US EditionUS judge blocks Defense Department from slashing federal research funding
- On June 16, several research universities along with organizations representing higher education filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense to challenge its newly implemented 15% limit on indirect research cost reimbursements.
- The lawsuit followed the Defense Department's May 14 memo capping reimbursement rates for new college grants, aiming to save up to $900 million annually.
- The suit argued the policy would harm scientific research by overstepping agency authority and mirrored prior caps blocked at NIH, DOE, and NSF.
- U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy issued a temporary injunction preventing the Department of Defense policy from taking effect and set a hearing for July 2 to discuss a possible longer-term injunction.
- The ruling preserves current funding while legal challenges continue, reflecting ongoing disputes over federal research overhead limits across multiple agencies.
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Federal Judge Blocks NSF's Funding Cuts: A Boost for University Research
A federal judge halted the National Science Foundation's policy to cap indirect research funding, ruling it arbitrary. The policy would have significantly reduced university funding, especially at major institutions. This decision is the latest in efforts against Trump's administration's attempts to reduce government research support.
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Judge blocks the Trump administration's National Science Foundation research funding cuts
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump 's administration from making drastic cuts to research funding provided by the National Science Foundation. U.S.
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Judge blocks the Trump administration’s National Science Foundation research funding cuts
A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump's administration from making drastic cuts to research funding provided by the National Science Foundation.
Universities Win Order Voiding Agency's 15% Research Cost Cap
(Bloomberg Law) — Brown and Cornell universities, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and several other US schools won a federal court order striking down a National Science Foundation cap on indirect cost rates for government-funded research.
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