Trump Slashed Billions for Education in 2025. See Our List of Affected Grants

For initiatives that expand history and civics instruction in K-12 classrooms.

Grants discontinued: 19 (out of close to 30 ongoing grants)
Amount discontinued: $36,807,694

Affected recipients include initiatives in 13 states, including three where the majority of voters supported Trump in the 2024 election. Canceled funds were awarded instead to new civics grantees.

Past coverage: Trump Admin. Cancels Dozens More Grants, Hitting Civics, Arts, and Higher Ed.

For initiatives that expand arts instruction in K-12 classrooms.

Grants discontinued: 9, including one that was later restored (out of roughly 23 ongoing grants)
Amount discontinued: $6,900,578 (including roughly $500,000 that was later restored)

Past coverage: Trump Admin. Cancels Dozens More Grants, Hitting Civics, Arts, and Higher Ed.

For teacher-preparation initiatives at higher education institutions serving students of color.

Grants discontinued: 11 (out of roughly 25 ongoing grants)
Amount discontinued: At least $20.2 million

Past coverage: Ed. Dept. Cuts Grants That Were Helping College Students Become Teachers

For initiatives at higher education institutions training educators to understand and teach Braille.

Grants discontinued: 3 (all ongoing grants)
Amount discontinued: $2,760,000

Affected initiatives include all three ongoing grants, held by the University of Massachusetts Boston; the University of South Carolina; and California State University Los Angeles. The department opened a new competition for this program on Dec. 31.

Past coverage: Trump Funding Cuts Hit Particularly Hard for Deaf and Blind Children

For initiatives that offer child-care services to college students who are parents of young children.

Grants discontinued: 13

Affected grant recipients include two community colleges in Arizona, and a four-year college in Georgia.

For supporting first-year undergraduate students who are also migratory and seasonal farmworkers.

Grants discontinued: 24
Amount discontinued: $11,376,000

Example: Two universities in Colorado shut down initiatives helping children of migrant workers apply and pay for college. One of the initiatives had been serving roughly 30 students a year for more than 50 years.
The National HEP-CAMP Association filed a legal challenge in August 2025 over these cuts, and secured a commitment from the agency to supply all funds from the program to grantees. But some existing grantees were cut out of the program as part of the negotiations.

For organizations that provide technical assistance to state agencies and local districts.

Grants terminated: 19 (all subsequently reinstated following a court order)
Amount terminated: $167,550,000 (all subsequently reinstated following a court order)

Past coverage: How the Trump Administration’s ‘Indiscriminate Cutting’ Will Affect Students

For organizations that provide technical assistance to state agencies and school districts for projects related to school desegregation.

Grants terminated: 4 (including two that were subsequently reinstated following court orders)
Amount terminated: $13,052,418 (including $6.5 million reinstated by court order)

Two Equity Assistance Center grantees separately sued the Trump administration, challenging the termination of their grants, and a judge ordered the Education Department to reinstate their awards.

For expanding school-based social services and strengthening connections between schools and surrounding communities.

Grants discontinued: 19, including one that was later restored (out of roughly 75 ongoing grants)
Amount discontinued: $167,506,120 (including $27.6 million that was later restored)

Affected recipients include initiatives in California, Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Texas, and Wisconsin. The department has said it awarded the clawed-back funds to other ongoing Community Schools projects. Three lawsuits aiming to restore five of the discontinued grants are ongoing as of January 2026.

Past coverage: ‘A Gut Punch’: What Trump’s New $168 Million Cut Means for Community Schools

For efforts to encourage voluntary desegregation along racial and socioeconomic lines in K-12 schools and classrooms.

Grants discontinued: 6 (all ongoing grants)
Amount discontinued: $25,806,329

Affected recipients include Citizens of the World Charter School in California and the urban school districts in Anchorage, Alaska; East Baton Rouge, La.; Miami; and New York City.

Past coverage: Districts Lose Millions for This School Year as Trump Ends Desegregation Grants

For supporting low-income middle and high schoolers in identifying and applying to postsecondary opportunities.

Grants discontinued: 9 (out of close to 100 ongoing grants)
Amount discontinued: $138,106,489

Affected recipients include: universities in Indiana, New Hampshire, New York, and North Carolina; a charter school system in California; and school districts and the state education agency in Ohio.

Past coverage: Trump Bypasses Congress and Slashes Hundreds of Education Grants

For supporting seasonal farmworkers who are 16 or older as they pursue high school diploma equivalents or begin job training.

Grants discontinued: 19
Amount discontinued: $9,006,000

Example: Washington State University shut down its High School Equivalency program, which annually helped roughly 40 migrants and seasonal farmworkers earn a GED.

The National HEP-CAMP Association filed a legal challenge in August 2025 over these cuts, and secured a commitment from the agency to supply all funds from the program to grantees. But some existing grantees were cut out of the program as part of the negotiations.

For nonprofit organizations that supply resources and legal support to parents of students with disabilities from marginalized groups, including students of color and families that speak languages other than English.

Grants discontinued: 3 (out of roughly 28 ongoing grants)
Amount discontinued: $360,000

Affected recipients include organizations serving families of color in New York, Oregon, and Washington state.

Past coverage: Trump Canceled Millions for Special Education Teacher Training. What’s Next?

