Swordsmyth
11-01-2018, 08:53 PM
The Trump administration is reportedly planning to end a grant program under the Department of Homeland Security that provides grants to organizations that fight domestic terrorism.
NBC News (https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-admin-will-apparently-not-renew-program-fight-domestic-terror-n926361) reports that recipients of the Countering Violent Extremism Grant program have been informed that previous grants, which were intended to be part of yearly funding for the organizations, were instead a "one-time" funding grant.
In addition, all references to future funding opportunities or announcements have been scrubbed from the DHS Office of Terrorism Prevention Partnerships's website, NBC reports.
A spokesman for DHS did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill on NBC's report.
The Countering Violent Extremism Grant was established in 2016 during the Obama administration, and has given $10 million annually to distribute to organizations devoted to combating hate groups around the country.
More at: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/414448-trump-will-not-renew-obama-era-program-to-fight-domestic-terrorism-report
NBC News (https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-admin-will-apparently-not-renew-program-fight-domestic-terror-n926361) reports that recipients of the Countering Violent Extremism Grant program have been informed that previous grants, which were intended to be part of yearly funding for the organizations, were instead a "one-time" funding grant.
In addition, all references to future funding opportunities or announcements have been scrubbed from the DHS Office of Terrorism Prevention Partnerships's website, NBC reports.
A spokesman for DHS did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill on NBC's report.
The Countering Violent Extremism Grant was established in 2016 during the Obama administration, and has given $10 million annually to distribute to organizations devoted to combating hate groups around the country.
More at: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/414448-trump-will-not-renew-obama-era-program-to-fight-domestic-terrorism-report