Since January 2025, federal grant and loan freezes, cancellations, and threats have stoked confusion and uncertainty amongst grantees. There has been a flurry of court cases and executive orders in response to these actions. In April, the Trump Administration was ordered by a federal judge to release funds. In this data story, we will review the ways the Trump Administration has impacted federal funding for climate and clean energy. There are four types of threats to funding we have tracked:
- Frozen funding: any inability for grantees to access funding, often without notification.
- Funding targeted for cancellation: instances where reporting or other indication points to Administration efforts to cancel a program, but without any formal action.
- Proposed canceled: funding where termination has been declared by the Agency, but is either being litigated or not yet confirmed.
- Confirmed canceled: where there is agreement by all parties that a grant has been canceled.
The totals contained in this data story are estimates given a lack of transparency from the Administration about the programs and projects that they seek to cancel. Further, these totals do not include the unprecedented cuts to administrative capacity across agencies, which will have a significant impact on the ability of agencies to administer programs.
Frozen Funding
While some previously frozen funding has been released, funding status remains unclear for many programs given a lack of transparency.
Targeted for Cancellation
According to the President’s Budget for 2026, the Trump Administration is proposing to eliminate $4 billion in funding under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), a program that helps about 6 million low-income households with heating and cooling expenses. This announcement follows the recent layoffs of the entire LIHEAP staff of around 25 employees. For families already struggling to afford basic utilities, the elimination of this program could have devastating consequences. Eliminating LIHEAP could lead to serious health risks to thousands of people – particularly those with disabilities, low-income households, and the elderly – making them more vulnerable to extreme heat and cold. On May 5, 20 state attorneys general sued the Trump Administration over its mass firings and cuts to key programs, including LIHEAP and others administered by the Department of Health and Human Services.
Further, in the President’s Budget for 2026, President Trump outlines more than $15 billion in savings for IIJA Cancellation for “Green New Scam funds.” It is not clear what this refers to other than canceling “taxpayer handouts to electric vehicle and battery makers” and the Carbon Dioxide Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act. The Administration says that this only includes “unplanned and unobligated balances, meaning the cancellation would not impact any currently awarded projects.” The same proposal also calls for cuts of $90 million to Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Grants among other key programs.
According to reporting, the Department of Energy may attempt to cancel four hydrogen hubs based in Democratic states as well as a number of other community energy projects. The full list of projects is available here and includes projects across the country from Alaska to New York.
Proposed Canceled Projects
The Trump Administration has proposed cancelling an estimated $23.3 billion in climate funding from IIJA and IRA according to data from the Outcomes Dashboard and as illustrated in Table 1. For this analysis, “proposed canceled grants” refers to funding where termination has been declared by the Agency, but is either being litigated or not yet confirmed. Information on canceled grants comes from federal agency announcements and other reporting, and given a lack of public reporting, remains an estimate.
A number of these grants have already been obligated (that is, a contract has been signed). The Trump Administration’s attempts to cancel this funding are not only disruptive, but potentially illegal. Multiple grantees – including state and local officials, businesses, and nonprofit organizations – have raised serious legal concerns regarding these cancellations. For example, three nonprofits filed a lawsuit challenging the EPA’s order to slash the Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program. More recently, a Rhode Island judge ruled that the EPA can proceed with its plans to cancel nearly 800 climate grants, stating that “EPA’s decision to scrap nearly 800 grants awarded during the Biden administration does not violate a preliminary injunction.”