For state-level organizations that help schools and educators gain the resources and training to instruct students with both visual and hearing impairments.

Grants discontinued: 4 (out of roughly 50 ongoing grants)
Amount discontinued: $3,068,580

Affected grant recipients include statewide organizations in Massachusetts, Oregon, Washington state, and Wisconsin. All four grantees are now receiving their current year of funding as subgrantees of the National Center on Deafblindness; they’ll have to reapply to be considered for future years of federal funds.

Past coverage: Trump Funding Cuts Hit Particularly Hard for Deaf and Blind Children

For initiatives that train teachers of students with disabilities.

Grants discontinued: 13 (out of roughly 130 ongoing grants)
Amount discontinued: $10,247,484

Affected grant recipients include universities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Washington state.

Past coverage: Trump Canceled Millions for Special Education Teacher Training. What’s Next?

For state-level initiatives to train teachers of students with disabilities.

Grants discontinued: 4 (out of roughly 50 ongoing grants)
Amount discontinued: $16,256,813

Affected grant recipients include state education agencies in California, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin.

Past coverage: Trump Canceled Millions for Special Education Teacher Training. What’s Next?

For literacy initiatives like expanding K-12 school libraries.

Grants discontinued: 4 (out of roughly 52 ongoing grants)
Amount discontinued: $5,843,137

Affected grant recipients include initiatives in Michigan, New York, and Texas.

For training educators who work with individuals who have hearing impairments.

Grants discontinued: 4 (out of roughly six ongoing grants))
Amount discontinued: $6,720,000

Affected grant recipients include initiatives at Idaho State University; St. Catherine University in Minnesota; University of Northern Colorado; and Western Oregon University.

Past coverage: Trump Funding Cuts Hit Particularly Hard for Deaf and Blind Children

For helping schools identify and support gifted and talented students.

Grants discontinued: 6 (out of roughly 20 ongoing grants)
Amount discontinued: $8,191,949

Affected grant recipients include initiatives in Florida, Hawaii, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

For school district efforts to desegregate school buildings.

Grants disrupted: 12
Amount disrupted: $173,020,558

Example: The Trump administration announced in September it would withhold future years of Magnet Schools grant funding from the school districts in Chicago, Fairfax County, Va.; and New York City. The New York City education department sued in October 2025 over the funding disruption, and in late November secured access to $12 million in previous years’ carryover funds while the parties continue to negotiate.

Past coverage: Trump Cancels Dozens of Education Grants—With More Terminations on the Horizon

For training mental health professionals to work with students in K-12 education settings.

Grants discontinued: 153 (out of 205 ongoing grants)
Amount discontinued: An estimated $90 million

The department ran a new competition and awarded clawed-back funds to new grantees. An ongoing court dispute over the canceled grants has helped preserve some of the affected funds at least until early February.

Past coverage: Trump Ends $1 Billion in Mental Health Grants for Schools

For improving social services and community resources supporting schools and students in high-poverty areas.

Grants discontinued: 2 (out of roughly 25 ongoing grants)
Amount discontinued: $27 million

Affected recipients include a university-based program in California.

For efforts to increase the number of certified mental health professionals in K-12 schools.

Grants discontinued: 70 (out of 134 ongoing grants)
Amount discontinued: An estimated $180 million

The department ran a new competition and awarded clawed-back funds to new grantees. An ongoing court dispute over the canceled grants has helped preserve some of the affected funds at least until early February.

Past coverage: Trump Ends $1 Billion in Mental Health Grants for Schools

For improving teacher-training initiatives using evidence-based practices.

Grants terminated: 31 (all ongoing grants)
Amount terminated: $13,139,186

Two lawsuits challenging these cuts were ongoing as of January 2026.

Past coverage: Trump Cut Teacher-Training Grants for Schools and Colleges. Now What?

For organizations supporting school district efforts to connect with parents and families.

Grants discontinued: 5 (out of roughly 20 ongoing grants)
Amount discontinued: $8,779,368

Affected recipients include centers in California, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington state.

For professional development and training initiatives for aspiring teachers.

Grants terminated: 72 (nearly all ongoing grants)
Amount terminated: $448,925,582

Two lawsuits challenging these cuts were ongoing as of January 2026.

Past coverage: Trump Cut Teacher-Training Grants for Schools and Colleges. Now What?

For offering bonuses or other rewards for high-performing teachers and principals.

Grants terminated: 29 (nearly all ongoing grants)
Amount terminated: $112,087,282

A lawsuit challenging these cuts was ongoing as of January 2026.

Past coverage: Districts Can’t Pay Teachers Promised Incentives After Trump Admin. Cuts Funding

For developing professional development resources for educators serving English learners.

Grants discontinued: 28 (out of more than 100 ongoing grants)
Amount discontinued: At least $25 million

Past coverage: Trump Admin. Cuts Some Teacher-Training Grants for English Learners

For international education initiatives at colleges and universities including resource language centers, undergraduate international studies programs, and foreign language programs.

Amount discontinued: Approximately $86 million

For supporting low-income K-12 students on the path to college and career readiness.

Grants discontinued: 140
Amount discontinued: Roughly $40 million

Past coverage: Trump Cancels Dozens of Education Grants—With More Terminations on the Horizon