Questions linger for KC-area entities as courts review Trump’s funding pause [Video]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Late Tuesday afternoon, a federal judge paused President Donald Trump’s order to freeze certain federal loans and grants has entities on both sides of the state line in the Kansas City area wondering what could come next.

The temporary pause was set to go into effect at 4 p.m. local time and would have frozen the disbursement of certain types of federal funding, Scripps News reports.

As the courts review the pause, citizens, residents, businesses, entities and other agencies across Kansas City are left to figure out their next course of action.

LINK | Read the Office of Management and Budget’s memo about which types of funding is impacted

Trump’s freeze directed federal agencies to provide details reports on “any programs, projects or activities subject to this pause” by no later than Feb. 10, 2025.

KSHB 41 has reached out to entities of all kinds, from school districts, to hospitals and …