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Trump administration again suspends UC Berkeley research grants
The suspensions included a restored $1.4 million Lawrence Hall of Science grant and came with little explanation, attorneys said.
- In April, the National Science Foundation suspended at least 18 research grants to Berkeley, including a $1.4 million project for Indigenous Ohlone exhibits, despite a federal injunction that had previously restored canceled funding.
- The National Science Foundation cited 'foreign funding' concerns when pausing the projects, though grantees received near-zero information, according to attorney Claudia Polsky. These suspensions follow broader federal volatility, including firing of the agency's independent oversight board.
- Last June, District Judge Rita Lin issued a preliminary injunction restoring grants previously canceled by the National Science Foundation, EPA, and NEH. Polsky argues the current suspensions may violate that judicial order.
- The suspensions immediately halt Berkeley projects and pause grant-funded operations, straining a research enterprise that received $525 million in National Science Foundation grants during the 2024-25 budget year.
- On Monday, President James Milliken joined supporters in Sacramento to advocate for a $23 billion state science bond. This legislation aims to provide alternative funding as federal support becomes increasingly unreliable.
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Trump administration again suspends UC Berkeley research grants
The National Science Foundation suspended at least 18 research grants to UC Berkeley in April despite a court injunction restricting such suspensions, according to an attorney representing university scientists in a class action lawsuit.
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Trump administration again suspends UC Berkeley research grants - Open Campus
The National Science Foundation suspended at least 18 research grants to UC Berkeley in April despite a court injunction restricting such suspensions, according to an attorney representing university scientists in a class action lawsuit. The National Science Foundation declined to comment on the suspensions. The grants include at least one that the NSF had previously canceled and was compelled by a federal court order to restore, for a series of…
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