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#federal funding
11 events across 8 weeks
1
Damage
5
Distraction
5
Noise
14.7
Avg A
30.7
Avg B
WEEK 62
Mar 1 – 7
NOISE
2026-03-02
NOISE: Federal Funding and Research Coverage
A
0.0
B
2.8
DIST
2026-03-02
Congress Searches for Shutdown Off-Ramp as DHS Employees Start Missing Pay
Resource Reallocation
federal · moderate
A
12.8
B
58.0
WEEK 60
Feb 15 – 21
DIST
2026-01-27
Trump Wildfire Recovery Order vs. California Funding Request
Resource Reallocation
single state · moderate
A
9.1
B
59.0
WEEK 49
Nov 30 – Dec 6
NOISE
2025-12-05
Libraries and Museums Receive Federal Funding Restoration
Resource Reallocation
federal · moderate
A
0.3
B
3.1
WEEK 40
Sep 28 – Oct 4
DIST
2025-10-03
Trump Administration Cuts $7.6B in Clean Energy Grants
Resource Reallocation
federal · broad
A
21.8
B
27.6
WEEK 35
Aug 24 – 30
DIST
2025-08-30
Trump Administration Directs States to Remove 'Gender Ideology' from Sex Education
Resource Reallocation
federal · moderate
A
40.4
B
70.8
WEEK 30
Jul 20 – 26
DMG
2025-07-26
FEMA Grant Program Funds Migrant Detention Centers
Resource Reallocation
federal · moderate
A
31.5
B
27.1
NOISE
2025-07-26
Senate Democrats Demand Answers on Rural Health Fund
Resource Reallocation
federal · moderate
A
10.6
WEEK 9
Feb 23 – Mar 1
NOISE
2025-03-01
Trump Administration Freezes Climate-Friendly Grants
Resource Reallocation
multi state · moderate
A
21.4
B
22.7
WEEK 6
Feb 2 – 8
DIST
2025-02-08
Rape Crisis Centers Experience Funding Delays
Resource Reallocation
federal · narrow
A
10.5
B
25.2
NOISE
2025-02-08
Three States Sue Over Federal Funds Freeze for Gender-Affirming Care
Judicial/Legal Action
multi state · narrow
A
B
21.5
3.4
B
19.9
