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Dismantle federal DEI programs and policies

Project 2025 calls for removing DEI and related terms, offices, programs, grant conditions, and contracting requirements across the federal government. Executive Order 14151 directed agencies to terminate DEI/DEIA offices, programs, grants, and performance requirements to the maximum extent allowed by law.

Project 2025 said

The next conservative President must make the institutions of American civil society hard targets for woke culture warriors. This starts with deleting the terms sexual orientation and gender identity (“SOGI”), diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”), gender, gender equality, gender equity, gender awareness, gender-sensitive, abortion, reproductive health, reproductive rights, and any other term used to deprive Americans of their First Amendment rights out of every federal rule, agency regulation, contract, grant, regulation, and piece of legislation that exists.

Chapter: A Promise to America
Author: Kevin D. Roberts
Department: Federal government
Printed page: 4–5
PDF page: 36–37
Last verified: August 16, 2026

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Government did

Match: Strong Alignment

Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing

The order directed agencies to terminate DEI and DEIA offices, programs, grants, contracts, and performance requirements to the maximum extent allowed by law.

Action type: Executive Order
Identifier: Executive Order 14151
Current status: Under Litigation
In effect: Yes
Last verified: August 16, 2026

Why this match

Executive Order 14151 directs termination of federal DEI/DEIA offices, programs, grants, and related requirements, strongly aligning with the executive-branch program component.

Additional government actions

Match: Strong Alignment

Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity

The order revoked Executive Order 11246 and directed a contracting transition while preserving statutory nondiscrimination obligations.

Why this match: PRD classifies contracting and affirmative-action changes as strong alignment.

How this can change

Reversibility: Moderate

Presidential Rescission

A future President may replace executive directives; contracting provisions may also require agency process or judicial resolution.

Authority: Congress · President · Agency · Courts · States

Reversibility: Moderate

Presidential Rescission

A future President may replace executive directives; individual provisions may also be affected by agencies, Congress, or courts.

Authority: Congress · President · Agency · Courts · States

Litigation

National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education v. Trump

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 25-1189

Current status: Facial preliminary injunction vacated; as-applied litigation may continue

On February 6, 2026, the Fourth Circuit vacated a facial preliminary injunction against challenged executive-order provisions. The opinion does not foreclose fact-specific as-applied challenges.

Injunction scope: No facial preliminary injunction remains under the cited appellate decision.

Appeal: Fourth Circuit decision issued February 6, 2026

National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education v. Trump

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 25-1189

Current status: Facial preliminary injunction vacated; as-applied litigation may continue

On February 6, 2026, the Fourth Circuit vacated a facial preliminary injunction against challenged executive-order provisions. The opinion does not foreclose fact-specific as-applied challenges.

Injunction scope: No facial preliminary injunction remains under the cited appellate decision.

Appeal: Fourth Circuit decision issued February 6, 2026

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Dismantle federal DEI programs and policies

Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing

Additional government actions

Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity

How this can change

Presidential Rescission

Presidential Rescission

Litigation

National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education v. Trump

National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education v. Trump

4 public source receipts

Project 2025 text

Government action

Current legal status