DIThe Distraction Index

#federal_funding

29 events across 15 weeks

6Damage
5Hype
18Noise
16.0Avg Dmg
20.0Avg Hype
WEEK 82Jul 19 – 25
NOISE2026-07-24
California Sues Trump Over Emergency Funding Rules Pressuring States on Elections
Judicial/Legal Actionsingle state · moderate
Damage
8.5
Hype
18.0
DMG2026-07-24
Trump Administration Admits Canceling New Mexico Grants Based on Electoral Politics
Resource Reallocationsingle state · moderate
Damage
28.0
Hype
18.0
NOISE2026-07-23
South Dakota Public Media Loses Federal Funding
Resource Reallocationsingle state · moderate
Damage
0.4
Hype
11.4
HYPE2026-07-23
HHS Secretary Kennedy Pauses Medicare Funds to California and Minnesota Over Fraud
Resource Reallocationmulti state · broad
Damage
9.7
Hype
30.5
NOISE2026-07-23
South Dakota Public Media Endures Year After Federal Funding Elimination
Resource Reallocationsingle state · moderate
Damage
1.5
Hype
14.5
NOISE2026-07-23
Trump Administration Cancels Nearly $2 Billion in Grants via Keyword Searches
Resource Reallocationfederal · broad
Damage
1.7
Hype
24.6
WEEK 60Feb 15 – 21
NOISE2026-02-15
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Healthcare Funding Cuts
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · broad
Damage
3.5
Hype
14.8
WEEK 56Jan 18 – 24
DMG2026-01-23
OMB Requests Federal Funding Data for Blue States and DC
Resource Reallocationfederal · broad
Damage
52.4
Hype
31.4
WEEK 55Jan 11 – 17
NOISE2026-01-16
Senate Passes $174 Billion Funding Package for Multiple Agencies
Resource Reallocationfederal · broad
Damage
2.6
Hype
2.1
WEEK 53Dec 28 – Jan 3
NOISE2026-01-01
Maryland AG Sues to Block Federal Cuts to Community School Programs
Resource Reallocationsingle state · moderate
Damage
6.0
Hype
18.6
DMG2026-01-01
Trump Administration Freezes Federal Child Care Funding to All States
Resource Reallocationfederal · broad
Damage
32.0
Hype
25.5
WEEK 47Nov 16 – 22
HYPE2025-11-21
Trump Administration Threatens to Withhold $75M from Pennsylvania Over Immigrant Truck Drivers
Resource Reallocationsingle state · moderate
Damage
21.0
Hype
27.1
WEEK 46Nov 9 – 15
DMG2025-11-14
Trump Administration Ends Longest Government Shutdown
Resource Reallocationfederal · broad
Damage
25.2
Hype
22.3
WEEK 42Oct 12 – 18
NOISE2025-10-17
Universities Decline Trump Federal Funding Compact
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
16.7
Hype
22.3
WEEK 39Sep 21 – 27
HYPE2025-09-26
Three School Districts Lose Federal Grants Over Transgender Policies
Resource Reallocationmulti state · moderate
Damage
26.5
Hype
46.5
WEEK 27Jun 29 – Jul 5
HYPE2025-07-05
Trump Administration Withholds Planned Parenthood Federal Funding
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
18.5
Hype
26.6
HYPE2025-07-05
Trump Administration Defunds Planned Parenthood
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
23.6
Hype
30.2
WEEK 20May 11 – 17
NOISE2025-05-17
NEA Grants Canceled, Affecting San Diego Arts Organizations
Resource Reallocationsingle state · narrow
Damage
7.5
Hype
19.4
NOISE2025-05-17
Federal Funding Cuts Impact Rural Libraries, Vaccine Research, and Antibiotic Development
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
6.8
Hype
9.1
NOISE2025-05-17
Cuts to Narcan Program Could Be Detrimental, Advocates Say
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
1.0
Hype
7.7
WEEK 15Apr 6 – 12
NOISE2025-04-05
Trump Approves Disaster Funding for Arkansas Flooding
single state · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
0.6
WEEK 13Mar 23 – 29
NOISE2025-03-29
Trump Administration Blocks $400M in Illinois Health Funding
Resource Reallocationsingle state · broad
Damage
20.8
Hype
24.1
NOISE2025-03-29
Federal Funding Cuts Threaten Colorado HIV Research and AIDS Prevention
Resource Reallocationsingle state · moderate
Damage
4.9
Hype
24.3
NOISE2025-03-29
Trump Targets Smithsonian Funding with Executive Order
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
12.7
Hype
15.5
NOISE2025-03-29
USDA Cuts $3.4 Million in Aid to State Food Banks
Resource Reallocationsingle state · broad
Damage
8.5
Hype
16.0
WEEK 12Mar 16 – 22
DMG2025-03-22
Columbia University Capitulates to Trump Funding Threats
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
67.2
Hype
18.5
WEEK 10Mar 2 – 8
NOISE2025-03-07
Sen. Rick Scott Proposes Defunding Universities Over Antisemitism
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
10.1
Hype
16.5
NOISE2025-03-07
Refugee Resettlement Federal Funding Freeze Concerns Local Organizations
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
7.5
Hype
17.3
DMG2025-03-07
Trump Administration Cancels $400 Million in Federal Funding to Columbia University
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
39.4
Hype
27.6