The order by President Trump becomes effective at 5pm on January 28
By Andrew Harris
UPDATE: ACCORD Corp issued this statement at about 520pm:
“We received clarification late this afternoon that the Federal Pause will not impact our funding, and we anticipate returning to full program operations very soon.”
Federally funded agencies, non-profits, and services are being impacted by a national pause in funding by the Trump administration. Many announcements are being made across the country announcing a halt to operations, hopefully only a temporary pause.
NYS Senator Chuck Schumer wasn’t happy and had this to say:
“This is a dagger to the heart of the average American family, in red states, in blue states, it cities, and in suburbs, and in rural areas.”
Schumer went on to question how far this spending freeze would go. Would FEMA operations be halted? Would school operations be impacted? What about food programs for the poor? The Senator went on to say that federal funding freeze was illegal and is already being challenged in the courts. NYS Attorney General announced a press conference to announce legal action with other state governments.
The matter has it close to home in Allegany County. The ACCORD Corporation, largely federally funded, has made this announcement today from Nicholas Baker:
“The White House budget office has ordered a pause on all federal grants and loans under the direction of President Trump. This temporary pause will provide the Administration time to review agency programs and determine the best uses of the funding for those programs consistent with the law and the President’s priorities. The temporary pause will become effective on January 28, 2025, at 5:00 PM. Unfortunately, this means that ACCORD does not the ability to conduct business classes at this time. We are hopeful that the issue will be resolved shortly and can start class a little late.
I will be in touch when the program opens back up, so we can plan for class at a later date.”
Will there be more local closures or cancellations due to this funding freeze? Allegany and Steuben Counties are heavily dependent on federal funding. We will update readers as information becomes available.
