Federal Updates From MNN

MNN’s Federal Roundtable provides current updates and helpful resources on the Trump Administration and its priorities on wide-ranging policy issues. Members also have access to recurring webinars, enabling them to gain further insights, share information, and participate in discussions with MNN staff and guest speakers.

Become an MNN member to be added to the Federal Roundtable mailing list and be informed of upcoming webinars.

MNN Federal and State Impacts Submission Form – Use this form to share federal or state issues that are important to you and your organization. This form can be filled out anonymously.

NCN Federal Impacts Submission Form

Federal Impacts Survey Results – Over 500 Massachusetts nonprofit leaders responded to the Federal Impacts Survey, capturing nonprofit perceptions of the Trump administration’s impact on their organizations and vulnerable communities.

Helpful Resources

Congressional Actions

• House Committees Release Tax Reconciliation Proposals

Track Executive Orders and Federal Litigation 

• The Impacts of the Recent Executive Orders on Nonprofits
• Executive Orders Affecting Charitable Nonprofits Guide, National Council of Nonprofits
• Just Security’s Federal Action Litigation Tracker
• Independent Sector: Tracking the Policy Landscape for the Charitable Sector

DEIA Resources

• Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office Guidance on DEIA

Employment

• Employment Resources for Laid-Off Federal Workers
• The state’s department of Labor and Workforce Development unveiled a tool on March 7th, meant to help laid-off federal workers from Massachusetts find jobs. The website lists resources for veterans, training opportunities, and methods to search for careers in both the public and private sectors. More than 46,000 residents work for the federal government, according to Governor Maura Healey’s office.

Grants and Funding

• Government of Massachusetts: Governor Healey Posts New Public Dashboard Displaying Direct Funding Cuts to MA State Agencies by Trump Administration 
• United States Senate Committee on Appropriations: 100 Days In, Trump Blocks At Least $430 Billion Dollars in Funding Owed to American People
• National Council of Nonprofits: Checklist: Conducting a Risk Assessment for Federal Funding
• National Council of Nonprofits: What to Do When Your Federal Grant or Contract is Terminated
• Urban Institute: Government Grants and Contracts for Nonprofits in 2023

Immigration

• MA AGO: General Information for Massachusetts Service Providers Regarding Immigration Enforcement
• Lawyers for Civil Rights created a hotline to report immigration raids (617-988-0606 or hotline@lawyersforcivilrights.org) so community organizations, advocates, and affected individuals can report raids and request support.
• Lawyers for Civil Rights: Know-your-rights materials, toolkits, and resources
• Interactions with ICE (English and Spanish)
• Family Safety Plans (English and Spanish)
• Workplace Raids and I-9 Inspections (English)
• A Guide for Employers: What to Do if Immigration Comes to Your Workplace, NILC
• Advice for Non-Profits if ICE Comes, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest and Lawyers Alliance for New York
• Protecting Immigrants from ICE Enforcement, California Primary Care Association
• WARRANTS AND SUBPOENAS: What to Look Out For and How to Respond, NILC

Other

• The Boston Foundation is partnering with Lawyers for Civil Rights Boston to support a series of legal clinics where Greater Boston nonprofits can sign up for one-on-one virtual meetings with attorneys to discuss their nonprofit’s compliance under the current federal administration. The next clinic will be held on Thursday, June 5, with slots available between 1-3 PM. Please fill out the clinic slot inquiry form here. While slots are limited, future clinic dates will be shared as they become available.
• Federal Impacts Survey Results, Massachusetts Nonprofit Network, The Boston Foundation, The MassINC Polling Group
• Nonprofit Sector State Profiles, Independent Sector

Opportunities to Get Involved

Speak Up to Oppose the Save Act!

Utilize Nonprofit Vote’s sample messaging to let your Senators know that you oppose the Save Act, which effectively ends all nonprofit-led voter registration drives, ends online and mail-in registration by forcing voters to go in-person to election offices, and disenfranchises tens of millions of eligible voters who either don’t have ready access to birth certificates or passports, or can’t easily get to an actual elections office. The bill passed the House on April 10 and is currently in the Senate.