National Science Foundation Terminates Hundreds of Active Research Awards - The New York Times
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Summary:
"In January, the Trump administration attempted to freeze grant payments for existing awards at the N.S.F. A temporary restraining order lifted the freeze. The order also said that the agency could not terminate active awards to comply with President Trump’s executive orders, one of which called for an end to “illegal and immoral discrimination programs” under the premise of D.E.I. across the federal government.
In a statement on Friday, the N.S.F. said that its grant cancellations were not in violation of the temporary restraining order. When asked by The Times to provide clarification on the legality of the grant cancellations, the agency declined to comment....
On Friday, the N.S.F. went further, canceling grants supporting ongoing research. In a statement, the agency said it was terminating awards that were not in line with its priorities, including but not limited to awards focused on D.E.I. as well as misinformation and disinformation...."