April 4, 2025doge grant terminationfederal spendinggrantsforeign aid and domestic programsgovernment efficiency claimsGovernmentTax & BudgetPublic Policy
DOGE lists $122,539 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 $122,539 in claimed savings. Recipient: San Jose State University Research Foundation. Description: Documenting first- and second-generation Afghan American and recent Afghan refugee communities in the U.S. The collaborative project would record cultural resiliency and experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic through oral history interviews, digital storytelling. Principle treats this as an official DOGE claim until independently verified against USAspending, agency records, court filings, or watchdog findings.