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UCLA Enters Talks With Trump Administration Over $584M Research Grant Freeze

UC leaders hope talks can restore $584 million in grants following Justice Department findings of deliberate indifference to antisemitic harassment on campus

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)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks outside a Google office in San Francisco on Aug. 7, 2025.
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Overview

  • The Trump administration suspended $584 million in federal research funding at UCLA under Title VI and VII probes, with freezes issued by NSF, NIH and the Department of Energy.
  • Chancellor Julio Frenk and UC President James B. Milliken warn the suspension of more than 800 grants threatens critical work in neuroscience, clean energy, cancer and national security.
  • The University of California system has formally agreed to engage in dialogue before an early September deadline to seek a voluntary resolution and avoid a federal lawsuit.
  • Columbia and Brown universities secured grant restorations by agreeing to multi-million-dollar payments and compliance measures, while Harvard continues legal challenges.
  • The outcome of UCLA’s negotiations will influence how government oversight shapes civil-rights compliance and academic freedom at U.S. research institutions.