The US Department of Agriculture on Wednesday announced that the University of Maine System (UMS) has agreed to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order to keep trans -grown athletes out of women’s sports.
UMS, a network of eight public universities in Maine, was subject to a temporary break in financing from the USDA last week during a continuous fight between the state and the federal government on trans -cluttering in women’s and girls sports. The financing was reintroduced only a few days later.
The USDA now claims that UMS is in full accordance with Trump’s executive order.
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“After the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) initiated a title IX Compliance Review on Federal Funding, the University of Maine System (Umaine) has clearly communicated its compliance with title IX’s demand to protect equal opportunities for women and girls to compete in secure and fair sports formulated in President Donald J. Trump’s executive order,” USDA said.
“Any false claim from Umaine can and will result in troublesome and even potentially criminal financial responsibility.”
US Minister of Agriculture Jamie L. Whitten Federal Building Entrance Sign. (Getty Images)
UMS Chancellor Dannel Malloy made a statement to Pakinomist Digital and said the system is “relieved” to have come to an understanding with USDA.
“The University of Maine System has always maintained its compliance with state and federal laws and with NCAA rules, which the US Ministry of Agriculture also confirmed in a press release today,” Chancellor Malloy said.
“We are relieved to put the department’s title IX Compliance Review behind us, so that Land-Grant University of Maine and our state partners can continue to exploit the USDA and other essential federal means to strengthen and grow our natural resource economy and dependent rural through world-class education, research and expansion.”
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Student Rec Center at the University of Maine (Edwin Remsburg/VW images via Getty Images)
In the financial year 2024 alone, the USDA allocated $ 29.78 million in financing for UMS for research, the system says. USDA claims it has delivered over $ 100 million to UMS in recent years in a letter addressed to the system.
NCAA also changed its gender eligibility policy to ban any athlete born biological man from competing in women’s sports.
Trump initially promised to cut down on funding for Maine specifically if it continued to allow Trans athletes to compete in girls sports during a meeting with GOP Governors in the White House 20 February.
The next day, the government conference told Janet Mills’ office with a statement that threatened lawsuits against the Trump administration if the withheld federal funding from the state. Then, Trump and Mills sparred verbally in a broadly published argument in the White House during a top species meeting with governors.
Just hours after this interaction announced the US Ministry of Education that it would Examine the State To give transnry athletes the opportunity to compete in girls sports and for potential violations of title IX.
The US Ministry of Health and Human Services has already decided that the state and its educational department violated title IX by giving transcend athletes the opportunity to compete and warned that it will refer to the US Ministry of Justice if the state does not give a written agreement to comply with Trump’s executive order.
“What HHS is asking for Maine Department of Education, Maine Principals ‘Association (MPA) and Greely High School are simple-protecting female athletes’ rights. Girls deserve girls-kun sports without male competitors. And if Maine does not come to the table to voluntarily comply Actiring Director Anthony Archeval Digital.
