NH officials and nonprofit leaders scrambled for clarity after President Donald Trump’s Office of Management and Budget issued a memo ordering a freeze on nearly all federal financial assistance programs.

Supporters of climate, infrastructure, mortgage, tech, health, veterans' and other projects expressed alarm as tens of thousands of programs appeared possibly at risk.

President Trump announced Tuesday that federal workers can accept a buyout to resign. How many government employees are in New Hampshire?

Big financial decisions made in haste are often followed by regret, especially when the terms leave you with no guarantees or options.

There’s also a deep suspicion, especially among people who think they may be on the chopping block, that this is the last lifeboat in town,” said an employee.