New temporary restraining order broadens halt to federal funding freeze

Granite facade of a federal courthouse with the inscription United States Court

A group of states filed and successfully received a temporary restraining order that prohibits funding impacts present in or contemplated by various Trump executive orders. The restraining order, issued by the US District Court of Rhode Island, also clarifies the applicability of the Court’s restraining order on the January 28th Office of Management and Budget […]

Pause on federal funding and Trump administration executive orders (updated)

** UPDATE January 29, 2:30 pm ** The memo freezing all federal grants and loans has been rescinded. GCN will continue to be a source of information and action steps for navigating this quickly-moving situation. Look to us for more detailed updates soon. Since January 20th, the Trump administration has issued a number of executive […]

OMB Federal Funds Pause: What we know, what we can do 

On Monday, January 27, 2025, the Office of Management and Budget issued a memo to the heads of all executive departments and agencies of the federal government, requiring a temporary pause in all disbursement activity and a mandatory review of all funded agencies and programs. This sweeping order caused chaos across the nonprofit sector. Thankfully, […]

Executive orders ending government DEI activities

You may have already read that the Trump administration has signed several executive orders that prohibit DEI practices, policies, and programs throughout the federal government and instruct agencies to pursue the end of DEI policies in the private sector. (Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity, Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing, […]

Georgia Nonprofit NEWS | January 2025

Below, find some of the latest developments from the GCN member and partner community.  Are you a GCN member or partner? Submit your NEWS now! (Please note that we cannot promote events.) Not yet a member? Learn about the benefits – including the chance to share your impact with Georgia’s nonprofit community. GCN update The […]

Emergency federal assistance now available for arts and humanities nonprofits, individual artists, and performing groups affected by Hurricane Helene

The information that follows was sent out by the Heritage Emergency National Task Force (HENTF), a branch of FEMA, on October 3rd. Contact information for the HENTF is located at the bottom of this page. The impacts from Hurricane Helene beginning September 23rd caused severe flooding and damage in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, […]