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Brooklyn nonprofits brace for uncertainty after federal funding freeze and swift reversal causes ‘chaos’

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trump and nonprofit leader side by side funding freeze

Feb. 18, 2025 By Lauren Rapp A federal funding freeze and a swift reversal recently left organizations scrambling. Now, Brooklyn nonprofits are bracing for a year of uncertain investment under the Trump administration. Late last month, the  Office of Management and Budget announced a freeze on all federal grants and loan payments. The office…

‘Our most precious resource’: Pols say restored funding saved Brooklyn Public Library programs the from chopping block

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brannan at Brooklyn Public Library press conference

Sep. 20, 2023 By Jada Camille Nearly three months after the City Council struck a deal to restore millions of dollars in funding for the city’s public libraries as part of the Fiscal Year 2024 budget, Council Member Justin Brannan and New York City Council Speaker Adrienne E. Adams stopped by the Bay Ridge library…
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