Document lists 150-plus research projects under consideration for termination
US President Donald Trump addressed graduating students at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, on Thursday
The Trump administration could gut research on the effectiveness of child welfare programmes, with plans to terminate dozens of university grants studying improvements to Head Start and child care policy, according to a spreadsheet mistakenly made public this week.
The document listed more than 150 research projects under consideration for termination by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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It covered grants funded by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, which says it “builds evidence to improve lives” by helping policymakers evaluate programmes that help low-income children and families.
“These grants are aimed at learning how to make programmes more effective at pursuing goals like healthy child development, reducing abuse and neglect and promoting economic self-sufficiency,” said Naomi Goldstein, who led the office for nearly two decades before she retired in 2022. “It’s hard to see why they would want to cancel these efforts.”
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The grant cancellations would add to deep cuts already enacted at HHS’ Administration for Children and Families (ACF), which plans to close five regional offices and abruptly fired hundreds of workers one month ago. Its staffing has dropped from approximately 2400 in January to 1500, former employees say, and the administration has said it will fold ACF into other parts of HHS.
‘Assessing US proposals to reduce tariffs’
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China said it is assessing whether to start trade talks with the US on tariff reductions following recent approaches by Washington, a move that would possibly ease the tit-for-tit tariff war between the world’s two largest economies. “China is making assessments as the US reached out to convey messages to China through relevant parties many times, expressing hope to engage in talks on tariff,” the Chinese Commerce Ministry said. If the US wants to negotiate, it must demonstrate sincerity, the statement said.
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