The Trump administration has reportedly redirected $352 million in previously approved Secret Service funding to White House security projects, according to a federal budget database.

The move comes as questions grow over financing for the White House East Wing modernization project and planned ballroom.

According to the Office of Management and Budget's public database, $340.8 million and an additional $10.8 million in Secret Service funds were shifted for "White House Security Measures." The transfer amounts to more than 10% of the protective agency's annual budget in recent years.

A source familiar with the Secret Service budget told The Washington Post that the money will help fund the new East Wing project, which includes a large ballroom championed by President Donald Trump.

White House spokesman Davis Ingle defended the project, telling Newsmax in an emailed statement that the "East Wing Modernization Project is inextricably tied to the security of the President, the White House grounds and the certain security infrastructure assets."

The funding shift comes as the administration pushes back on criticism surrounding the ballroom project.

Trump has repeatedly said the ballroom would cost about $400 million and be paid for through private donations.

However, according to previous reporting by the Post, a contractor overseeing the project estimated that costs could reach $600 million, with taxpayers potentially covering more than half.

Budget documents reviewed by the newspaper reportedly showed $155 million in funding was expected to come from the Secret Service, while much of the remaining public money would come from the White House Military Office.

The funds being redirected were part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed last year after two assassination attempts against Trump.

The legislation provided the Secret Service with $1.17 billion for "personnel, training facilities, programming, and technology" as well as "performance, retention, and signing bonuses" for agency personnel.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, hailed the measure at the time, saying in a press release that it "provides essential resources for U.S. Secret Service recruitment and training efforts in the wake of two assassination attempts against President Trump."

The transfer has drawn scrutiny from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.

Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine, has directed staff to review the move, according to a staffer who spoke with the Post.

Earlier this week, Collins said, "I've said repeatedly that the president has promised only private donations would be used for the ballroom, and I believe he should keep that promise."

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., blasted the decision, saying in a statement to the newspaper that the "funding was intended to pay Secret Service agents and ensure they have the technology and resources they need to keep individuals under their protection safe."

The administration has argued that the East Wing project is necessary to strengthen White House security.

Following a security breach at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in April, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Secret Service Director Sean Curran urged Congress to support funding for "security upgrades at the White House to minimize threats, including the security components to the East Wing Modernization Project."

Ingle said the threat against the White House during a UFC event Sunday "proves exactly why the East Wing Modernization Project is severely needed for large scale events, which include drone proof structures and drone ports among other critical security enhancements."