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The decision to terminate the funding was reversed after the Trump administration faced bipartisan pushback.
Brian Mann, NPR News, Washington.
In termination letters viewed by NPR, the U.S.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration says programs don't align with the Trump administration's public health agenda and are being defunded effective immediately.
NPR asked federal officials for details about the cuts but got no response.
Ryan Hampton heads a program that educates addiction response teams.
He says his group lost half a million dollars overnight.
Public health experts tell NPR as many as 2,000 programs could be forced to downsize or close.
Brian Mann, NPR News, Washington.
Last week, a 23-year-old MAGA-linked activist posted a video to YouTube claiming he had found evidence that child care centers run by Somali Americans in Minnesota were cheating the federal government.
Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Jim O'Neill then posted a video saying child care funds nationwide will be released only when states prove they're being spent legitimately.
This disruption will affect hundreds of thousands of children in low-income families in all 50 states.
NPR asked the Department of Health and Human Services press office if they found concrete evidence of serious or widespread wrongdoing.
Last week, a 23-year-old MAGA-linked activist posted a video to YouTube claiming he had found evidence that child care centers run by Somali Americans in Minnesota were cheating the federal government.
Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Jim O'Neill then posted a video saying child care funds nationwide will be released only when states prove they're being spent legitimately.
This disruption will affect hundreds of thousands of children in low-income families in all 50 states.
NPR asked the Department of Health and Human Services press office if they found concrete evidence of serious or widespread wrongdoing.