Trump DOJ cuts 360 DEI-related grants

The Justice Department announced Thursday it cut more than 360 grants to work with the Department of Government Efficiency, removing millions of dollars that went toward diversity victims and feminist organizations.

The grants out of the Justice Department go to state entities like police departments and prisons.

Attorney General Pam Bondi reviewed thousands of grants to eliminate those that don’t align with President Trump’s goal of targeting criminals and addressing the nation’s drug epidemic.

In a press release, the department noted that grants to domestic violence and opioid victims would not be slashed.

Any organization that had funding taken from it has 30 days to prove the money doesn’t go to liberal causes in order to have it returned.

According to a DOJ press release, the department cut $1.5 million from a training program and “powerful 17-minute film documenting the journey of three Black police leaders” to “promote racial equity in police practice”; $1.5 million to a “culturally and linguistically specific, trauma-informed, and accessible services” group; and $2 million from a “feminist, culturally specific nonprofit organization” to address “structural racism and toxic masculinities.”

Other cuts included $5 million to an organization that targets certain communities on “racial equity in victim services” and $1 million to a group that focuses on mitigating so-called systemic racism.

The press release also noted it eliminated $1 million in a program to “bridge socio-ecological contexts” through “culturally specific community-based organizations” and another $1 million to a group that advocates for an alternative way to solve drug crimes out of the court system.

“Under Attorney General Bondi’s leadership, the Department of Justice is committed to ensuring its resources are spent on arresting criminals, getting drugs off the streets, and crucial litigation,” said Gates McGavick, a spokesman for the Justice Department.