Northwestern has started to receive the first wave of released federal research funding after signing a Nov. 28 deal with the Trump administration to restore hundreds of millions in previously frozen grants, according to a University announcement.
The Tuesday statement said the National Institutes of Health paid “tens of millions of dollars” to NU on Monday, beginning a reimbursement process that will continue through the month.
The flow of restored funds, which are meant to cover the costs that NU absorbed during the freeze, is expected to allow the University’s research operations to resume.
The agreement states that funding will be fully restored within 30 days. The announcement also said the Defense Department has reversed “roughly half” of stop-work orders at NU as of Tuesday and will continue doing so.
In April, the federal government froze $790 million in federal research funding to NU, claiming that the University had failed to appropriately respond to allegations of antisemitism on campus.
After months of negotiations, NU and the federal government signed a deal in which the University agreed to pay $75 million and adhere to policies surrounding antisemitism, transgender students and health care, admissions, international students and hiring. In turn, the government closed its investigations into the school and committed to restoring the funding.
The agreement has since sparked criticism and mixed reactions from students and faculty.
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