Unlawful Health and Human Services grant conditions threaten millions in critical funding used to support early childhood development, disease prevention, and mental health services
SAN FRANCISCO (July 11, 2025) — San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu announced today that his office filed an amended complaint that challenges illegal conditions on grants administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in addition to the U.S. Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Transportation (DOT). The lawsuit challenges the Trump Administration’s attempt to impose extreme political conditions on federal grants to force local governments to adopt its political agenda or risk losing critical funding.
On June 3, 2025, U.S. District Court Judge Barbara J. Rothstein granted a Preliminary Injunction Order preventing the Trump Administration from imposing illegal conditions on federal grants from HUD and DOT. The Plaintiffs are now seeking a preliminary injunction for the newly added HHS conditions. The amended complaint, filed on July 10, 2025, also includes 52 additional plaintiffs, bringing the total number to 60 local governments and agencies.
“These grants provide billions in funding that help our city support early childhood development, health services, safe and effective transportation, and housing to our most vulnerable,” said City Attorney David Chiu. “These new grant conditions not only violate the Constitution, but they also have nothing to do with the purpose or performance of these grants. This is part of Trump’s strategy to push his extreme political agenda by threatening local programs and budgets.”…