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Trump Administration Freezes $200 Million in UCLA Research Funding Over Antisemitism Allegations

The Justice Department has given UCLA until Sept. 2 to negotiate a settlement after finding it violated Jewish and Israeli students’ civil rights.

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A student walks past Royce Hall on the UCLA campus in Los Angeles, on Nov. 17, 2021.
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Overview

  • The Trump administration has suspended roughly 300 NSF grants and funding from the NIH and other agencies, totaling nearly $200 million, over claims UCLA failed to curb campus antisemitism.
  • The Department of Justice determined that UCLA violated the civil rights of Jewish and Israeli students during pro-Palestinian protests and set a Sept. 2 deadline to enter negotiations or face a federal lawsuit.
  • This action is UCLA’s first large-scale funding clawback under President Trump after similar grant withdrawals from Harvard and settlements by Columbia and Brown.
  • Chancellor Julio Frenk called the defunding a significant loss for American medical and scientific research and said the university is reviewing legal challenges and potential talks with federal officials.
  • Researchers warn the suspension could disrupt vital biomedical and scientific projects that rely on federal support for breakthroughs in health and technology.