{"id":46514,"date":"2025-11-06T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/?post_type=pps_press_release&p=46514"},"modified":"2025-11-05T14:27:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T19:27:15","slug":"partnership-for-public-service-launches-the-cost-to-your-community-tool-to-show-federal-government-impact-across-u-s","status":"publish","type":"pps_press_release","link":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/press-release\/partnership-for-public-service-launches-the-cost-to-your-community-tool-to-show-federal-government-impact-across-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Partnership for Public Service launches The Cost to Your Community tool to show federal government impact across U.S.\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

New Federal Harms Tracker product aims to document how federal workforce reductions and funding cuts affect states, cities and towns nationwide through data and storytelling<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WASHINGTON \u2013 <\/strong>The nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service<\/a> today launched The Cost to Your Community<\/a>, an interactive tool designed to show the federal government\u2019s impact nationwide and monitor the effects of the Trump administration\u2019s cuts in states, cities, towns and communities across the U.S. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This product is the newest installment of the Partnership\u2019s Federal Harms Tracker<\/a>, a data and storytelling project documenting the impact of the Trump administration\u2019s unprecedented campaign to dismantle federal institutions, funding streams and infrastructure, which began in January and has intensified during the longest government shutdown in history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beginning with pre-2025 data, The Cost to Your Community combines state and congressional district-level information on federal personnel, assistance, contracts, and infrastructure to provide a layered view of the federal government\u2019s role in communities across the country. It also features over 500 local stories of harm, with at least one story for every congressional district in the country.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tool will expand as new information becomes available, to give a clearer picture of how communities are affected by workforce reductions, funding cuts and a changing physical presence.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPresident Trump\u2019s sweeping cuts to the federal workforce and programs that millions of Americans rely on have had devastating impacts for communities nationwide that could take decades to repair,\u201d said Partnership for Public Service President and CEO Max Stier<\/strong>. \u201cThe Cost to Your Community map makes plain that cuts to the federal government aren\u2019t just a beltway issue\u2014they transcend state boundaries and reach every corner of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stier added: \u201cThe ongoing government shutdown compounds this harm each day, potentially delaying critical programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and veterans’ benefits while hampering our government\u2019s ability to prepare for the future.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the map demonstrates, federal institutions play a significant role in cities and towns nationwide: <\/p>\n\n\n\n