Federal cuts

Nonprofits like the International Institute are relying on funding from the Regional Arts Commission as federal cuts and declining corporate support hit their bottom lines.

The Community Development Administration is still accepting applications for its housing grant, but if an organization has not started the application, it is likely too late.

AmeriCorps members were working on environmental education and habitat restoration at parks and nature centers in rural areas across the country. Now federal cuts have eliminated many of those positions.

The popular, multicultural festival will return to Tower Grove Park in St. Louis on Aug. 23-24.

Gateway to the Great Outdoors takes low-income, urban youth into nature for educational experiences. The Trump administration effectively canceled two major grants for the organization.

President Donald Trump marked his 100th day in office on April 30. And many of his initial actions in office made a mark on the St. Louis region and Missouri and Illinois.

Hundreds of people gathered in downtown St. Louis on Thursday to rally for workers’ rights. The May Day rally is a nationwide protest against the Trump administration’s policies that are affecting everyday people.

The Data Rescue Project at WashU is part of a national call to action to archive federal datasets before they potentially get removed by the Trump administration.

All six U.S. regional climate centers will remain online through a new contract deadline in mid-June. Four of the centers, which are overseen by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, were abruptly closed after their funding ran out.

The closure of four of the six Regional Climate Centers across the U.S. occurred after funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ran out. A recent report stated that the Trump administration plans to propose a 25% cut to NOAA's budget next fiscal year.