"At the center of the dispute is a process that, according to sworn testimony, relied heavily on scanning short grant descriptions for language connected to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Cavanaugh told attorneys that he and another DOGE team member, Justin Fox, reviewed spreadsheets listing hundreds of grants issued during President Joe Biden's administration. Their task, he said, was to identify projects that might conflict with President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting DEI programs."
"The testimony from Nathan Cavanaugh, a political appointee in his late twenties who worked with billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency team while detailed from the General Services Administration, offers an unusually detailed window into how the administration moved to purge diversity-related projects from the National Endowment for the Humanities."
"Cavanaugh's January deposition, recently released on YouTube, was part of a lawsuit brought by the American Council of Learned Societies, the American Historical Association, and the Modern Language Association. The groups argue that the administration unlawfully terminated NEH grants connected to scholarship on race, gender, and LGBTQ+ communities."
Nathan Cavanaugh, a political appointee working with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency team, testified under oath about how the Trump administration identified humanities grants for cancellation. The process involved scanning grant descriptions for diversity, equity, and inclusion language, with projects referencing LGBTQ+ people frequently targeted for termination. Cavanaugh and colleague Justin Fox reviewed hundreds of grants issued during the Biden administration to identify projects conflicting with Trump's executive orders targeting DEI programs. The National Endowment for the Humanities distributes hundreds of millions annually to support historical research, museums, and public programs. Three academic organizations—the American Council of Learned Societies, American Historical Association, and Modern Language Association—filed a lawsuit arguing the administration unlawfully terminated grants connected to scholarship on race, gender, and LGBTQ+ communities.
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