The OMB issued a memo to all departments to freeze all Federal grant funding.
Memo here: https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/b0c025ff-full.pdf
The list of programs impacted is here: https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000194-ad9c-de9c-a5b6-efbd29400000
These are some of the grant programs that directly impact disabled, deaf, and hard of hearing people:
Dept of Education:
Training Interpreters for Individuals who are Deaf and Individuals who are DeafBlind
Health and Human Services:
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Information System
Research Related to Deafness and Communication
ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research –
Prevention of Disease, Disability, and Death by Infectious Diseases
Dept of Justice:
National Deaf Services Line – To provide remote services to Deaf victims of domestic violence.
Dept of Labor:
Disability Employment Policy Development (ODEP)
National Council on Disability
Social Security Administration
Analyzing Relationships between Disability, Rehabilitation, and Work