EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Cancels 21 Additional Grants in 3rd Round of Cuts with DOGE, Saving Americans More than $116M
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, with the assistance of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), identified and cancelled another 21 grants amounting to $116,449,761 total immediate taxpayer savings. The third round of EPA cuts in partnership with DOGE marks more than $287 million taxpayer dollars saved since the Administrator was sworn in 31 days ago.
“At EPA, we are working in partnership with DOGE to fulfill President Trump’s promise to rein in wasteful federal spending. In just 31 days, our line-by-line review of agency spending has brought the total taxpayer dollars saved to more than $287 million. We will not stop until we ensure every taxpayer penny spent is to advance clean air, land and water and Power our Great American Comeback for all Americans,” Administrator Zeldin said.
These grant cancellations represent more than $116 million saved as the EPA prioritizes policies aligned with President Trump’s commitment to safeguard human health and the environment while reviving the economy and unleashing American energy dominance.
Last week, Administrator Zeldin announced the cancellation of 20 grants for wasteful DEI and environmental justice programs saving more than $60 million. Prior to that, the Administrator cancelled nine DEI and environmental justice contracts resulting in nearly $60 million of taxpayer savings, terminated a $50 million Biden-era environmental justice grant to the Climate Justice Alliance, ended more than a million dollars in media subscriptions, and uncovered extensive troubling developments with $20 billion in “gold bars” the Biden EPA parked at an outside financial institution to rush out the door and circumvent proper oversight. As has been reported, the Justice Department has an ongoing investigation regarding these funds.
EPA continues to work diligently to implement President Trump’s executive orders and implementation memos.