The Trump administration withheld for months millions of dollars in wildfire-prevention funds from Washington communities now fighting wildfires that have forced the evacuation of 65,000 residents.
Two organizations in the Spokane area of eastern Washington say they are still awaiting $15 million in grants the Forest Service announced in September 2025 for projects to reduce wildfire risk. The groups expected the money months ago.
The grants are among billions of dollars in Agriculture Department funding held up in a dispute over a new USDA policy requiring states to follow administration policy on immigration and diversity to receive an array of funds…