The White House Office of Management and Budget on Wednesday rescinded a memo that froze federal grants and loans and created widespread confusion this week.

The White House budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing federal grants, according to a copy of a new memo obtained by The Washington Post, after the administration’s move to halt spending earlier this week provoked a backlash.

The Trump administration ordered a temporary pause on federal grants, loans and financial assistance. What we know so far about the order.

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 move comes after the order sparked widespread criticism and confusion. A federal district judge had temporarily paused the freeze.

President Donald Trump issued a memo ordering a freezing of federal funds. After lawsuits and a federal judge issuing an injunction, the memo was rescinded.

Fox News senior White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich reports on the Trump administration’s decision to rescind its freeze on federal grants on ‘America Reports.'

Administration officials said the decision to halt loans and grants was necessary to ensure that spending complies with Trump’s recent blitz of executive orders.