Judicial Watch files lawsuit seeking records on $2 billion grant to nonprofit tied to Stacey Abrams

Judicial Watch, a government watchdog group, filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit on Friday, seeking records on the Biden administration's $2 billion grant to Power Forward Communities. 

The nonprofit is tied to former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams. The funds were awarded in 2014 to finance "residential decarbonization," which was an effort to replace gas furnaces and other appliances with electric ones. Abrams reportedly "played a pivotal role" in establishing the group, according to Fox News. 

The award came under scrutiny after it was revealed Power Forward Communities had reported only $100 the year before the award. The Trump administration's EPA announced in February 2025 it was taking measures to get the money back as part of an overall effort to claw back funding rushed out the door in the final days of the Biden administration. 

Judicial Watch previously requested records related to the grant in February 2025, but the EPA failed to respond.

"As the Biden administration was collapsing in 2024, it lawlessly rushed out billions in cash to left-wing interest groups in a way that encouraged fraud and abuse. The Trump EPA team should disclose and expose every single document about this massive Biden corruption scandal,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said in a statement.