The Office of Management and Budget on Tuesday morning sent out instructions to agencies for complying with the massive federal funding freeze announced the night before, asking detailed questions targeting foreign aid, support for migrants, climate, diversity programs and abortion.
The documentation request follows guidance issued Monday night which ordered all federal agencies to temporarily stop the obligation and disbursement of federal grants and loans except for Social Security, Medicare and other programs providing direct aid to individuals.
Tuesday’s instruction sheets ask the federal agencies to inform OMB about all planned obligations and disbursements through March 15, and asks for a response by Feb. 7. The documents ask the agencies to identify a “senior political appointee” responsible for overseeing each program, as the Monday night memo ordered. The agencies are asked to also identify the estimated date of the next obligation or disbursement of funds.
