Labor Dept Pauses DEI Programs, Says It Restores Faith To Grant Process

President Donald Trump’s Labor Department is welcoming back faith-based organizations into its federal grant process, The Daily Wire can first report, reversing a Biden-era move that diminished the role of faith in favor of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the Labor Department.

Under the Biden administration, the Labor Department has significantly reduced the role of its faith office by implementing DEI policies, the Daily Wire has learned. Now, the Trump Labor Department is reinvigorating the faith office to make clear that prayer and work do not have to be mutually exclusive in American society, particularly when faith organizations can help Americans acquire the needed skills to provide for their families.

Beginning immediately, the DOL shared with The Daily Wire that every Labor Department discretionary grant will explicitly encourage faith-based organizations to apply for funding. The new language in the grants makes it very clear that faith-based organizations cannot be discriminated against based on their religious beliefs.

“Under President Trump’s leadership, the Labor Department has eliminated the DEI office created under the previous administration and restored the Center for Faith to ensure religious freedom is protected in the workplace and in the grant process,” U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer told The Daily Wire.

“We are making clear that faith-based organizations cannot be discriminated against because of their beliefs,” she added, “and are encouraged to compete for federal funding on a level playing field.”

The faith office is tasked with developing regulations that protect religious freedom and engaging with faith organizations nationwide. The DEI initiatives introduced by Biden across the Labor Department significantly diminished the role of faith-based organizations, DOL officials explained to The Daily Wire.