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Trump Administration Freezes Nearly $200 Million in UCLA Research Grants

The Department of Justice has given UCLA until early September to negotiate a settlement or face a federal lawsuit after finding violations of civil rights law involving Jewish and Israeli students

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Campus security gather outside a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles, on April 30, 2024. On July 29, 2025, UCLA reached a $6 million settlement with three Jewish students and a Jewish professor whose lawsuit against the university argued that it violated their civil rights by allowing protesters to block their access to classes and other areas on campus.
Security officers stand guard on the lawn in front of UCLA's Royce Hall on May 6, 2024, the week after a Pro-Palestinian encampment was dismantled.
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Overview

  • President Trump ordered the suspension of hundreds of NSF, NIH and other federal grants to UCLA, accusing the university of deliberate indifference to antisemitism and race discrimination
  • The National Science Foundation terminated about 300 grants valued at $180 million, citing violations in admissions and student life policies under Title VI
  • The Justice Department’s civil rights division found that Jewish and Israeli students endured severe harassment during last year’s pro-Palestinian encampments and issued a notice of violation
  • Chancellor Julio Frenk criticized the funding cuts as “a loss for Americans across the nation” and said UCLA is reviewing legal and contingency plans to protect its research
  • This action continues the administration’s campaign to enforce civil rights compliance through grant authority following similar moves against Columbia, Harvard and Brown