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Trump cuts funding for federal agencies with executive order: See list of what's affected

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President Donald Trump slashes funding to seven federal agencies.

The agencies include the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service , U.S. Agency for Global Media , Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in the Smithsonian Institution, Institute of Museum and Library Services , Interagency Council on Homelessness, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund and Minority Business Development Agency .

In protest of the order, the American Library Association urges the president to reconsider his decision.

The Minority Business Development Agency promotes growth among Minority Business Enterprises .

An MBE is a for-profit business that is at least 51% owned or managed by a qualifying minority group.

During the 2023 fiscal year , the agency facilitated $1.5 billion worth of capital to MBEs.

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