Leaders of Kent-based Open Doors for Multicultural Families believe the Trump administration “targeted” the nonprofit for federal grant cuts by the U.S. Department of Education in part because of its “commitment to culturally competent, anti-racist services.”

Open Doors recently announced the loss of two federal grants that its leaders said are critical to its mission of providing culturally responsive case management, programming, special education support and training services, and advocacy.

The first grant, awarded through the U.S. Department of Education’s Community Parent Resource Centers program, has been a cornerstone of the nonprofit’s work for 14 years, according to a recent Open Doors press release. The grant was $600,000, which had one year left at about $120,000 for the year,

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