The directive from the Office of Management and Budget that froze most federal funds on Monday had not gone through the usual approval process.

Two-sentence memo ends days-long threats that sent officials, agencies and nonprofits into tailspin over ‘unconstitutional’ threats

The full extent of the order was not immediately clear, but the directive sent to government agencies on Monday threatened to paralyze a vast swath of federal programs.

The freeze on hundreds of billions of dollars of federal grants had been temporarily halted by a judge on Tuesday.

Officials said the decision to halt loans and grants was necessary to ensure spending complies with recent executive orders.

The Trump’s administration’s Office of Management and Budget released a memo Wednesday rescinding a controversial order that froze a wide swath of federal financial assistance, which had paralyzed many federal programs and caused a huge uproar on Capitol Hill.

President Donald Trump’s budget office has rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country