{"id":46849,"date":"2025-12-15T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/?p=46849"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:36:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T16:36:33","slug":"stories-featured-cost-to-your-community-map-federal-harms-tracker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/blog\/stories-featured-cost-to-your-community-map-federal-harms-tracker\/","title":{"rendered":"A deeper look at the stories featured in The Cost to Your Community product, a new tool from the Partnership for Public Service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-federal-government-supports-americans-day-to-day-lives-in-countless-ways-offering-funding-expertise-and-programs-that-enable-a-range-of-core-functions-americans-rely-on-such-as-food-safety-medical-research-weather-forecasting-and-natural-disaster-response-public-health-and-more\" style=\"text-transform:none\">The federal government supports Americans\u2019 day-to-day lives in countless ways, offering funding, expertise and programs that enable a range of core functions Americans rely on, such as food safety, medical research, weather forecasting and natural disaster response, public health, and more.<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/federal-harms-tracker\/cost-to-your-community\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cost to Your Community<\/a>, the latest product of the Partnership for Public Service\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/federal-harms-tracker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Federal Harms Tracker<\/a>, highlights stories that show the consequences of the Trump administration\u2019s arbitrary cuts to these core functions in states and congressional districts across the country. While a smaller federal government may be a reasonable goal, these stories reveal how the administration\u2019s unprecedented\u2014and often haphazard\u2014cuts have disrupted lives and harmed communities nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We analyzed more than 530 of the news stories featured on the map to provide a snapshot of the impact of these cuts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe title=\"Harms Snapshot \u2013 Cost to Your Community Map\" aria-label=\"Stacked Bars\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-E0c30\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/E0c30\/5\/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"1317\" data-external=\"1\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">window.addEventListener(\"message\",function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(\"iframe\");for(var t in a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var r,i=0;r=e[i];i++)if(r.contentWindow===a.source){var d=a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][t]+\"px\";r.style.height=d}}});<\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-education-schools-nbsp-universities-nbsp-and-research-funding-nbsp\">Education: Schools,&nbsp;universities&nbsp;and research funding&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Program cuts&nbsp;and&nbsp;funding freezes&nbsp;at the Education Department\u2014and&nbsp;now plans to effectively shutter the agency\u2014have affected&nbsp;after-school and literacy programs, mental health services, and school repair and construction projects.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f3f3f4;border-width:1px;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid\" data-bg-color=\"#f3f3f4\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-border-color=\"#000000\" data-border-thickness=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-styled-container pps-styled-container pt-4 pb-2\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/federal-harms-tracker\/cost-to-your-community\/?state=NC&amp;cd=nc-07&amp;layer=count_employees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">On the Map<\/a>:&nbsp;The abrupt cancellation&nbsp;of millions in federal funding&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wunc.org\/education\/2025-04-03\/federal-education-cuts-poorest-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ended critical building repairs<\/a>&nbsp;in multiple North Carolina school districts and&nbsp;impacted&nbsp;schools in some of the state&#8217;s poorest areas,&nbsp;including Robeson and Richmond counties.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Universities also lost funding for research programs, causing faculty layoffs and reduced financial support for students through scholarships and stipends. Experts worry that this will limit long-term innovation in key sectors including biomedical science, energy, agriculture and the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f3f3f4;border-width:1px;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid\" data-bg-color=\"#f3f3f4\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-border-color=\"#000000\" data-border-thickness=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-styled-container pps-styled-container pt-4 pb-2\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/federal-harms-tracker\/cost-to-your-community\/?state=TX&amp;cd=tx-16&amp;layer=count_employees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">On the Map<\/a>:&nbsp;The University of Texas-El Paso&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/kfoxtv.com\/news\/local\/federal-funding-cuts-threaten-utep-research-programs-students-face-uncertainty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lost more than $2.7 million in federal research funding<\/a>&nbsp;for biological sciences and engineering programs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-agriculture-nbsp-food-nbsp-banks-nbsp-and-nbsp-farmers-nbsp-nbsp\">Agriculture:&nbsp;Food&nbsp;banks&nbsp;and&nbsp;farmers&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Program cuts at the Agriculture Department have threatened food banks, jeopardized farmers\u2019 income, interrupted school lunch initiatives and reduced meal programs for underserved groups like senior citizens.