Compared to the $60 billion already identified and scheduled, for elimination, if a federal judge will allow it, it's peanuts, but keep the pressure on and the momentum going

State Department Axes $214 Million in Foreign Grants, From Cash for 'Newsroom Sustainability' in Moldova to 'Media Diversity' in the UK

Axed grants include a $14.6 million program that supported "expanded newsroom sustainability and engagement" in Moldova; a $5.2 million "media diversity" grant that funded an "anti-disinformation program in the United Kingdom"; a $400,000 "Building Environmental Resilience" grant in Armenia; a $1 million grant "channeling gig workers' rights" in Brazil; and a $750,000 grant for "building the migrant domestic worker-led movement in Lebanon, where Hezbollah holds sway over the government.

…. In addition to the axed media-related programs, grants on the chopping block include a $2.4 million initiative to combat "disinformation through creative content" in Belarus and $900,000 to establish a "place for women to join to organize" in Mauritania.

Additional cuts include a $4.75 million grant funding "American-style higher education" in Kurdistan, a $1.4 million grant to prevent "internet fragmentation" in Brazil, and a $1.1 million grant aimed at "building trust and keeping hope alive" in Sri Lanka, according to the internal State Department memo.