{"id":2078703,"date":"2023-10-25T06:49:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T10:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/political-left-has-captured-federal-grant-giving-departments-experts-say\/"},"modified":"2023-10-25T06:55:52","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T10:55:52","slug":"political-left-has-captured-federal-grant-giving-departments-experts-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/political-left-has-captured-federal-grant-giving-departments-experts-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Experts claim that federal grant-giving departments have been taken over by the political left."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpolitical-left-has-captured-federal-grant-giving-departments-experts-say%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2078703&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>The Federal \u200dGovernment&#8217;s \u200bFunding\u200c of\u2063 LGBT Causes: A Left-Wing Capture<\/h2>\n<p>According to experts, the \u200dfederal government&#8217;s financial \u200bsupport \u200bfor \u2063transgenderism and other LGBT initiatives is \u2063a result of \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/political-left-has-captured-federal-grant-giving-departments-experts-say\/\" title=\"Experts claim that federal grant-giving departments have been taken over by the political left.\">left-wing bureaucrats dominating federal\u2062 grant-giving programs<\/a>. &#8220;When you dig into\u2064 who staffs federal agencies, they&#8217;re absolutely dominated by\u200b people on the left side of the political spectrum,&#8221; says \u2062David Ditch, senior budget policy analyst for The Heritage Foundation. This trend has \u200bpersisted\u2062 for\u200b a \u200clong time and is expected to continue regardless of the next presidential election.<\/p>\n<h3>Related \u2064Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/in-depth-us-gives-more-than-4-1-billion-in-grants-for-lgbt-and-transgender-initiatives-worldwide-5498747?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><br \/>\n        <strong>IN-DEPTH: US Gives \u2063More Than $4.1 Billion in Grants for LGBT and\u200b Transgender Initiatives Worldwide<\/strong><br \/>\n      <\/a><\/p>\n<p>10\/8\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/civil-liberties-groups-file-complaints-to-force-conservative-schools-into-accepting-transgender-ideology-5502549?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><br \/>\n        <strong>Civil\u2063 Liberties Groups\u2064 File Complaints to Force Conservative Schools Into Accepting Transgender Ideology<\/strong><br \/>\n      <\/a><\/p>\n<p>10\/2\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mr. Ditch \u2063and\u200c other researchers have analyzed federal grant \u200drecords, revealing a\u200d pattern of LGBT activists embedded within federal agencies. These\u200c activists have the power to decide which projects receive\u200d funding and \u200dwhich organizations, both \u2064in the United States and abroad, receive taxpayer money to advance \u200dtheir agendas.<\/p>\n<p>Examples of grants awarded \u2062in recent years include\u2063 $65,000\u200c for a &#8220;Queer Arts Festival&#8221;\u200c in San Francisco,\u2064 $2,315 to support &#8220;professional transgender\u200c women makeup entrepreneurs&#8221; in Nepal, and\u200b $350,000 to translate an LGBT sex manual into Spanish at the \u200dUniversity of Washington.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>From \u200dOct. 1, 2020, through Sept. 30, 2023, the federal \u2064government allocated \u2063over $4.1 billion in grants \u2063related to\u2064 &#8220;LGBT&#8221; \u2064or &#8220;transgender&#8221; initiatives, \u2062as revealed by an investigation by The Epoch Times.\u200c This \u200cfunding \u2064surge has occurred under President Joe\u200c Biden, who has\u2063 allowed LGBT\u2064 activist groups to gain \u200deven \u200dmore influence\u2064 within the federal\u200d bureaucracy.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;A lot of [former President Barack Obama&#8217;s] \u200c staffers felt that they needed to restrain some of their most extreme impulses,&#8221; explains Mr. Ditch. However, the Biden administration has shown no \u200bsuch restraint,\u200b leading to a further expansion of \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tulane-university-to-host-event-on-decolonizing-study-abroad\/\" title=\"Tulane University To Host Event On \u2018Decolonizing Study Abroad\u2019\">left-wing activism<\/a> within the federal government.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:250px\"><figcaption>David Ditch, senior budget\u2064 policy analyst for The Heritage Foundation. \u2064(Courtesy of The Heritage Foundation)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Decision-makers in the Biden \u200dadministration are eager to provide grants to ideological activist organizations, says Mr. Ditch. \u2062As long as these\u2062 organizations have access to substantial financial resources from American taxpayers, they will continue\u2064 to promote their agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Even during \u200dthe administration of former \u200bPresident Donald Trump, grants were\u200d awarded to left-wing causes, highlighting the \u2064continuous stream\u2063 of funding for political activism. This\u200d taxpayer-funded support strengthens the\u200b political \u2063Left and its influence.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Grants specifically targeting transgender-related causes have seen exponential growth\u2063 in recent years, according to federal records. From\u2064 2008 to 2020, \u200c$184 million was allocated to projects involving transgender issues. However, from \u200c2021 to Sep. 12, 2023, a staggering $1.2 billion was distributed\u2064 for projects\u200c related\u200c to\u2063 transgenderism, with at least $104 million directly supporting transgender initiatives.