The U.S. Department of Transportation has canceled seven grants totaling $54 million aimed at research into social justice and equity issues in transportation. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy emphasized the lack of public interest in funding such initiatives. Alongside these cuts, hundreds of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts have also been withdrawn. These actions align with broader budget considerations that include proposals to eliminate the NEA entirely, reflecting a shift in federal support for academic and artistic research on social issues.
The American people have zero interest in millions of their tax dollars funding research on the intersection of gender non-conforming people and infrastructure inequality or whether road improvement projects are racist.
Hundreds of recipients of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts also received notice Friday that their funding had been withdrawn or terminated, NPR reported.
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