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Health Partial Announced
Court orders NIH to restore 2,000+ terminated research grants
2,000+ grants restored; UCLA ~500 grants / $500M+
Original action
NIH abruptly terminated research grants beginning in early 2025, including roughly 500 grants worth over $500M at UCLA alone, many tied to DEI or disfavored topics.
- National Institutes of Health
Reversal
Federal court rulings in Boston led to more than 2,000 terminated grants having their funding restored under preliminary injunction, with NIH temporarily reinstating University of California funding.
- Mechanism: court-forced
Notes
Restorations were court-forced; NIH later signaled DEI-related restored grants would not be renewed when they expire — a potential future re-reversal.