Michigan officials were scrambling to assess the potential impact of the federal grant freeze, which the White House is defending as an effort to be ‘good stewards of taxpayer dollars.'

Just as a sudden federal funding freeze from the Trump administration was set to go into effect Tuesday evening, a federal judge temporarily blocked the move that would cut off funding to an array of programs and grants around the country.

Federal agencies must stop disbursing financial assistance starting at 5 p.m. today under a new budget directive, threatening funding for providers and creating significant uncertainty for Medicaid payments to states.