US EditionTrump Kills 'Woke' Broadband Program Because It Has the Word 'Equity'
- The Trump administration cut $35 million in federal grants to Maine on May 12, 2025, terminating programs under the Digital Equity Act nationwide.
- These grant terminations followed President Trump's recent denunciation of the Biden-era Digital Equity Act as "racist" and a move to save taxpayer money.
- The canceled Maine grants were intended to expand internet access, digital skills, device affordability, and support nearly 130,000 residents through organizations like the Maine Connectivity Authority.
- Separately, a $6.7 million Department of Defense grant to Cornell University for the infant heart device PediaFlow was abruptly withdrawn days after approval, halting critical development work.
- The funding cutbacks signal setbacks in broadband equity initiatives and potentially life-saving pediatric medical research, with stakeholders considering legal responses and urgent funding restoration efforts.
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Trump administration cancels $16 million WA digital equity grant • Washington State Standard
(Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)The Trump administration has rescinded a $16 million grant to create a new cybersecurity literacy program in Washington. The state Department of Commerce received word of the canceled funding Friday. That was one day after President Donald Trump called the Digital Equity Act that created the grant program “racist” and “unconstitutional.” The letter the U.S. Department of Commerce sent state officials on Friday …
Sorry, Affordable, Evenly Deployed Fiber Optic Broadband Is Illegal Now Under Our Shitty, Ignorant Government
The Trump administration has illegally declared the Digital Equity Act of 2021 "racist and unconstitutional," and called for it to be dismantled. The grant program had been helping push affordable fiber optic broadband into communities long neglected regions by regional telecom monopolies, be they minority, low-income, rural, suburban, or urban.It's the latest effort by the…
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Trump cuts $35 million in Maine funding after calling digital access initiatives ‘racist’
The cuts come after the president vowed to end the Digital Equity Act, a Biden-era law aimed at ensuring underserved communities have access to the internet and digital technology.
Trump administration cuts $35M in grants to help Mainers with digital skills and online safety
The Trump administration has cut $35 million in grants to help Mainers with digital skills and online safety. The federal government informed the Maine Connectivity Authority that it was ending the three grants as of Friday, the state agency said Monday. “This announcement is deeply disappointing, and MCA is exploring Maine’s options to respond to the legality of the grant termination,” Maine Connectivity Authority President Andrew Butcher said …
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