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user-inactivated  ·  2647 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Trump Administration Freezes All EPA Grants, Forbids Staffers From Talking to the Public

They are also looking at gutting NASA public outreach funds and organizations. Not happened yet, but any day now I expect that in the news.





am_Unition  ·  2646 days ago  ·  link  ·  

NASA cut all funding for education and public outreach on my mission about a year ago, and I'm sure DJ Trump can fuck shit up quite a bit better than that. Edit: not "my" mission, just the project I work on.

This administration is going to unintentionally bring the country together before this is all over, mark my words.

user-inactivated  ·  2647 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Will that affect your program? Please tell me it won't.

user-inactivated  ·  2647 days ago  ·  link  ·  

We do not get any government grants as they are too unpredictable and come with too much baggage. The City is going to give us some money for a program this summer, however. We have clearly defined targets and responsibilities so that works for us.

For a small group of volunteer people with day jobs, you gotta be very wary of depending on government money for outreach etc.

user-inactivated  ·  2646 days ago  ·  link  ·  

::Whew:: That's good to hear. Maybe this whole government fiasco might be a boon to you, and you'll get even more people interested in what you're doing this year.

user-inactivated  ·  2645 days ago  ·  link  ·