Trump’s Next Agency Cuts Include Us-backed Global Media, Library And Museum Grants

President Donald Trump has signaled the next set of agencies on the chopping block, as his administration looks to cut down the size of the federal government.

Trump, in a late Friday executive order, gutted several smaller offices and agencies that serve wide-ranging roles in the government, from addressing homelessness to funding libraries.

The order said the agencies and offices will have all of their federal grants reviewed and they will be “eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law.”

It marks the next step of the administration eliminating government entities Trump deems “unnecessary,” and it follows weeks of the Department of Government Efficiency, helmed by Elon Musk, slashing entire agencies, cutting off funds and instituting mass layoffs of federal workers.

Of the names on the list, one of the biggest is the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which supervises U.S.-government funded media outlets globally, including the Voice of America.

Trump has been a big critic of VOA — which broadcasts news to millions around the global — since his first term. Before his inauguration he indicated he wanted one-time TV journalist and failed Arizona candidate Kari Lake to run the outlet, and she has since been named a special adviser to USAGM.

USAGM also oversees Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Radio Free Asia, which supporters say has been one of the biggest tools used by the government to combat Chinese propaganda. Radio Free Asia is expected to start furloughing some of its staff next week, POLITICO reported Friday.

The order also names the Minority Business Development Agency and the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, both of which promote economic development for minority businesses and low income communities, respectively. Trump has crusaded against departments and agencies that promote diversity, equity and inclusion, and signed an executive order upon entering office to eliminate DEI from the government.

The rest of the agencies include the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in the Smithsonian Institution and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services funds grants to libraries and museums across the country. The group EveryLibrary — a nonprofit that has advocated for public library funding and fought against book bans — decried the looming cuts to the agency, arguing that the IMLS is statutorily required to send federal funds to state libraries, based on an act passed by Congress.

“This core work cannot be disrupted by DOGE,” they wrote in a statement.

Trump’s previous order targeting smaller government entities may offer a window to what comes next for those on Friday’s list. A Feb. 19 order “commencing” the reduction of the government targeted agencies that include the Presidio Trust, which manages San Francisco’s Presidio park and is a crown jewel of former Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s hometown legacy, and several small international-focused agencies.

Following that order, Pete Marocco — a top State Department official who was also behind the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development — was installed as the head of the Inter-American Foundation’s board. After that, all of the board members and staffers were either fired or placed on leave and the foundation was effectively shuttered, according to court documents and a post from DOGE.

The U.S. African Development Foundation, another independent agency named on Trump’s previous executive order, took their battle to the courts to avoid being taken over, but lost when a federal judge rejected their request for a temporary restraining order.

As of Friday, the new agencies on the list have seven days to report their compliance to the Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought.

Trump is already facing pushback for eliminating the agencies. Many of the agencies targeted in recent weeks have been created by and received appropriations from Congress, setting up Trump’s administration to push the bounds of executive power.