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Trump Drafts $40M Grant, Funds Anti-EU, Free-Speech Groups

7/19/2026

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The plan proposes a $40 million grant to Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation.
It earmarks $2 million to oppose European Union (EU) Digital Services and Markets Acts, $5 million for an alliance, $5 million to Toby Young’s Free Speech Union International, $2 million to Eastern European/Balkan groups, and $7 million to think tank 878.
Officials have not approved the funding, which a junior State Department staffer drafted, while President Donald Trump’s administration prepares grants for Europe.

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The plan proposes a $40 million grant to Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation.
It earmarks $2 million to oppose European Union (EU) Digital Services and Markets Acts, $5 million for an alliance, $5 million to Toby Young’s Free Speech Union International, $2 million to Eastern European/Balkan groups, and $7 million to think tank 878.
Officials have not approved the funding, which a junior State Department staffer drafted, while President Donald Trump’s administration prepares grants for Europe.