The federal grant freeze fueled widespread uncertainty. The Education Department said the freeze does not impact Title I, IDEA, or other formula grants.

Pell Grants and student loans would have continued, but other grant programs that support student success and childcare on campus would've been on hold.

Democrats are sounding “extreme alarm” over a recent memo issued by the Trump administration directing federal agencies to temporarily pause disbursement of loans, grants and other financial

A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from freezing federal loans, grants and other financial assistance to 22 states, barring the Republican for now from implementing a policy that had stoked confusion and fears about critical government-funded services being disrupted.

The Trump administration’s biggest swing at radically reshaping federal spending lasted just under 45 hours. A sweeping freeze on trillions in federal spending for grants and loans, issued Monday night by the White House budget office to federal agencies without fanfare,

President Donald Trump rescinded an order freezing an array of federal grants, loans and financial assistance — a dramatic reversal after days of uncertainty and anxiety rocked governments and nonprofit organizations.

On Tuesday, a federal judge temporarily blocked the freeze until Monday, Feb. 3, after more than 22 states sued the Trump Administration. Officials said the pause was necessary to review whether spending aligned with Trump’s executive orders on issues like climate change and diversity,