As per title, 50% of the budget for my salary is missing due to an employer-sponsor misunderstanding. The sponsor is giving 0.5 full time expecting that my employer would take care of the rest. On the other hand, my employer was expecting full time budget from this sponsor. My contract does not mention where the budget should come from, but I was CC'ed in an exchange of emails between the employer and the sponsor about this.


I am in the USA and my contract is at will (termination with 15-day notice).


If this is not sorted out, it will lead to contract termination. In this case, would I be entitled to make a claim for breach of contract?


EDIT: I was hired two months ago, fully budgeted by the sponsor. The budget issue has just come out for the upcoming fiscal year.



Missing budget due to employer-sponsor misunderstanding: is that breach of contract?