Massive SPLC-linked grant under fire as watchdog exposes ties to middle school programs

A taxpayer watchdog group has exposed over $3.85 million in public funding tied to the Southern Poverty Law Center, including a $2.5 million NIH-backed University of Michigan grant that integrates SPLC's racial justice curriculum into middle school classrooms. The report has drawn criticism from Republican lawmakers who argue the program promotes 'harmful, leftwing rhetoric' in education, though the Department of Health and Human Services claims the program is no longer being funded and has been redesigned.