White House admits it used keywords to kill billions worth of California research grants
Summary
Federal agencies under President Trump admitted to using certain keywords like diversity, gender, vaccine hesitancy, and COVID-19 to identify and cancel nearly $2 billion in University of California research grants. UC researchers are suing the administration, claiming these actions violated constitutional rights, and a court hearing is set to decide if a trial can be skipped to declare those violations officially.Key Facts
- Over a thousand research grants at the University of California were canceled last year using keyword searches.
- The keywords included diversity, gender, vaccine hesitancy, and COVID-19.
- Federal agencies did not review each grant individually but used broad criteria to end funding.
- UC researchers claim the cancellations violated the First Amendment by targeting politically sensitive research.
- Grants from states that voted for Kamala Harris in 2024 were disproportionately targeted.
- The Trump administration did not reallocate canceled grant money, which may violate laws on government spending.
- Judge Rita F. Lin, appointed by President Biden, has repeatedly ordered restoration of some grants during the legal process.
- Allegations against UCLA for antisemitism and transgender athlete policies were part of the funding dispute.
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