Federal funding

The sudden cancellation of federal grants created after the Uvalde school shooting will halt planned expansions of school-based mental health services in North Carolina. The move has prompted pushback from state attorneys general and members of Congress.

PBS North Carolina could lose about a quarter of its staff as a result of Congress' decision to eliminate funding for public broadcasting, but its leader says he doesn't expect to cancel locally produced shows.

Universities across the country are bracing for the impacts of billions of dollars in federal funding cuts. Young scholars worry about how university preparations for the budget hit – from lowering graduate student admissions to freezing hiring – will impact their job outlook.

Duke University could lose anywhere from $350 to $600 million under proposed federal budget changes.

Charlotte-based North Carolina Humanities receives most of its annual budget—about $1.6 million—from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The Trump administration's "Dear Colleague" letter comes at a time when N.C. universities are already paring back their diversity efforts.

The executive orders have sent the research community into a state of confusion, concern, and anxiety. Meanwhile, some of the most powerful higher education system leaders in North Carolina have remained silent.

The Trump administration's push to pause federal research funding raised alarm bells among administrators and faculty at North Carolina's top research universities.

The program was created as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 and was a follow-up to the Emergency Broadband Benefit, which helped households afford internet access during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Federal funds helped make the North Wilkesboro Speedway race-ready again. A push from Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Gov. Roy Cooper is bringing NASCAR back for the first time since 1996.