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After first having its funding slashed by the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency as part of a federal dismantling of the AmeriCorps program, Bur Oak Land Trust has been awarded annual funding for conservation work.
The Iowa City nonprofit obtained $250,000 worth of AmeriCorps funding, which it will use to hire 12 workers.
The funding release comes after two lawsuits were filed. One, filed in a Maryland court , was joined by the Bur Oak Land Trust earlier this summer.
Jason Taylor, executive director of Bur Oak Land Trust, said the AmeriCorps funding, which was being held by the federal government’s Office of Management and Budget, was released Aug. 28.
Taylor said the OMB didn’t e
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