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:692px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\"><figcaption>Children\u2064 cheer\u2063 as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dallas-gay-bars-drag-display-for-kids-obscene-indication-draws-angry-protests\/\" title=\"Dallas Gay Bar\u2019s Drag Display For Kids, Obscene Indication Draws Angry Protests\">drag performers dance<\/a> at the Chattanooga Pride parade in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Oct. \u200b2, \u200b2022. (Jackson Elliott\/The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Left-wing ideological \u200bcapture\u2064 extends across almost every\u2062 federal department, including USAID, NEH, DOE, HHS, DOS,\u200b and DOD, as revealed by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/politifail-politifact-confuses-two-government-agencies-in-embarrassing-fact-check\/\" title=\"PolitiFAIL: PolitiFact Confuses Two Government Agencies in Embarrassing \u201cFact Check\u201d\">federal spending database<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>The Biden administration&#8217;s requirement\u2062 for\u2064 DEI statements (Diversity,\u200b Equity, \u200cand Inclusion) in grant applications\u2063 further \u2063complicates tracking\u2062 the exact\u2064 amount of federal\u2064 funding allocated \u200bto LGBT activism. However, researchers have meticulously\u200c analyzed these \u2063statements to uncover the increasing expenditure on transgender\u200b medical research, \u200dLGBT arts festivals, \u2064and activism.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:650px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\"><figcaption>The U.S. \u200cCapitol building \u2062in \u2063Washington\u200d on Sept.\u200d 30, 2023. (Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Grant opportunities are created by left-leaning governments,\u200c and federal employees \u2064play a significant\u2063 role in determining which organizations receive funding. The \u200bpower wielded by these \u200cemployees is immense, and shifting control towards political \u200dneutrality is \u200ba complex \u200dtask.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;The\u2063 solution is not \u2062trying\u200d to nudge the federal Leviathan a\u200c tenth of a\u2062 degree toward the right,&#8221; asserts Mr. Ditch. Instead,\u2064 he\u2064 suggests reducing the amount of money given to federal employees to distribute, thereby limiting their \u2063influence.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What measures can be taken to ensure a fair\u2064 and unbiased\u2063 process for awarding grants related to LGBT causes,\u200b in order to address concerns about transparency and accountability in the\u200d federal grant system<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200bEd for\u2063 the same purpose, as reported by The Epoch Times.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This significant increase in\u2062 funding for\u2063 LGBT causes \u2062has \u200craised\u2064 concerns \u2064among conservatives and \u2063those who\u200b believe\u2062 that taxpayer money should not \u2064be used to advance a particular political or\u2063 social agenda. \u2062Critics argue that these grants \u200dare not based on merit or the needs of\u200d the American people but rather on the ideological beliefs\u200c of those \u2064in power.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s fundamentally about who you know,\u200c \u200bwho you&#8217;re connected to, and what ideology you hold,&#8221; says\u2063 \u2062Mr. Ditch.\u2064 &#8220;There&#8217;s\u2062 no competitive process where you get\u200b the best projects\u2064 with the \u2062most innovation,\u200c the most benefit for the taxpayer. It&#8217;s simply who has the best connections with the people who \u200bare doling out\u200d the \u2064money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the\u200d allocation of taxpayer funds to controversial and potentially objectionable\u200b projects raises concerns about the lack of transparency and accountability in \u2062the \u200bfederal grant system. Taxpayers have a\u200b right to know how their money is being \u2064spent and whether it aligns \u200cwith their values and priorities.<\/p>\n<p>While there is undoubtedly\u2062 a need for government support and resources to address important issues affecting marginalized communities, there should be a fair and unbiased process in place for \u200bawarding grants. This process should prioritize the\u2062 needs of\u2063 the American people and ensure that\u2062 taxpayer money is being used \u2062effectively and responsibly.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>As the debate continues surrounding the federal government&#8217;s funding of LGBT causes, it is crucial to examine and evaluate the\u200c underlying factors that \u200bcontribute\u2064 to this situation. Transparency, accountability, and a fair allocation process are key principles that\u200d should be upheld\u200d to ensure that \u200btaxpayer money is being used in the best interest of \u2063all Americans.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Efforts should be made to\u2063 depoliticize the\u200b grant-giving process and reduce the\u200b influence\u200d of\u200d ideological activism within federal agencies. This can be\u200c achieved through reforms that\u2062 promote diversity of thought and\u200d perspectives among decision-makers \u200dand\u200b establish \u2062clear criteria\u200c for grant selection\u2063 based on merit and\u2063 the public\u200d interest.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the \u2064federal government&#8217;s funding of LGBT causes should be a reflection of the diverse needs \u200cand\u200b concerns of the American people, rather than the outcome of\u200c ideological dominance within the\u2064 bureaucracy. A balanced and fair approach to grant allocation is \u2063necessary to ensure that taxpayer\u2064 money\u200c is used \u200bresponsibly and effectively for the \u200dbetterment of\u200c society as\u200b a whole.<\/p>\n<p>By promoting\u2062 transparency, \u2064accountability, and\u200c a depoliticized grant \u200bprocess, the \u2062federal government can regain the trust\u2064 of the American people\u2064 and demonstrate its commitment to serving the public interest.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal grant-giving programs are funding initiatives supporting transgenderism and LGBT causes, as left-wing bureaucrats have taken control, according to experts. 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