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f3f3f4;border-width:1px;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid\" data-bg-color=\"#f3f3f4\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-border-color=\"#000000\" data-border-thickness=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-styled-container pps-styled-container pt-4 pb-2\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/federal-harms-tracker\/cost-to-your-community\/?state=PA&amp;cd=pa-14&amp;layer=count_employees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">On the Map<\/a>:&nbsp;Food banks and schools across&nbsp;southwestern&nbsp;Pennsylvania&nbsp;have lost&nbsp;millions&nbsp;in&nbsp;resources after the USDA&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.observer-reporter.com\/news\/local_news\/2025\/mar\/30\/usda-funding-cuts-impacting-local-food-banks-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cut more than $1 billion<\/a>&nbsp;in&nbsp;funding for&nbsp;programs that supported food purchases from local farmers.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-public-safety-disasters-weather-and-emergency-preparedness\">Public safety: Disasters, weather and emergency preparedness<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/grants\/mitigation\/learn\/building-resilient-infrastructure-communities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities<\/a>&nbsp;grants&nbsp;from FEMA have been rescinded across the country, causing the cancellation of disaster-&nbsp;and climate-resilient infrastructure projects.&nbsp;These cancellations&nbsp;leave&nbsp;state and local communities&nbsp;more vulnerable&nbsp;to&nbsp;flooding, hurricanes, wildfires,&nbsp;landslides&nbsp;and earthquakes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f3f3f4;border-width:1px;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid\" data-bg-color=\"#f3f3f4\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-border-color=\"#000000\" data-border-thickness=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-styled-container pps-styled-container pt-4 pb-2\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/federal-harms-tracker\/cost-to-your-community\/?state=GA&amp;cd=ga-01&amp;layer=count_employees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">On the Map<\/a>:&nbsp;Savannah, Georgia,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtoc.com\/2025\/04\/07\/fema-cuts-30-million-grant-earmarked-improve-flooding-drainage-issues-savannah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lost&nbsp;$30 million in federal funding<\/a>&nbsp;for drainage and flood control improvements to protect several neighborhoods from severe&nbsp;weather.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Funding cuts at the Corporation&nbsp;for&nbsp;Public Broadcasting have also&nbsp;affected&nbsp;emergency response services, with many rural Americans relying on public radio as their main source of information during a natural disaster.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f3f3f4;border-width:1px;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid\" data-bg-color=\"#f3f3f4\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-border-color=\"#000000\" data-border-thickness=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-styled-container pps-styled-container pt-4 pb-2\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/federal-harms-tracker\/cost-to-your-community\/?state=CO&amp;cd=co-03&amp;layer=count_employees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">On the Map<\/a>:&nbsp;Public radio in the Four Corners region of Colorado&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.9news.com\/article\/news\/local\/rural-colorado-radio-station-emergency-alerts-threat-corperation-public-broadcasting\/73-9d36da7d-714b-47ce-9599-116a38f9b393\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lost more than $500,000 in federal funding<\/a>&nbsp;to upgrade tower equipment essential for broadcasting emergency alerts in an area prone to wildfires and floods.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe title=\"Harms Snapshot - Cost to Your Community\" aria-label=\"Stacked Bars\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-wuUXe\" 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distribution,&nbsp;sexually transmitted disease&nbsp;and infection&nbsp;screening, HIV prevention and tracking efforts, women\u2019s health services, and mental health&nbsp;care.&nbsp;Layoffs have&nbsp;also&nbsp;been concentrated&nbsp;in public health&nbsp;positions&nbsp;focused on&nbsp;immunization and disease tracking.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f3f3f4;border-width:1px;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid\" data-bg-color=\"#f3f3f4\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-border-color=\"#000000\" data-border-thickness=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-styled-container pps-styled-container pt-4 pb-2\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/federal-harms-tracker\/cost-to-your-community\/?state=NV&amp;cd=nv-01&amp;layer=count_employees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">On the Map<\/a>:&nbsp;The&nbsp;Community Counseling Center&nbsp;in Los Vegas, Nevada,&nbsp;is among the local mental health organizations&nbsp;that lost federal funding&nbsp;to support treatment programs for adolescents and those suffering from HIV.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Funding cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Science&nbsp;Foundation&nbsp;and the National Cancer Institute have reduced medical&nbsp;research and clinical trials,&nbsp;limiting&nbsp;patients&#8217; access to treatment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" 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