DHS says agency is ‘redirecting resources to initiatives that uphold American values’
The Department of Homeland Security and Secretary Kristi Noem are canceling $18.5 million in grants they say were funding DEI and LGBTQ initiatives.
DHS cancels $18.5 million in Biden-era grants designated to fund LGBTQ and DEI programs
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Secretary Kristi Noemannounced Thursday the cancellation of $18.5 million in taxpayer-funded grants for the Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3).
The grants were designated by the Biden administration to provide taxpayer funds to various organizations that DHS says are “ideologically driven programs” promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and LGBTQ agendas.
“These cancellations reflect DHS’s commitment to fiscal responsibility and national security,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Fox News Digital.
The DOGE-like approach will allow DHS to divert taxpayer funds within the agency, and a spokesperson said the money “will be redirected to efforts that actually protect the American people.”