January 14, 2025 — FEMA opens BRIC and Flood Mitigation Assistance grant round.
January 22, 2025 update — White House orders agencies to pause IIJA and IRA spending.
February 3, 2025 update — Federal judge temporarily blocks freeze of federal funding; seeks more. data
February 11, 2025 — Federal judge calls funding freeze “likely unconstitutional”; Justice Department appeals
February 24, 2025 update — Federal judge hears states, DOJ argue funding freeze; may rule within week
March 5, 2025 update — Administration defunds Maine Sea Grant; calls its work “no longer relevant”
March 6, 2025 update — Federal judge in Rhode Island sides with 23 attorneys general on federal funding freeze
March 11, 2025 — Commerce Dep’t to renegotiate Sea Grant; DOJ appeals injunction on federal funding
March 14, 2025 update — GOP House’s continuing resolution cuts earmarks for climate resilience, other proejcts
March 21, 2025 update — States, Justice Dep’t vie over enforcement of preliminary injunction on funding
March 26, 2025 update — Maine won’t open two coastal grant rounds; state posts ads for resilience jobs
March 27, 2025 update — Court denies DOJ request to stay enforcement of preliminary injunction on funding
March 28, 2025 update — Maine Climate Council reviews status of federal funding
March 31, 2025 update — Senators open earmark process; how CFR added new cudgel to terminate grants
April 7, 2025 — FEMA ends BRIC; cancels FY 2020-2023 applications; will retrieve undelivered funds
April 10, 2025 update — Senate Appropriations Committee posts FY26 guidance; House members get earmark advice
April 16 update — FEMA ends “climate change” and “equity” rules; Maine posts marine coordinator position
April 22 update — Maine enacts $39M for resiliency; Massachusetts seeks $76K-$111K coastal specialist