EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503 THE DIRECTOR January 27, 2025 M-25-13 MEMORANDUM FOR HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES FROM: SUBJECT: Matthew J. Vaeth, Acting Director, Office ofManagement and Budget~ Temporary Pause ofAgency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs The American people elected Donald J. Trump to be President ofthe United States and gave him a mandate to increase the impact of every federal taxpayer dollar. In Fiscal Year 2024, ofthe nearly $10 trillion that the Federal Government spent, more than $3 trillion was Federal financial assistance, such as grants and loans. Career and political appointees in the Executive Branch have a duty to align Federal spending and action with the will ofthe American people as expressed through Presidential priorities. Financial assistance should be dedicated to advancing Administration priorities, focusing taxpayer dollars to advance a stronger and safer America, eliminating the financial burden ofinflation for citizens, unleashing American energy and manufacturing, ending "wokeness" and the weaponization of government, promoting efficiency in government, and Making America Healthy Again. The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives ofthose we serve. This memorandum requires Federal agencies to identify and review all Federal financial assistance' programs and supporting activities consistent with the President's policies and requirements. 2 For example, during the initial days of his Administration, President Donald J. Trump issued a series of executive orders to protect the American people and safeguard valuable taxpayer resources, including Protecting the American People Against Invasion (Jan. 20, 2025), Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid (Jan. 20, 2025), Putting America First in International Environmental Agreements (Jan. 20, 2025), Unleashing American Energy (Jan. 20, 2025), Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEiPrograms and Preferencing (Jan. 20, 1 2 CFR 200.1 defines Federal financial assistance to mean "[a]ssistance that recipients or subrecipients receive or administer" in various forms, but this term does not include assistance provided directly to individuals. For the purposes ofthis memorandum, Federal financial assistance includes: (i) all forms of assistance listed in paragraphs (I) and (2) ofthe definition ofthis term at 2 CFR 200.1; and (ii) assistance received or administered by recipients or subrecipients of any type except for assistance received directly by individuals. 2 Nothing in this memo should be construed to impact Medicare or Social Security benefits.