FREEZE: With the exceptions of Social Security and Medicare benefits, the federal government has paused issuing grants, loans, and all other forms of financial assistance.
That means funding for schools. That means funding for disaster relief. That means grants to state and local governments. That means homebuying assistance.
Nobody knows what exactly will happen or for how long this will go on. They also don't know whether it's legal: This was done by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), under the direction of President Donald Trump, not Congress, which generally gets say over how such funds are directed.
