 staff members because of the trickle-down effects of federal actions to downsize AmeriCorps, a national volunteer collective.

With the future of the Department of Education in limbo, it's uncertain how school districts will continue receiving federal funding. Florida receives around 17% of its education dollars from the federal government.

Federal funding cuts will impact Medicaid, SNAP nutrition, and other health-related programs, concerning some health care workers who say it will have an impact on Central Florida.

President Donald Trump's historic federal hiring freeze and firing spree has eliminated thousands of jobs and placed thousands more on indefinite hold. For students sitting on the cusp of internships or post-graduate jobs in the government, the freeze has been devastating.

Last month, Taylor Herman received one week's worth of what was supposed to be a three month payment.

Around 100,000 Pinellas County residents received SNAP benefits last year. The outcome of ongoing federal budget negotiations could change that.

The government-run media radio station first began broadcasting in 1985. Later, TV Martí, along with a digital website, were launched to beam Spanish-language news into Cuba.

After a federal judge in Washington temporarily blocked the Trump administration from freezing federal grants and loans, many disability rights organizations wonder what's next.

A federal judge temporarily blocked the order, but not before university researchers were told to operate as usual until updates are received from funding agencies.