New Presidential Executive Order 14332 affects bicycle, pedestrian, and trails grants: What You Need to Know About the New Rules

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[T]he order states that awarded grants must “demonstrably advance the President’s policy priorities” and describes seven principles that grants cannot be used to promote, including “illegal immigration,” “anti-American values,” or “racial preferences,” among other requirements.

The first implication is that current and prospective grantees of federal awards are likely to encounter delays, and in some cases grant cancellations, due to the new review process. For current grantees, a review of the grant could find that it no longer meets the administration’s priorities. For prospective grantees, both OMB and the agencies must first update existing rules, terms, and conditions as directed by the EO before any new NOFOs can be issued.

Secondly, since the EO does not cover mandatory spending, block grants, or formula grants, it is the discretionary grant programs, such as Safe Streets for All (SS4A), that are most at risk. . . .

Finally, the EO makes nearly all discretionary funding dependent on the review and approval of the political appointees at the disbursing federal agencies. The EO also states that the “review shall include an accountability mechanism for officials responsible for selection and granting of the awards” for their “consistency with agency priorities.” 

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New Presidential Executive Order 14332 affects bicycle, pedestrian, and trails grants: What You Need to Know About the New Rules