Energy

Trump administration to audit billions in energy grants awarded under Biden

Photo caption: US President Trump

 

*The Energy Department will scrutinize $15 billion in awards for possible cuts.”

 

The Trump administration on Thursday announced a wide-ranging review of more than $15 billion in federal awards approved under President Joe Biden.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright in a memo to staff called for ramping up oversight of at least 179 awards and said decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis about whether the awards meet the administration’s standards.

While Wright has told lawmakers that the agency is already reviewing funding under the Inflation Reduction Act and bipartisan infrastructure law, the memo that the agency released Thursday sets the stage for DOE to pull back funding for scores of projects if recipients don’t respond quickly or sufficiently enough, and to possibly expand the scope of the audit.”

=== Reuters ===

 

 

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