Will the federal government freeze financial assistance or not? Who will be affected if it does? Those questions have been asked many times this week after Matthew Vaeth, the Trump administration's acting director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB),

The White House rescinded a pause on all Federal grants and loans, but the short-lived action shined a light on what could come in the future.

The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.