Trump Cuts Hundreds of Millions from California Targeting DEI and Climate Programs
The Trump administration slashed hundreds of millions in federal funds for California’s DEI and climate projects, intensifying scrutiny on blue states amid claims of taxpayer waste.
In a campaign against taxpayer waste, approximately $328 million in Department of Transportation funds to California has been suspended, along with more than $300 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), according to data obtained by California Post from the Office of Management and Budget.
An electric vehicle charging at an EVgo fast charging station. Millions for electric buses have been cut from federal funding to California. Credit: MediaNews Group via Getty Images
An electric vehicle at an EVgo fast charging station.
Some of the eliminated funding includes $876,000 for research aimed at “reducing social isolation among elderly LGBTQ individuals,” $1.1 million for the “National HIV Behavioral Surveillance of Los Angeles County,” and another $600,000 to Public Health Advocates, Inc. to fund the “Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health” program.
The state’s clean energy sector is also taking a substantial hit, as the Trump administration cuts millions of dollars in funding for the purchase of electric buses and charging stations.
The targeted initiatives include $14.3 million to the city of Santa Cruz for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at “local government locations emphasizing equity,” $77 million for the purchase of 75 electric buses and installation of charging infrastructure in West Hollywood, and $9.9 million to the city of Santa Rosa for the purchase of six electric buses aimed at providing “quieter and safer” transit services for the “Environmental Justice Community.”
The announcement comes just weeks after the Office of Management and Budget sent a memo that orders an extensive review of federal funding in 14 Democrat-led states, plus Washington D.C., to identify mismanagement and wasteful spending.
The memo at the time requested agencies to provide detailed reporting on all programs and projects, but clarified that it was only a “data collection exercise” and “does not include funding suspension,” according to Politico: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/22/trump-administration-federal-funding-blue-states-00741440
