To date, 64 grants have been terminated or stop-work ordered at the University of Arizona, according to an internal university website.
The cancellations add up to nearly $60 million in unspent dollars.
UA spokesperson Mitch Zak could not confirm the numbers however, he says the stop order process has slowed dramatically in the last month.
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How federal cuts impact Arizona
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Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs says she won’t give in to the Trump administration’s threat to withhold SNAP funding unless states hand over data about the program’s recipients. -
Kyle Wilkerson, program coordinator for air traffic control at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, joined The Show to talk more about how the shutdown affected Arizona controllers. -
The Trump administration is threatening to withhold SNAP funding from more than 20 states, including Arizona, that have refused to share data about residents who benefit from the food assistance program, citing privacy and concerns with how the federal government will use that information. -
In July, Congress removed homelessness as an exemption to work requirements under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The law took effect Nov. 1, with a three-month grace period. -
A Phoenix-area food bank says it has continued to see increased demand for help, even after the end of the government shutdown restored funding for federal food assistance.
