Trump pauses federal grants, loans, other assistance: What it means for Colorado

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : "MedicaidThe largest spending by the state of Colorado in the 2024-25 budget was for Medicaid.
49% : According to Denver's 2025 budget, the city's largest grant recipients are the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, Denver Economic Development and Opportunity, Department of Housing Stability, Department of Public Health and Environment and the Office of Children's Affairs (Head Start program).
43% : The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless said their federal funds, which come from agencies such as Housing and Urban Development, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration are frozen, and that's critical to paying rent due at the end of the week for 4,500 people who rely on the coalition for housing as well as pay for health services for about 20,000 clients.
40% : This indefinite pause in Congressionally appropriated federal funding hurts children and hardworking families, jeopardizes American jobs and businesses, harms hospitals and safety net health providers, threatens road and bridge repairs, and impacts countless other programs."
35% : "State agencies and early education centers appeared to be struggling to access money from Medicaid and Head Start, stirring anxiety with answers hard to come by in Washington," the AP said.Court battles are forthcoming.
34% : Hontos said that recipients of federal grants and other assistance may be "forced to end research projects, experiments, and trials mid-stream.

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