Ryan Dowdy, a former NASA scientist, has faced major setbacks in securing a USDA grant for his company, ReadyBAR, which produces meal replacement bars aimed at first responders. Although his proposal was initially recognized as meritorious, a directive from the Trump administration to pause all federal funding has left Dowdy and many others uncertain. Despite court rulings to unfreeze funds, communication from the USDA remains unhelpful, leaving Dowdy fearing for the future of his business.
"One hundred percent, I'm worried that I may never see this funding," says Ryan Dowdy, expressing his concerns about the frozen USDA grant.
"The only information that I've gotten from the USDA is that the funds are frozen, all of them, across all programs indefinitely," Dowdy explains.
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