On April 2, 2025, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins sent a letter to Maine Governor Janet Mills, explaining that she was freezing Maine's federal funding for certain administrative and technological functions in schools because she had concluded, without the legally required procedures, that Maine was violating Title IX by allowing trans girls to play on girls' sports teams. Although the letter claimed that the funding freeze would not affect federal feeding programs or direct assistance to Mainers, Maine alleged in a subsequent lawsuit against USDA that the Maine Department of Education's Child Nutrition Program was unable to access several sources of federal funds following the letter. The district court quickly granted a Temporary Restraining Order requiring USDA to resume funding, and the case settled on May 3 after USDA agreed not to interfere with Maine's access to federal funds without first following all legally required procedures.