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Trump Administration Demands $1 Billion Settlement to Restore UCLA Research Funding

Restoration of $584 million in federal science and medical grants is conditioned on an unprecedented $1 billion settlement plus strict federal oversight measures.

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 30: People walk on the plaza outside Royce Hall, the site of 2024 pro-Palestinian protests, on the UCLA campus on July 30, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. The University of California, Los Angeles has reached a $6 million settlement with Jewish students and a professor in a lawsuit alleging discrimination over the 2024 pro-Palestinian campus protests. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division found UCLA acted with “deliberate indifference” under Title VI and the Equal Protection Clause in allowing a hostile environment for Jewish and Israeli students.
  • Federal agencies including the NSF, NIH and Department of Energy have suspended $584 million in UCLA research grants pending a settlement.
  • The administration’s draft proposal would require UCLA to pay $1 billion in installments and establish a $172 million fund for students affected by alleged civil rights violations.
  • UC President James Milliken confirmed that the system is reviewing the proposal in negotiations but warned that such a settlement would devastate its critical research mission.
  • Rights advocacy groups warn that leveraging federal funding freezes to enforce campus compliance risks politicizing academic governance and chilling free speech.