The Department of Energy is reinstating 18 awards that were previously canceled by the Trump administration, according to a new analysis.
The findings from a bipartisan DOE alumni group provide new details on a list of more than $23 billion in “retained” and “modified” Biden-era awards sent to Congress this week. DOE has said it is advancing most grants that were under review, but the list includes at least 247 awards that were already being closed out.
The list also suggests an ongoing pattern of favoring grants in red states versus blue states with some programs, according to the network, a group launched last year.
“It is also unclear what types of ‘modifications’ may be proposed by DOE for grantees to keep existing grants,” said the analysis, which was co-authored by Tarak Shah, former DOE chief of staff during the Biden administration.
