Trump defunding the 988 Suicide Hotlines

[Igel]

14. I don't understand how federal 988 grant/funding works.

https://www.statesman.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2025/02/03/texas-lawmakers-should-help-fund-988-suicide-and-crisis-lifeline/78002995007/

https://www.sacurrent.com/news/mental-health-advocates-ask-texas-lawmakers-to-replace-expiring-covid-19-relief-funding-36428359

Both say that the federal funding of 988 hotlines in TX expired on 12/31/2024, which is pre-Trump and are calling on the state legislature, meeting this year, to provide permanent funding. The TX state legislature meets every 2 years.

Did the program at the federal level get defunded but your wife's company hadn't disbursed the full amount until about now?

Were grants to different states made at different times with different cut-off times?

Dunno.