The Idaho Commission for Libraries board approved using alternative funds to pay staff in anticipation of losing federal funding, as similar federal grants were abruptly terminated Friday.

On Friday, the Institute for Museum and Library Services ended grants mid-year used to train librarians and fund innovation, USA Today reported.

The institute was created in 1996 and provides funding to libraries, museums and archives in all 50 states.

The terminated grants come after The American Library Association, a national union, filed a lawsuit Tuesday over the termination of most of the Institute’s staff, The New York Times reported.

President Donald Trump targeted the institute and seven other small federal agencies in a March 14 executive order titled “Continuing the Reduction of Federal Bureaucracy,” the NYT reported.

More than half of the institute’s budget goes directly to agencies that oversee state libraries, like the Idaho Commission for Libraries. The funds pay for things like data bases and interlibrary loan systems.

The American Library Association said in a statement that the cuts would harm millions of Americans who rely on their services.

“Library funding draws less than 0.003% of the annual federal budget yet has enormous impact in communities nationwide,” the statement says. “From technology classes for jobseekers to services for people with disabilities, from library delivery for older Americans to summer reading programs for families, IMLS funding makes a real, concrete difference in the lives of Americans every day. The president’s executive order puts all of those services at risk.”

Idaho receives Library Services and Technology Act funds from the institute. State Librarian, Stephanie Bailey-White told the commission board Friday that her request to spent $300,000 of state Library Services Improvement Funds is a precautionary measure incase their federal funds are delayed or terminated.

Some states, including, California, have already been notified their grant was terminated.

Bailey-White said it’s unclear if specific states are being targeted over politics or if the terminations are a slow roll out to all states.

Her main concern is that the federal funds, which Idaho must request every 30 days, are being dispersed more slowly than normal.

If the Idaho agency has to lay off staff, it must give 15 days notice and pay out vacation time, which cannot be done with current funds.

“We have a shortage of cash on hand should our current grant get discontinued or anything like that,” she said. “This is a cushion that will help should we not get our federal draws in a timely manner.”