Trump administration freezes childcare, food aid funds to Colorado
Colorado Public Radio••nation
Key Points:
- The Trump Administration has frozen over $300 million in federal childcare, food aid, and social services funds to Colorado and four other Democratic-led states, citing concerns about fraudulent benefits to non-citizens, though no specific Colorado cases were identified.
- Colorado state officials and counties have not been formally notified of the funding freeze, raising uncertainty about its timing and impact on families relying on programs like TANF and CCDF.
- Democratic leaders in Colorado, including Senators Hickenlooper and Bennet, strongly condemned the freeze as a politically motivated attack harming vulnerable families, with some considering legal action to challenge the federal decision.
- The funding freeze appears to be part of broader tensions between the Trump Administration and Colorado, including disputes over former Mesa
