April 4, 2025doge grant terminationfederal spendinggrantsforeign aid and domestic programsgovernment efficiency claimsGovernmentTax & BudgetPublic Policy
DOGE lists $25,000 in claimed savings from National Endowment for the Humanities grant cut
DOGE listed this National Endowment for the Humanities grant record as cut on 2025-04-04, with $25,000 in claimed savings. Recipient: Dr. Joshua Michael White. Description: Research and writing leading to a book on “freedom suits,” submitted in 1570-1830 by illegally enslaved Ottoman subjects who sued their respective masters for capturing and buying them illegally.. Principle treats this as an official DOGE claim until independently verified against USAspending, agency records, court filings, or watchdog findings.