Federal Funds

The Institute for Disability Research, Policy & Practice could lose its core grant starting next year — funds that allow the institute to gain access to a much larger portion of its budget.

Rural radio and television stations may soon be contending with $1.1 billion cut to public broadcasting funding.

In other news, firefighters continue to make progress on containing the season's largest wildfires, with the France Canyon Fire now 84% contained.

Congress is voting this week on whether to take back already-approved funds for public media.

After some uncertainty, Friends of the Bridger-Teton gains federal funding to get toilets cleaned and pumped this year.

The Trump administration is proposing a nearly 25% cut to NASA’s budget as well as deep cuts to space technology funding. We talk about it with Casey Dreier and Christopher Cokinos.

The Trump administration has cut funding to AmeriCorps. Jesse Sandoval, the AmeriCorps director for the Area Agency on Aging in Maricopa County, reflects on what this means for seniors in the area.

On May 1, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to halt funding to NPR and PBS. Here's what you need to know, and how you can support UPR.

Our hosts discuss Utah's unemployment rate during recessions, Sen. Mike Lee's social media presence, and the legacy of the post-World War II global order.

Today we’ll look at how several Utah organizations have been affected by recent federal funding cuts, including Utah Humanities, Cannon Heritage Consultants, and Utahns Against Hunger.