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Federal Agencies Begin Reinstating Harvard Grants After Court Ruling

The White House plans to appeal the decision, leaving the timing of any disbursements uncertain.

FILE - People take photos near a John Harvard statue, left, on the Harvard University campus, Jan. 2, 2024, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
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Cambridge, MA, 09/05/2025, Harvard University buildings are reflected in a shop across the street. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff
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Overview

  • Harvard says it has received reinstatement notices for many previously canceled federal awards, but no payments have been restored so far.
  • The National Science Foundation confirmed it will reinstate awards, while the National Institutes of Health has not disbursed funds despite accounting for the majority of Harvard’s federal research support.
  • U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs ruled last week that the Trump administration’s cuts were unlawful and retaliatory, calling the antisemitism rationale a “smokescreen,” and issued a permanent injunction against reimposing unconstitutional conditions.
  • The administration has said it will appeal the ruling and could seek a stay, creating uncertainty over whether reinstated funding will be paid out.
  • The funding freeze began in April as part of a broader campaign that included investigations and attempts to restrict international student enrollment, with separate settlements reached at Columbia and Brown but not at Harvard.