DIThe Distraction Index

#federal funding

20 events across 16 weeks

2Damage
8Hype
10Noise
18.5Avg Dmg
29.2Avg Hype
WEEK 86Aug 16 – 22
NOISE2026-08-19
Pentagon Orders Audits of University Partners
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
22.8
Hype
18.5
WEEK 85Aug 9 – 15
NOISE2026-08-10
Federal Judge Vacates Trump Administration's 2026 Homelessness Funding Plan
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · moderate
Damage
8.4
Hype
8.8
WEEK 84Aug 2 – 8
NOISE2026-08-01
Iowa State Grant Allocation Scrutiny
Resource Reallocationsingle state · narrow
Damage
7.9
Hype
24.5
WEEK 82Jul 19 – 25
HYPE2026-07-25
Trump Administration Cancels Clean Energy Grants in Harris-Voting States
Resource Reallocationmulti state · moderate
Damage
46.6
Hype
48.3
DMG2026-07-24
Trump Administration Admits to Withholding Government Funds from Non-Trump States
Resource Reallocationmulti state · broad
Damage
75.0
Hype
59.0
WEEK 80Jul 5 – 11
NOISE2026-07-08
Missoula County Opposes Federal Grants Changes
Resource Reallocationsingle state · narrow
Damage
1.3
Hype
8.5
WEEK 72May 10 – 16
NOISE2026-05-10
Chicago Health Department Federal COVID Funding Underutilization
Resource Reallocationsingle state · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
11.5
WEEK 70Apr 26 – May 2
HYPE2026-04-25
New York Sues Trump Administration Over Highway Funding Withdrawal
Resource Reallocationsingle state · moderate
Damage
28.3
Hype
41.5
WEEK 68Apr 12 – 18
HYPE2026-04-15
Federal Funding Restoration Demand for Puerto Rico Power Grid
Resource Reallocationsingle state · broad
Damage
18.4
Hype
26.5
WEEK 62Mar 1 – 7
HYPE2026-03-02
Congress Searches for Shutdown Off-Ramp as DHS Employees Start Missing Pay
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
12.8
Hype
58.0
NOISE2026-03-02
NOISE: Federal Funding and Research Coverage
Damage
0.0
Hype
2.8
WEEK 60Feb 15 – 21
HYPE2026-01-27
Trump Wildfire Recovery Order vs. California Funding Request
Resource Reallocationsingle state · moderate
Damage
9.1
Hype
59.0
WEEK 49Nov 30 – Dec 6
NOISE2025-12-05
Libraries and Museums Receive Federal Funding Restoration
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
0.3
Hype
3.1
WEEK 40Sep 28 – Oct 4
HYPE2025-10-03
Trump Administration Cuts $7.6B in Clean Energy Grants
Resource Reallocationfederal · broad
Damage
21.8
Hype
27.6
WEEK 35Aug 24 – 30
HYPE2025-08-30
Trump Administration Directs States to Remove 'Gender Ideology' from Sex Education
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
40.4
Hype
70.8
WEEK 30Jul 20 – 26
NOISE2025-07-26
Senate Democrats Demand Answers on Rural Health Fund
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
10.6
Hype
21.5
DMG2025-07-26
FEMA Grant Program Funds Migrant Detention Centers
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
31.5
Hype
27.1
WEEK 9Feb 23 – Mar 1
NOISE2025-03-01
Trump Administration Freezes Climate-Friendly Grants
Resource Reallocationmulti state · moderate
Damage
21.4
Hype
22.7
WEEK 6Feb 2 – 8
HYPE2025-02-08
Rape Crisis Centers Experience Funding Delays
Resource Reallocationfederal · narrow
Damage
10.5
Hype
25.2
NOISE2025-02-08
Three States Sue Over Federal Funds Freeze for Gender-Affirming Care
Judicial/Legal Actionmulti state · narrow
Damage
3.4
Hype
19.9