First Focus on Children joined nearly 2,000 organizations in a letter opposing a proposed rule by the Office of Management and Budget that would overhaul federal grantmaking to nonprofits and allow the federal government to defund children’s programs practically overnight.
“If implemented, the OMB proposal would create significant financial risk and instability for federal grantees, making it more difficult to provide vital services to communities,” the advocates wrote. “If implemented, grantees will be faced with unpredictable financial, legal, and reputational risks that increase the costs of accepting federal awards while decreasing the benefits. Many effective and qualified grantees may be unable to accept those risks. This could lead to disruptions to essential services, including housing, community development, health, education, food, shelter, community services, disaster recovery, and more in communities and states nationwide.”