You missed all this last minute grift as they headed out the door last week

Biden’s Energy Sec. Granholm approved $22.9B in last-minute green loans, sending nearly 70% to Michigan—home to her donors. The IG ordered her not to send the money, but defied the IG. The media remains silent.

  • Michigan received $14 billion to develop green energy projects. This was mentioned in relation to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm’s actions before leaving the White House.
  • A $1.5 billion loan was provided to Holtec International to restart the 800MW nuclear power plant in Covert Township, Michigan. This was a first in the U.S. for restarting a nuclear plant and was announced by the Biden administration.

Money to Moderna for an Avian Flu Vaccine

The Biden Admin dished out a $590 million taxpayer-funded grant to Moderna three hours before they left office.

Biden pushed out “Investing in America Funds”

The Biden administration has pushed out nearly all available funds from President Joe Biden’s signature climate and economic laws as the White House works to ensure his “Investing in America” legacy survives the incoming Trump administration.

The federal government has awarded 99% of existing grant funding for clean energy, infrastructure and manufacturing projects, totaling about $750 billion, according to a new 75-page White House report (now only available on the archived site https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov) obtained by USA TODAY that breaks down the spending before Biden leaves office Monday.

The distributed funds include only money available through the 2024 fiscal year ‒ underscoring Biden’s reliance on the Trump team to maintain future spending.

Biden touted the progress report ‒ which outlines what Biden calls “the most significant investment in America since the New Deal” ‒ during remarks Friday afternoon to mayors gathered in Washington for the U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting. More at AOL.

Biden also distributed Climate funds before he went

The Biden Administration took several steps to allocate funds for various initiatives before the transition to the Trump administration in January 2025. Here are some of the key distributions based on the available information, most made on January 15th:

  1. Climate Resilience Funding:
    • Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Program: The administration announced $1 billion for 656 projects nationwide aimed at enhancing community resilience to climate change and natural hazards. This was part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.
    • PROTECT Discretionary Grant Program: Nearly $830 million was awarded for 80 projects to strengthen transportation infrastructure against climate-related events like extreme weather, flooding, and sea-level rise.
  2. Clean Energy and Environmental Initiatives:
    • Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Funding: The administration managed to allocate $74 billion of the IRA funding for climate initiatives, leaving about $20 billion unallocated and potentially vulnerable to rollback. This included investments in renewable power, electric vehicles, and batteries.
    • Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Funding: Nearly $725 million was made available to 22 states and the Navajo Nation for reclaiming abandoned mine lands, creating jobs, and addressing environmental justice.
  3. Infrastructure Projects:
    • RAISE Discretionary Grants: The administration announced $1.8 billion for 148 infrastructure projects across the country, focusing on road safety, community revitalization, and economic opportunity under the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program. (The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) highlighted issues with the transparency and fairness of the RAISE grant application evaluation process. According to GAO, in FY 2022, the process did not fully align with federal regulations and USDOT guidance, suggesting that not all selection factors were disclosed publicly, and documentation of decisions was inconsistent. This lack of transparency might raise questions about the fairness of how projects are selected, potentially leading to perceptions or suspicions about favoritism.)
    • Mega and INFRA Grants: Over $4.9 billion was invested in 37 projects through the Mega and INFRA competitive grant programs for transformative infrastructure projects.
  4. Water Conservation:
    • Lower Colorado River Basin: An initial investment of $700 million was directed towards long-term water conservation projects in the Lower Colorado River Basin, potentially saving more than 700,000 acre-feet of water in Lake Mead.
  5. Small and Medium-Sized Climate Businesses:
    • Access to Capital: Actions were taken to expand access to capital for small- and medium-sized climate businesses, including lifting caps on certain SBA loans for energy-related projects.

These distributions reflect a strategic push by the Biden administration to secure funding for projects aligned with their policy priorities in climate change, infrastructure, and environmental justice before the change in administration. There might also have been last-minute efforts to fund diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs abroad, indicating a broader scope of “special projects” aimed at protecting their agenda.