Well, enjoy it. Because there will be no more forthcoming. If the Trump admin doesn’t figure out a way to cancel the contracts
Recipient isn’t giving in as Trump’s EPA tries to revoke climate grants
A coalition of nonprofits under fire from President Donald Trump’s appointees says it will begin doling out money from a $2 billion climate grant it received during the Biden era — despite the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempts to claw back the funds.
“When the EPA made a grant to us and grants to other awardees, there’s an official contract that the government enters into,” said Tim Mayopoulos, the CEO of Power Forward Communities, in an interview with POLITICO. “The agreement has not been terminated, and we have an obligation to fulfill it.”
He said his group, an umbrella for five nonprofits that include United Way and Habitat for Humanity, will deploy its initial $539 million disbursement from the grant over the coming weeks to help communities across the country build energy-efficient housing.
Asked for comment on the status of the fund, EPA referred POLITICO to a videotaped statement Feb. 12 in which Administrator Lee Zeldin demanded that a total of $20 billion in Biden-era green grants be returned — vowing, “The days of irresponsibly shoveling boat loads of cash to far-left activist groups in the name of environmental justice and climate equity are over.”
Well, good luck with that. If they do spend it they best keep complete records and it best all go where it’s supposed to for what it’s supposed to. They best not siphon it off, either for the umbrella groups or the recipients. It best not be wasted. Because you can bet that the auditors will be taking a hard look at any disbursements.
Mayopoulos said those accusations misrepresent his organization, which intends to improve or build 11,000 multifamily and 61,000 single-family homes, spur 64,000 jobs and curb energy bills $1.26 billion over the seven-year grant period.
Good for them. What does that, for the most part, have to do with the climate scam? Those homes best be on the up and up.
He is right that those grants were contracts. No-bid contracts to people with connections to elected Democrats. But the government right now is in the process of cancelling most of those contracts AND clawing the money back. Likely they have already received a “cease work” order and are choosing to ignore it. It is as I said, this is how the Democratic party intends to pay their allies during the lean years of the Trump administration. What will they argument be when their contract is cancelled?
Pretty sure the DOGE-Boys are already on this.
It’s always a scam.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/liz-peek-gigantic-slush-fund-inside-biden-white-house
Remember: government appropriations run out on the Ides of March, so while some of these money hogs might win on money already appropriated, that runs out in just 18 days.
Dana,
It doesn’t work that way. The money sent prior to “government running out of money” is all still good and spendable, whenever they get around to spending it. It is only money still in the hands of the treasury that cannot be spent. That is why it has to be “clawed back”.
Trump, Musk and their MAGAt troops have made clear that the federal government is bloated and worthless, so shut ‘er down!!!
Social Security is sending 100s of BILLIONS to the dead! Shut ‘er down!!
SNAP is sending BILLIONS to the dead! The dead can’t die! Shut ‘er down!
Doctors are stealing 100 BILLION from Medicare! Shut ‘er down!
Mexicans and doctors are stealing 100 BILLION from Medicaid! Shut ‘er down!
Lenders are stealing TRILLIONS from America!! Don’t pay ’em!!
NIH, FDA, CDC, NSF, NOAA, Energy, USDA, EPA keep finding out stuff we don’t like! Shut ’em down.
The Pentagon is paying way too much for bullets, rifles, tanks, missiles, bombs, bombers and fighters! And have way too many troops! Fire ’em! And let those freeloading soldiers find their own way home like USAID had to!!
Let Mr Art of the Deal directly negotiate ALL the contracts with the defense contractors!!! Hire Mr Putin and Mr Xi as consultants for the US military.
While it’s true that seniors, the ill, the poor will suffer from the gov’t shutdown, but what choice does Trump, Musk, Johnson, Vance, Thune have? Shut ‘er down and let the gods sort ’em out!!
Balance da budget but increase Defense spending, maintain $4.5 TRILLION in tax cuts, don’t touch Medicare or Social Security… good luck. Musk and his Muskrats need to find $2 TRILLION A YEAR in waste and fraud to make us whole… good luck.