05/12/2025

Administration's Anti-DE&I Battle Threatens Nonprofits Trying to Fill Critical Labor Gaps

It's quickly cut off federal funding to dozens of community groups

Recruiting women into construction has been a painstaking but broadly popular effort, with growing bipartisan and industry support amid persistent labor shortages. But President Donald Trump's aim to stamp out diversity and inclusion programs threaten to cripple community-based organizations that have been critical to that goal..

The Trump administration has moved swiftly to cut off federal funding to dozens of community groups that implement programs on the ground, including apprenticeship readiness programs designed for women, anti-harassment training, and childcare and transportation support for workers who need them.

The overhaul stems from a pair of anti-DE&I executive orders, which direct federal agencies to cancel all “equity-related” grants, and require government contractors and recipients of federal funds to certify, under threat of severe financial penalties, that they do not operate DE&I programs that violate anti-discrimination laws.

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