Wasteful Taxpayer Funding
The Department of Government Efficiency continues to identify instances of wasteful spending across federal agencies. These examples represent ongoing and completed contracts, grants, and programs that are prime candidates for elimination or significant reduction in spending.
Active
Active FY 2025
USAID SOUTH SUDAN GENDER AWARE SUSTAINABLE WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE
$40,000,000
Contract
Active FY 2025
IMPROVE THE SERVICES AND WELL-BEING OF THE LGBTQIA2S+ CHILD WELFARE
$20,400,000
Contract
Active FY 2025
WILD HORSE & DONKEY VACCINES
$3,000,000
Contract
Active FY 2025
PAVEMENT REPLACEMENT REPAIRS PROJECT WITH LOW EMBODIED CARBON
$12,000,000
Contract
Active FY 2025
DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTRANASAL VACCINE AGAINST GONORRHEA
$14,600,000
Contract
Active FY 2025
TELEPHONE-BASED MINDFULNESS TRAINING TO REDUCE BLOOD PRESSURE IN BLACK WOMEN WITH HYPERTENSION
$2,200,000
Contract
Active FY 2025
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TOILET PAPER ROLLS: 2 PLY, 96PK
$127,721
Contract
Active FY 2025
REMOTE DARTING WILD HORSE FERTILITY CONTROL
$204,000
Contract
Active FY 2025
ADDRESS DISPARITIES AMONG LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER AND QUESTIONING, AND INTERSEX (LGBTQI+) INDIVIDUALS
$375,000
Contract
Active FY 2025
TRANSGENDER-SPECIFIC DIFFERENTIATED HIV CARE
$1,600,000
Contract
Active FY 2025
RESEARCH ON THE FUTURE OF PALESTINE
$195,500
Contract
Active FY 2025
EMPOWERING MINORITY POPULATIONS OF WOMEN AT RISK FOR HIV/AIDS FOR EQUITY IN RECOVERY PROJECT IS TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT IN CARE FOR RACIAL AND ETHNIC MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED WOMEN
$1,000,000
Contract
Completed
Completed FY 2024
MAINTAINING, LEASING, AND FURNISHING EMPTY BUILDINGS
$10,000,000,000
Contract
Completed FY 2024
COVID-19 RELIEF FUNDS USED TO BUY AN ISLAND
$8,000,000
Contract
Completed FY 2024
PICKLEBALL COMPLEX IN LAS VEGAS
$12,000,000
Contract
Completed FY 2024
STATE DEPARTMENT SPENDING TO FUND CENSORSHIP
$330,000
Contract
Completed FY 2024
HHS STUDY GIVING LONELY, STARVED RATS COCAINE
$419,470
Contract
Completed FY 2024
STATE DEPARTMENT SPENDING ON SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS
$4,840,082
Contract
Completed FY 2024
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS SPENDING ON CIRCUSES
$365,000
Contract
Completed FY 2024
GIRL-CENTERED CLIMATE ACTION IN BRAZIL
$3,000,000
Contract
Completed FY 2024
STATE DEPARTMENT PRODUCING MOVIES IN JORDAN
$873,584
Contract
Completed FY 2024
HHS STUDY ON KIDS LOOKING AT FACEBOOK ADS ABOUT FOOD
$2,000,000
Contract
Completed FY 2024
FOOTBALL ENGAGEMENT TO COUNTER TERRORISM
$345,434
Contract
Completed FY 2024
SAFE SPACES FOR BIRD WATCHING AFFINITY GROUPS
$288,563
Contract
Completed FY 2024
SPENDING ON #USInvestsInEthiopians SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN
$500,000
Contract
Completed FY 2024
CONTRACTS FOR MAGICAL PROJECTS
$7,026,689
Contract
Completed FY 2024
STATE DEPARTMENT SPENDING TO SECURE PARAGUAYAN BORDER
$2,100,000
Contract
Completed FY 2024
STATE DEPARTMENT SPENDING TO TEACH KIDS IN KYRGYZSTAN HOW TO GO VIRAL
$123,066
Contract
Completed FY 2024
NIH STUDY TORTURING KITTENS
$1,513,299
Contract
Completed FY 2024
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SPENDING ON CAT EXPERIMENTS
$10,851,439
Contract
Completed FY 2024
WETLAND CONSERVATION PROJECTS FOR DUCKS IN MEXICO
$720,479
Contract
Completed FY 2024
USAID SPENDING ON SESAME STREET IN IRAQ
$20,000,000
Contract
Completed FY 2024
STATE DEPARTMENT SPENDING TO FIGHT 'MISINFORMATION' IN BOSNIA
$253,653
Contract
Completed FY 2024
BEARDED LADIES CABARETT ON ICE
$10,000
Contract
Completed FY 2024
STATE DEPARTMENT SPENDING ALLOCATED TO BREAKDANCING
$32,596
Contract
Completed FY 2023
BARBIE DOLL PHOTO USED TO GET COVID PPP FUNDS
$800,000,000,000
Contract
Completed FY 2023
NIH SPENDING ON HOUSING MONKEYS TO BE SHIPPED TO RESEARCH LABS
$33,200,000
Contract
Completed FY 2023
USAID FUND TO BOOST EGYPTIAN TOURISM
$6,000,000
Contract
Completed FY 2023
DHS TRAINING EMPLOYEES TO BE THEIR AUTHENTIC & BEST SELVES
$10,000,000
Contract
Completed FY 2023
NIH STUDIES ON RUSSIAN CATS WALKING ON TREADMILLS
$2,700,000
Contract
Completed FY 2023
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SPENDING ON A LOBSTER TANK
$8,395
Contract
Completed FY 2023
NIH'S STUDY ON MONKEYS GIVEN METHAMPHETAMINE
$12,000,000
Contract
Completed FY 2023
SBA SPENDING ON FAMOUS MUSICIANS THROUGH COVID RELIEF PROGRAM
$200,000,000
Contract
Completed FY 2023
NIH STUDY ON COVID-19 MISINFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA
$3,800,000
Contract
Completed FY 2023
NIAID SPENDING ON TRANSGENDER MONKEY EXPERIMENTS
$477,121
Contract
Completed FY 2023
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION SPENDING ON MONKEY GAMBLING
$171,000
Contract