Archive · 29 Jun 2025
Doge Loses Control Over US Grants Website, Halting Musk's Influence
Imagine the government gives out money to help people and organizations.
For a while, a group called Doge, led by Elon Musk, controlled the website where these grants were announced.
Doge had to approve all the requests, but now they don't have that control anymore.
The government told agencies to stop using Doge for these grants.
While Doge's role has changed, the White House says they will still help review grants.
This change happened after Elon Musk left and some funding opportunities were delayed.
Doge, formerly controlled by Elon Musk, lost access to the grants.gov website.
Federal agencies were instructed to stop routing grant requests through Doge.
Doge had been controlling the approval process for federal grants.
The White House maintains Doge still plays a critical role in grant review.
Over two dozen funding opportunities were stalled during Doge's oversight.
- Who
- Doge, led by Elon Musk, and federal agencies are involved.
- What
- Doge lost control of the grants.gov website process.
- When
- The change occurred after Elon Musk left in May and agencies were notified on Thursday, June 26th.
- Where
- The change affects the grants.gov website and federal agencies.
- Why
- To regain standard grant procedures and potentially address delays.
Concerns Over Grant Delays
White House Position
Grant Distribution
Concerns Over Grant Delays
Delays in awarding grants hindered the distribution of congressionally appropriated federal funds.
White House Position
The White House maintains DOGE personnel will assist agency secretaries in reviewing grants.
- Organization Losing Control
- Doge
- Previous Leader
- Elon Musk
- Website Affected
- grants.gov
- Action Taken
- Agencies told to resume standard procedures.
- White House Stance
- Doge still has a critical role.