Education-sector funding has become volatile: reporting shows roughly $12 billion in K-12 and higher-education grants were disrupted in the past year as the federal government reshaped spending priorities. At the same time, the National Endowment for the Humanities—under new Trump administration direction—allocated over $25 million for civics-education projects at major public universities, including UT Austin and Ohio State. Universities that had relied on previously announced grants now face reallocation or cancellation risk, while new federal grants shift programmatic emphasis toward civics and curriculum changes. Campus leaders and grant offices must navigate both sudden cuts and targeted new funding streams.