The Trump administration has requested that research organizations and groups conducting work abroad disclose any ties to entities deemed as hostile, such as communist, socialist, or totalitarian parties. This request was made through a questionnaire sent out to groups that receive funding from organizations like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the United States Agency for International Development. The questionnaire asks a range of questions, including whether grant recipients collaborate with drug cartels or groups that promote mass migration. Grant recipients are given a tight deadline to respond to these questions, with some fearing that their funding could be cancelled if their answers are deemed unsatisfactory. The questionnaire has been met with criticism from some federal officials, who view certain questions as disruptive to important health work conducted in communist countries.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/health/foreign-aid-questionnaire.html