"Democratic-led states and select blue-leaning cities fought back in court and saw money for public health efforts restored while GOP-led states sustained big losses. The Department of Health and Human Services in late March canceled nearly 700 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grants nationwide together worth about $11 billion. Awarded during the COVID-19 pandemic, they supported efforts to vaccinate people, reduce health disparities among demographic groups, upgrade antiquated systems for detecting infectious disease outbreaks, and hire community health workers."
"Initially, grant cancellations hit blue and red states roughly evenly. Four of the five jurisdictions with the largest number of terminated grants were led by Democrats: California, the District of Columbia, Illinois, and Massachusetts. But after attorneys general and governors from about two dozen blue states sued in federal court and won an injunction, the balance flipped. Of the five states with the most canceled grants, four are led by Republicans: Texas, Georgia, Oklahoma, and Ohio."
The Trump administration canceled nearly 700 CDC grants in late March, collectively worth about $11 billion. The grants, awarded during the COVID-19 pandemic, financed vaccination efforts, reduced health disparities, improved disease detection systems, and supported community health workers. Initially, cancellations affected blue and red states roughly equally, but lawsuits by Democratic-led states led to injunctions that restored nearly 80% of cuts in blue states. Republican-led states saw far fewer restorations, with under 5% returned. Reported dollar amounts in the HHS TAGGS database often do not match state confirmations, so analysis focused on grant counts.
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