Gender-based violence organizations have begun to self-edit their public-facing media out of fear they will lose federal grants essential to the provision of life-saving services.

Courts have blocked the order, but some nonprofits have still had to furlough workers and put projects on hold.

A federal judge on Thursday said he stood ready to enforce an order he issued blocking U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from freezing federal grants, loans and other financial assistance after Democratic-led states said billions of dollars in funding was still being tied up.

More than a dozen federal lawsuits have already been filed against President Trump and his administration by a wide range of nonprofits.

A planned Trump administration freeze on federal funding is heading back to a Washington courtroom. A judge Monday is expected to consider extending her temporary block on President Donald Trump's plan to halt federal grants and loans,

The ruling, issued at the request of several advocacy groups, meant the policy is now subject to two temporary restraining orders.

The case is scheduled to reconvene in-person at the U.S. District Court of Rhode Island on Feb. 21, at the request of several state attorneys general to offline.

Agencies are reporting tens of millions of dollars in stalled grant funding for a range of infrastructure and environmental projects.

Portsmouth official explains $3 million-plus impact on city if the Trump administration's federal funding freeze is enacted.