White House shifts $10B+ NSF grants

- The White House used the Defense Production Act to redirect $10 billion-plus in NSF grants toward grid and energy infrastructure supporting AI data centers. (x.com) - Social posts flagged the move as a broader prioritization of compute and data-center resiliency over traditional infrastructure projects. (x.com) - That reallocation is fueling fights over federal infrastructure priorities and could crowd out transit or passenger projects in budget debates. (x.com 1) (x.com 2)