Maine, Sea Grant and Trump

Maine Sea Grant gets reprieve from Trump shutdown of program
NOAA said it would "renegotiate" $1.2 million in funding for the University of Maine research and education program after Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) met
Maine Sea Grant in jeopardy after Trump administration terminates $4.5 million grant program
The move to discontinue the four-year agreement — which comes amid the White House's efforts to slash the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's budget — leaves the fishery organization’s programming and 20 employees in limbo.
Trump's funding cut to Maine Sea Grant stirs worries about local marine industry, research
The Trump administration’s abrupt decision to terminate over $4.5 million in federal funding for the Maine Sea Grant program has raised alarms.
Maine loses popular Sea Grant funding, 1 week after governor's public confrontation with Trump
The announcement came one week after Gov. Janet Mills sparred publicly with President Donald Trump at the White House about his executive order on transgender athletes. There is no indication that any of the other 33 Sea Grant programs around the country are facing funding cuts — at least for now.
Sen. Collins announces renegotiation of Maine Sea Grant
Sen. Susan Collins announced Wednesday that the Department of Commerce has agreed to renegotiate funding for Maine Sea Grant.
US Department of Commerce agrees to renegotiate funding for Maine Sea Grant
Several days ago, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration told the University of Maine that it would be cutting the multi-million-dollar program.
Renegotiation of Maine Sea Grant to get underway after Trump administration orders cuts to program
Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins says the Department of Commerce has agreed to renegotiate the Maine Sea Grant.
NOAA abruptly ends funding for Maine Sea Grant
The University of Maine was notified by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), that all federal funding for the Maine Sea Grant program would be terminated effective
Maine Sea Grant funding cut; Pingree claims Trump has vendetta
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree is reacting to the news that funding for the Maine Sea Grant has been cut, calling it "reckless" and "insulting."
NOAA ends funding for Maine Sea Grant, citing shift in priorities
The federal government has ended funding for a program that has supported the state’s marine industry for more than 50 years.
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Layoffs and potential closures of key facilities raise worries about NOAA's future
The Trump administration may end leases for some of NOAA's offices while the agency terminates several advisory committees at ...
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Maine loses popular Sea Grant funding, 1 week after Mills' public confrontation at the White House
Yet only Maine appears to have had its funding ... administration’s priorities and program objectives," NOAA wrote in a letter to the University of Maine. The program now appears to be in ...
USDA launches review at University of Maine over transgender sports policy after Trump-Gov. Mills blowup
Federal agencies launched reviews into the University of Maine's Title IX policies after a tense exchange between President ...