Trump Admin Piles More Penalties Onto Ivy League Amid Funding Negotiations

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) reportedly suspended additional grants to Columbia University as it continues negotiations with the Trump administration over complaints regarding antisemitism on campus.

NIH reportedly cut $250 million in biomedical research grants to the university in March and has now been ordered to freeze all remaining grants to the school “until further notice,” according to Science Magazine. Columbia, which has seen millions of federal funds frozen by the Trump administration over investigations into antisemitism, told the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation that it has not been made aware of any additional cancellations to grants at this time.

“At this time, Columbia has not received notice from the NIH about additional cancellations,” a Columbia spokesman told the DCNF. “The University remains in active dialogue with the Federal Government to restore its critical research funding.”

Columbia received around $690 million in total grants from NIH in 2024, according to Science Magazine. The restriction prevents new awards from being made to the university until it is officially lifted.

The Trump administration first pulled $400 million from Columbia in early March after announcing it was under investigation for its failure to protect Jewish students during the months-long anti-Israel protests that overtook campus since the start of the Gaza War in 2023. Former interim president Katrina Armstrong announced later that month the university had entered a preliminary agreement with the administration focusing on addressing antisemitism and protecting students.