Trump Cuts Contracts to Affordable Housing Groups in DEI Purge (1)

Millions of dollars in federal contracts for affordable housing were canceled after a Department of Government Efficiency review of nonprofits’ websites and LinkedIn profiles for terms associated with DEI, according to current and former staff at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The canceled awards include ongoing projects in more than 1,000 communities to address homelessness, disaster recovery, persistent poverty and other housing issues, according to a list seen by Bloomberg CityLab.

The terminations came in February, after staff from the Elon Musk-led DOGE directed HUD to draw up letters informing the nonprofits that their “operations and performance in connection ...