Federal Funding

2 articles

Diverse community members tending a garden, with a large federal building casting a shadow, symbolizing the threat of grant cuts to neighborhood resilience.

Community grants face cuts, threatening neighborhood resilience in 2026.

Under proposed federal rules, a community organization's grant could be terminated not for fraud or noncompliance, but simply because an agency decides it no longer aligns with 'national interest' or

Chloe Jenkins·July 30, 2026

A lonely bus stop under a dim streetlight, with an empty road signifying reduced public transit service due to funding cuts.

Transportation & Transit

Federal transit funding cuts will cripple local transit.

Valley Transit, Mat-Su's primary public bus service, faces canceling all Saturday service and halving bus routes because a proposed $250,000 local funding cut will trigger a disproportionate $750,000

Michael Sullivan·July 5, 2026