Report warns Northwest tribes could lose half of federal funding under new bill
Nearly half of federal funding allocated to Northwest tribal nations last year could be eliminated under President Donald Trump’s new spending bill, according to InvestigateWest. A report by Portland State University researchers found that about $530 million of the $1.19 billion in 2024 federal funds for tribes in the region is at risk.
Serina Fast Horse, co-director of the Northwest Environmental Justice Center, said tribes are deeply concerned about cuts affecting programs for clean water, housing, education and climate resilience. The report links potential reductions to the repeal of former President Joe Biden’s Executive Order 14008 and cuts across agencies including the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Interior. William E. Ray Jr., chair of the Klamath Tribes, said the cuts threaten tribal culture and treaty-protected resources.
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