Department of Labor Cuts $13.6 Million in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Grants for ‘Gender-Expansive People’

The Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cut 25 diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) grants, saving $8.4 million that would have been spent on fostering inclusive environments for “gender-expansive people” and other “woke” initiatives. The DOL and DOGE on Tuesday announced that they had canceled $13.6 million in DEI grants, which DOGE said included: *!$716k for “DEIA materials, training modules, and support networks” * $398k for “gender equity awareness training” * $350k to “migrant sending or receiving communities” A source familiar said that the grants included funding other controversial programs, including: * An equity summit...