Funding

President Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services threatens funding for the University of Oregon’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History, raising concerns about its ability to serve rural communities.

Because of Washington state’s budget shortfall, which could be $12 billion, there’s a chance that funding for the Dino Nuggys, a group of young robotics enthusiasts, won’t be included in the next state budget.

Oregon’s 197 school districts will get nearly $77 million in additional funding this year from revenues generated from leases and industry permitted on state lands.

Even as the loss of federal support sends shockwaves through the state’s nonprofit community, experts said many of Oregon’s international organizations will be able to weather the storm. However, groups reliant on federal funds will slim down and could face closure, leaving holes in the ecosystem of organizations skilled in foreign aid work.

Two nonprofit avalanche forecasting centers in Oregon rely on tools and information from federal agencies but do not receive federal or state funding.

In his drive to slash government spending, President Donald Trump has frozen or terminated millions of dollars in federal agriculture grant contracts. This is leaving farmers, ranchers, and landowners in Southern Oregon confused and worried.

The federal government suddenly froze millions of dollars allocated for new housing units in Tillamook County, an area that has struggled to attract the development of new housing.

Oregon is bracing for federal housing staff at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to be laid off amid the state's housing and homelessness crisis.

Stop-work orders for research projects are landing at Oregon universities from numerous federal agencies.

Universities in Oregon are grappling with how to respond to federal policy changes under the Trump administration that threaten diversity programs and support for immigrant students.