Trump Slashes $4.5 Million Maine Sea Grant Funding

Maine loses popular Sea Grant funding, 1 week after governor's public confrontation with Trump
The announcement came one week after Gov. Janet Mills sparred publicly with President Donald Trump at the White House about his executive order on transgender athletes. There is no indication that any of the other 33 Sea Grant programs around the country are facing funding cuts — at least for now.
Trump's funding cut to Maine Sea Grant stirs worries about local marine industry, research
The Trump administration’s abrupt decision to terminate over $4.5 million in federal funding for the Maine Sea Grant program has raised alarms.
‘Personal vendetta’ against Maine: Funding for Maine Sea Grant cut
Maine (WMTW) - Congresswoman Chellie Pingree is reacting to the news that funding for the Maine Sea Grant has been cut, calling it “reckless” and “insulting.” The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration told the University of Maine late Friday night that it was discontinuing its funding for the Maine Sea Grant.
Fishermen react to federal cuts to Maine Sea Grant program
notified the University of Maine on Friday that it would no longer fund the program, citing a shift in administration priorities.
NOAA abruptly ends funding for Maine Sea Grant
The University of Maine was notified by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), that all federal funding for the Maine Sea Grant program would be terminated effective
Maine Sea Grant funding cut; Pingree claims Trump has vendetta
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree is reacting to the news that funding for the Maine Sea Grant has been cut, calling it "reckless" and "insulting."
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