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Maine University funding suspended

Washington Examiner on MSN · 10h

USDA halts funding to University of Maine System after Trump spat with governor

The United States Department of Agriculture is temporarily pulling its funding for the University of Maine System a week after the Trump administration sent a violation notice to Gov. Janet Mills (D-ME) for allowing transgender athletes to compete in women’s sports.

Maine Public · 1h

Susan Collins announces reinstatement of University of Maine System's paused USDA funding

The system has $63 million in active USDA awards, with approximately $35 million yet to be paid out, according to System spokesperson Samantha Warren.

The Portland Press Herald · 6h

USDA halts millions in funding for University of Maine System

The move temporarily pauses the system's agricultural research and programs weeks after President Donald Trump threatened to cut funding for Maine because it allows transgender athletes to compete in sports.

USDA Cuts School Food Program

Maine Public · 14h

USDA ending local purchasing programs for Maine food banks and schools

Good Shepherd Food Bank said it also recently learned that USDA will stop delivering about 1 million pounds of food through the Emergency Food Assistance Program to Maine. Those deliveries are on hold for Good Shepherd — and food banks around the country — through at least June.

U.S. News & World Report · 11h

USDA Ends Program That Helped Schools Serve Food From Local Farmers

The U.S. Agriculture Department is ending two pandemic-era programs that provided more than $1 billion for schools and food banks to purchase food from local farmers and producers

The Boston Globe · 12h

‘It’s very devastating’: Cuts to USDA funding hit New England schools and food programs

The more than $1 billion in federal funding helped schools, child care programs, and food pantries in 40 states to buy produce and other items from local farmers.

9hon MSN

Maine farmers are unsure how big an impact the UMS-USDA funding freeze will have

Farmers rely on university research to enhance farming techniques and improve operations. Without funding, what resources ...

WGAN Newsradio4h

USDA Reverses Decision to Pause Funding for UMaine

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will reinstate funding to the University of Maine in a reversal of its move to pause the ...

1don MSN

USDA pauses funding to University of Maine after Trump clash with governor

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Tuesday it is temporarily pausing funding to the University of Maine ...

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