Overview

• The U.S. Department of Justice suspended roughly $200 million to $300 million in NSF, NIH and other federal grants to UCLA after finding the university violated Jewish students’ civil rights during pro-Palestinian protests.
• Governor Gavin Newsom condemned the suspension as a “cruel manipulation” that undermines national safety and pledged to review the DOJ’s findings.
• Chancellor Julio Frenk confirmed notifications from the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health about the funding pause and warned it jeopardizes vital studies on invasive diseases, cancer and defense technologies.
• The Department of Health and Human Services declared it will not fund institutions that promote antisemitism, part of a broader campaign targeting elite universities over protest management and alleged admissions bias.
• UCLA is negotiating next steps to restore its research grants while defending its antisemitism policies and addressing terms of a recent $6 million discrimination settlement.