Trump Energy Grants
The Trump administration says it canceled clean energy grants based on state politics.
July 24, 2026 · Updated Jul 24, 8:06pm ET
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What happened
In court filings, the Trump administration acknowledged it canceled about $7.6 billion in clean energy grants “based solely” on the political identity of recipient states. The Energy DepartmentDepartment of Energycabinet-level department of the United States government had announced the October terminations as affecting hundreds of Biden-era projects after reviewing more than 600 awards. Officials said the cuts targeted projects in states that voted for Kamala Harris
Kamala HarrisVice President of the United States from 2021 to 2025 in 2024 and were represented by Democrats, including states with two Democratic senators. The admission came in litigation brought by grant recipients challenging the cancellations.
