Exclusive | US taxpayers fund $230M in woke ‘intersectionality’ grants studying race, class and ‘privilege’: report
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US taxpayers fund $230M in woke ‘intersectionality’ grants studying race, class and ‘privilege’: report See more of our coverage in your search results.
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US taxpayers fund $230M in woke ‘intersectionality’ grants studying race, class and ‘privilege’: report See more of our coverage in your search results.
Why it matters
Add The New York Post on Google WASHINGTON — Taxpayers are funding $230 million in largely Biden-era grants to study woke “intersectionality” — the assessing of factors such as race and class to rate “privilege’’ and potential discrimination, a new report…
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The Defense of Freedom Institute and Legal Insurrection Foundation, both right-leaning policy groups, said their review found 249 records of federal-assistance spending — propelled during the Biden era — that used the keyword “intersectionality.’’…
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.
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Claim 1: “The Defense of Freedom Institute and Legal Insurrection Foundation... found 249 records of federal-assistance spending — propelled during the Biden era — that used the keyword “intersectionality.””
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The specific figure of 249 records identified by the Defense of Freedom Institute and Legal Insurrection Foundation is mentioned in the context of the report, but independent verification of the raw data is not present in the provided evidence.
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— On 3 December 2024, at 22:27 Korea Standard Time (KST), Yoon Suk Yeol, the then-president of South Korea, attempted a self-coup by declaring martial law during a televised address. In the address, he …
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_South_Korean_martial_law_…
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— Project 2025 (also known as the 2025 Presidential Transition Project) is a political initiative published in April 2023 by the Heritage Foundation with the goal of reshaping the U.S. federal governmen…
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_2025
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— Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Tr…
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Claim 2: “$14.25 million grant to Drexel University for “Catalyzing Systemic Change at Drexel University to Support Diverse Faculty in Health Disparities.””
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding a $14.25 million grant to Drexel University.
Claim 3: “Roughly 100 of the 249 flagged grant obligations appear to be active at the moment.”
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No evidence was found in the search results to confirm the number of active grant obligations.
Claim 4: “Taxpayers are funding $230 million in largely Biden-era grants to study woke “intersectionality””
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Multiple sources, including a press release and a news article, report that $230 million in federal grants tied to 'intersectionality' were identified, largely during the Biden era.
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— Joseph Robinette "Beau" Biden III (February 3, 1969 – May 30, 2015) was an American politician, lawyer, and Army National Guard officer who served as the 44th attorney general of Delaware from 2007 to…
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— Robert Hunter Biden (born February 4, 1970) is an American artist, disbarred former attorney, and businessman. He is the second son of former president Joe Biden and his first wife, Neilia Hunter Bide…
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_Biden
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— Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American retired politician who served as the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he repr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden
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Claim 5: “Some of the programs have performance periods that go through 2030.”
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Both the press release and the 'Federal Funding of Intersectionality' source explicitly state that some programs have performance periods extending through 2030.
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— Certainty (also known as epistemic certainty or objective certainty) is the epistemic property of beliefs which a person has no rational grounds for doubting. One standard way of defining epistemic ce…
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— Date certain is a legal term for the date on or by which the actions of a contract can be reasonably completed. Ambiguity may nonetheless result, for example when a contract requires that action be ta…
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— Un Certain Regard (French: [œ̃ sɛʁtɛ̃ ʁəɡaʁ]; 'A Certain Glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Pal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Un_Certain_Regard
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Claim 6: “$8.16 million to New York University for a “National Center for Engagement in Diabetes Equity Research””
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The provided evidence does not contain confirmation of an $8.16 million grant to NYU for the National Center for Engagement in Diabetes Equity Research.
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— Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.
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— Live news, investigations, opinion, photos and video by the journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world. Subscribe for coverage of U.S. and international...
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— Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN. CNN values your feedback. 1. How relevant is this ad to you? 2. Did you encounter any technical issues?
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Claim 7: “$7.53 million to the University of California, San Francisco, for an Asian American cancer cohort”
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The provided evidence does not contain confirmation of a $7.53 million grant to UC San Francisco for an Asian American cancer cohort.
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— Taxpayers are funding $230 million in largely Biden-era grants to study woke “intersectionality” — the assessing of factors such as race and class to rate “privilege’’ and potential discrimination, a …
https://nypost.com/2026/08/23/us-news/us-taxpayers-fund-230m…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/23/us-news/us-taxpayers-fund-230m…
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— The University of San Diego is a Catholic university, committed to preparing compassionate and ethical leaders, and offering programs in liberal arts, business administration, education, engineering, …
https://www.sandiego.edu/
https://www.sandiego.edu/
Claim 8: “$10.99 million to the New Hampshire Department of Health for cancer prevention and control programs”
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While Wikipedia confirms the existence of the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, the provided evidence does not contain the specific grant amount of $10.99 million for cancer prevention.
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— The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is a state agency of the U.S. state of New Hampshire, headquartered in Concord. Providing services in the areas of mental health, devel…
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— The New Hampshire Department of Safety is a government agency of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The Department of Safety is under the executive direction of Commissioner of Safety Robert L. Quinn. T…
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— The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (also known as NYC Health) is the department of the government of New York City responsible for public health along with issuing birth certifi…
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Claim 9: “The funding levels since dropped under President Trump.”
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While one source mentions the Trump administration proposing a rule to ban DEI grants, there is no specific data provided in the evidence to confirm that funding levels for 'intersectionality' specifically dropped under the Trump administration compared to other periods.
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— “Having eliminated CRT and DEI from federal grants, the Trump administration should close the Intersectionality loophole and stop federal grantmaking for programs that promote Intersectionality.”
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https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/08/federal-funding-of-int…
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— Funding Instrument Type: All Funding Instruments. Eligibility
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— The Trump administration’s Office of Management and Budget already proposed a rule in May banning federal agencies from using diversity, equity, and inclusion ideology to hand out grants. But the auth…
https://thehornnews.com/joe-bidens-230-million-taxpayer-inte…
https://thehornnews.com/joe-bidens-230-million-taxpayer-inte…
Claim 10: “Grants flagged by the report indicate the research exploded during former President Joe Biden’s tenure, reaching a peak of $80.1 million in 2023, for a total of $140 million in spending to date and another $90 million earmarked.”
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The specific breakdown of $80.1 million in 2023, $140 million spent, and $90 million earmarked is cited from the report in the press release, but not corroborated by a second independent source.
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— Joe Biden was 78 years, 2 months of age when he took office as the president of the United States on January 20, 2021. At the time, he became both the oldest person to be inaugurated as U.S. president…
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— Robert Hunter Biden (born February 4, 1970) is an American artist, disbarred former attorney, and businessman. He is the second son of former president Joe Biden and his first wife, Neilia Hunter Bide…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_Biden
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_Biden
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— Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American retired politician who served as the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he repr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden
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