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Trump administration freezes $339M in UCLA grants and accuses the school of rights violations
CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, AUG 1 – The Trump administration alleges UCLA discriminated in admissions and failed to prevent antisemitism, suspending about $200 million in federal grants affecting hundreds of research projects.
- On August 1, 2025, the Trump administration suspended about $200 million in grants to UCLA, citing alleged antisemitism and civil rights violations, Thursday.
- Following federal findings, the DOJ said the University of California, Los Angeles was under investigation for alleged antisemitism at UC campuses, the DOJ said.
- Agency notices showed the suspension tracked about $240 million in federal grants, including from the Department of Health and Human Services, NIH, NSF, and the Department of Energy.
- UCLA’s leader said, `Frenk received a letter from NSF` informing him of grant termination, with a Wednesday deadline to negotiate or face a lawsuit.
- Among other institutions, the administration claims UCLA is one of the first public universities targeted, following recent threats against Columbia, Penn, Harvard and Brown.
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President Trump's higher education battle comes to the University of California. After the Department of Justice found that UCLA had violated Jewish students' civil rights, the administration froze hundreds of millions in federal funding to UCLA science and medical research.
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Trump administration freezes $339M in UCLA grants and accuses the school of rights violations
The Trump administration is freezing $339 million in research grants to the University of California, Los Angeles, accusing the school of civil rights violations related to antisemitism, affirmative action and women’s sports.
Trump Administration Suspends UCLA Grants After Rights Probe
The federal government is suspending certain research funding to the University of California at Los Angeles over concerns about antisemitism and bias on campus, hitting one of the most prestigious public higher-education systems in the US.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) notified the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) that it suspends "certain research funds" to the public school, including scholarships from the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health, UCLA said Thursday.Read more]]>
Miami (USA), 1 Aug (EFE).- The Donald Trump administration cut hundreds of grants to the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) amid its claims of anti-Semitism for allowing pro-Palestinian protests. UCLA rector Julio Frenk stated in a letter that the university received a notification from the federal government about the “suspension of certain research funds” through the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health …
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