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Minnesota higher education institutions report continued grant disruptions from the Trump administration
Minnesota colleges lost $157 million in federal grants amid policy shifts restricting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion research, with 101 University of Minnesota awards terminated, officials said.
- On Nov. 11, Minnesota Management and Budget reported $157 million in federal funds canceled statewide, a figure discussed at a Nov. 13 Senate Federal Impacts Subcommittee hearing.
- Federal policy changes under President Donald Trump prompted federal agencies including NIH to cite executive orders and new DEI conditions in terminating grants Thursday.
- At the campus level, UMN data show 101 federally funded research awards were terminated or suspended as of Nov. 10 across 20 colleges, leaving over $33 million unspent except for close-out costs.
- For affected students, Campbell said, `'We spent the next month scrambling to find funding for our students, young women who had arranged their lives to do this important work.'` Staff shortages and halted recruitment follow the grant cancellations at St. Kate's.
- Universities are monitoring legal developments as the U.S. Supreme Court upheld NIH cuts this summer, and private colleges say state actions in the 2026 legislative session remain uncertain.
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Minnesota higher education institutions report continued grant disruptions from the Trump administration
ST. PAUL — Minnesota higher education institutions on Thursday, Nov. 13, reported continued disruptions in federal funding at a Senate Federal Impacts Subcommittee hearing. The hearing was one of several that Senate Democrats have held with the newly formed committee, designed to assess the impacts of President Donald Trump’s administration ahead of the 2026 legislative session. As of Nov. 11, Minnesota has seen a total of $157 million in federa…
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