Table 1: Proposed Canceled Grants
| Program | About | Agency | Tracked Canceled Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Energy Manufacturing and Recycling Grants | TS Conductor received $28.2 million to build a factory in Michigan “for the manufacturing of conductors for high power transmission lines” but that award is now “on hold.” | Department of Energy | $28.2 million |
| Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities | Agency announced cancellation of this program and all awards from fiscal years 2020 to 2023. The funding would have supported projects that reduce risks from natural disasters and hazards. Note the agency declared that $882 million from IIJA would be returned. | Department of Homeland Security | $582.8 million |
| Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement Program | Part of the larger Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grants Program, this program provides “financial assistance to eligible organizations working to address local environmental or public health issues in their communities.” The EPA plans to cancel this program according to a court filing reported by the Washington Post. $50.7 million awarded to 110 projects is now at risk. | Environmental Protection Agency | $50.7 million |
| Environmental Justice Community Change Grants | Part of the larger Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grant Program, this program funds “projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity.” The EPA plans to cancel this program according to a court filing reported by the Washington Post. $1.7 billion awarded to 118 projects is now at risk. | Environmental Protection Agency | $1.7 billion |
| Environmental Justice Government-to-Government | Part of the larger Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grant Program, this program provides funding to “support government activities that lead to measurable environmental or public health impacts.” The EPA plans to cancel this program according to a court filing reported by the Washington Post. $57.6 million awarded to 61 projects is now at risk. | Environmental Protection Agency | $57.6 million |
| Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking | Part of the larger Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grant Program, this program is “a competition to select multiple Grantmakers around the nation to reduce barriers to the federal grants application process communities face and increase the efficiency of the awards process for grants.” The EPA plans to cancel this program according to a court filing reported by the Washington Post. As a result, $660 million in awarded funding is now at risk. | Environmental Protection Agency | $660 million |
| Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund | Agency attempted to cancel $20 billion in GGRF funding. Funding is still frozen pending court review. Meanwhile, $7 billion in Solar for All funding has been unfrozen and is moving forward in several states. | Environmental Protection Agency | $20 billion |
| Low Embodied Carbon Labeling for Construction Materials | $156 million was awarded to 38 projects. Of that, 20 projects are proposed for cancellation. The program aims to help manufacturers reduce their embodied carbon emissions. | Environmental Protection Agency | $112.5 million |
| Smart Grid Investment Matching Grant Program | $2.2 billion awarded to 58 projects; only one project titled “Enabling the Clean Energy Transition by Enhancing Grid Stability Using SmartValve Technology” was canceled. | Department of Energy | $42.9 million |
| Supplemental Funding for Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers (TCTACs) | All $42 million in awarded funding is proposed for cancellation, as noted by the EPA. Since March 28th, seven out of 18 TCTAC websites have been removed. | Environmental Protection Agency | $42 million |
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
Funding remains frozen for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), which has been going through legal battles since the start of the new Administration. On March 11, the EPA attempted to cancel $20 billion in grants awarded through the GGRF’s National Clean Investment Fund (NCIF) and Clean Communities Investment Accelerator (CCIA) based on unsubstantiated claims of “waste, fraud, and abuse” of the funds. In her latest ruling, on April 16, Judge Tanya Chutkan ordered the funds to be unfrozen after ruling against the Trump Administration given the lack of evidence of fraud. Shortly after, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an administrative stay that pauses the order until the court has “sufficient opportunity” examine it. The case is ongoing.
One pot of GGRF funding that is not frozen is the Solar for All program. On March 4, the EPA announced it had unfrozen $7 billion Solar for All program funds. States like Georgia, New Hampshire, and Nevada confirmed that they have regained access to their funding.
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program
On April 4, 2025, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that it is ending the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program and cancelling all BRIC applications from Fiscal Years 2020 to 2023. The BRIC program provides funding to states, local and territorial governments, and Tribes to support projects that reduce risks from natural disasters and hazards. BRIC’s “Disaster Relief Fund” provides $1 billion over 5 years for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program.
Cutting the BRIC program will hinder disaster mitigation and recovery efforts nationwide, even as those disasters are becoming more frequent. States could lose access to vital resources if this plan moves forward. For the IIJA funded awards tracked on the Climate Program Portal (about $582 million in awarded funding), recipients in Alaska have been awarded more than any other state at $79 million, followed by Louisiana which received $71 million. It is important to note that the total award amounts listed on the Climate Program Portal (CPP) differs from FEMA’s official estimate. This may be because FEMA is referring to non-IIJA appropriated funding or FEMA is including funding not yet announced. CPP’s awarded project data is sourced from Invest.gov (last updated January 10, 2025).
Confirmed Canceled Projects
We are tracking $1.5 billion in confirmed canceled grants, going back to the passage of the two laws. Some of the most recent cancellations include the Idaho Legislature’s budget committee rejecting $24.6 million in federal funding for home energy rebates. As a result, the money must be sent back to the federal government and reallocated to states that participate in the program. Likewise, Ascend Elements returned a grant of $164 million for the Battery Materials Processing Grants.
What’s Next?
Confusion and uncertainty over the status of federal funding remains. We will continue to update you as we learn more. In the meantime, here are some resources to help make sense of it all:
- The Climate Program Portal will be tracking canceled grants on the Outcomes Dashboard. We gather data from agency announcements, press releases, and other news sources as they are published in real time. If you know of any canceled grants, please get in touch.
- For organizations whose federal grants have been canceled, fill out Lawyers for Good Government’s Intake Form to receive 1:1 pro bono legal assistance.
- Register here for the Federal Funding Management Webinars and Office Hours hosted by the Environmental Protection Network, Lawyers for Good Government, and Natural Resources Defense Council.
- These totals do not include the unprecedented cuts to administrative capacity across agencies. The Impact Project launched the Impact Map, a tool that provides timely data—as it becomes available—on federal policy, funding, and workforce changes and their localized effect. Please reach out via info@theimpactproject.org if you would like to support their work, share data, or provide feedback.
We will continue to track cancellations on the Outcomes Dashboard.
