#federal_funding | The Distraction Index
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#federal_funding
22 events across 13 weeks
5
Damage
4
Distraction
13
Noise
18.7
Avg A
20.4
Avg B
WEEK 56
Jan 18 – 24
DMG
2026-01-23
OMB Requests Federal Funding Data for Blue States and DC
Resource Reallocation
federal · broad
A
52.4
B
31.4
WEEK 55
Jan 11 – 17
NOISE
2026-01-16
Senate Passes $174 Billion Funding Package for Multiple Agencies
Resource Reallocation
federal · broad
A
2.6
B
2.1
WEEK 53
Dec 28 – Jan 3
NOISE
2026-01-01
Maryland AG Sues to Block Federal Cuts to Community School Programs
Resource Reallocation
single state · moderate
A
6.0
B
18.6
DMG
2026-01-01
Trump Administration Freezes Federal Child Care Funding to All States
Resource Reallocation
federal · broad
A
WEEK 47
Nov 16 – 22
DIST
2025-11-21
Trump Administration Threatens to Withhold $75M from Pennsylvania Over Immigrant Truck Drivers
Resource Reallocation
single state · moderate
A
21.0
B
27.1
WEEK 46
Nov 9 – 15
DMG
2025-11-14
Trump Administration Ends Longest Government Shutdown
Resource Reallocation
federal · broad
A
25.2
B
22.3
WEEK 42
Oct 12 – 18
NOISE
2025-10-17
Universities Decline Trump Federal Funding Compact
Policy Change
federal · moderate
A
16.7
B
22.3
WEEK 39
Sep 21 – 27
DIST
2025-09-26
Three School Districts Lose Federal Grants Over Transgender Policies
Resource Reallocation
multi state · moderate
A
26.5
B
46.5
WEEK 27
Jun 29 – Jul 5
DIST
2025-07-05
Trump Administration Withholds Planned Parenthood Federal Funding
Resource Reallocation
federal · moderate
A
18.5
B
26.6
DIST
2025-07-05
Trump Administration Defunds Planned Parenthood
Resource Reallocation
federal · moderate
A
WEEK 20
May 11 – 17
NOISE
2025-05-17
Cuts to Narcan Program Could Be Detrimental, Advocates Say
Resource Reallocation
federal · moderate
A
1.0
B
7.7
NOISE
2025-05-17
Federal Funding Cuts Impact Rural Libraries, Vaccine Research, and Antibiotic Development
Resource Reallocation
federal · moderate
A
WEEK 15
Apr 6 – 12
NOISE
2025-04-05
Trump Approves Disaster Funding for Arkansas Flooding
single state · moderate
A
0.0
B
0.6
WEEK 13
Mar 23 – 29
NOISE
2025-03-29
Trump Administration Blocks $400M in Illinois Health Funding
Resource Reallocation
single state · broad
A
20.8
B
24.1
NOISE
2025-03-29
Trump Targets Smithsonian Funding with Executive Order
Resource Reallocation
federal · moderate
A
12.7
WEEK 12
Mar 16 – 22
DMG
2025-03-22
Columbia University Capitulates to Trump Funding Threats
Resource Reallocation
federal · moderate
A
67.2
B
18.5
WEEK 10
Mar 2 – 8
NOISE
2025-03-07
Sen. Rick Scott Proposes Defunding Universities Over Antisemitism
Resource Reallocation
federal · moderate
A
10.1
B
16.5
DMG
2025-03-07
Trump Administration Cancels $400 Million in Federal Funding to Columbia University
Resource Reallocation
federal · moderate
A
32.0
B
25.5
23.6
B
30.2
6.8
B
9.1
NOISE
2025-05-17
NEA Grants Canceled, Affecting San Diego Arts Organizations
Resource Reallocation
single state · narrow
A
7.5
B
19.4
B
15.5
NOISE
2025-03-29
Federal Funding Cuts Threaten Colorado HIV Research and AIDS Prevention
Resource Reallocation
single state · moderate
A
4.9
B
24.3
NOISE
2025-03-29
USDA Cuts $3.4 Million in Aid to State Food Banks
Resource Reallocation
single state · broad
A
8.5
B
16.0
39.4
B
27.6
NOISE
2025-03-07
Refugee Resettlement Federal Funding Freeze Concerns Local Organizations
Resource Reallocation
federal · moderate
A
7.5
B
17.3