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Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies

On February 6, 2025, President Trump issued a presidential memorandum directing the heads of executive departments and agencies to review all funding that they provide to non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The memo tells the agency heads to “align future funding decisions with the interests of the United States and with the goals and priorities of my Administration.” The memo is the latest in a number of Executive Orders and agency memos that seek to cancel current funding and stop future funding from being granted to NGOs. Other executive orders and memos have directed the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice to review NGO funding and prohibit granting of funds to NGOs that seek to assist immigrants, and even to terminate contracts and try to recoup the funds.