US court rules that $1 billion in NSF research grant cuts will not be restored
By 
Rebecca Trager2025-09-17T14:50:00
Lawsuit on behalf of university faculty, graduate students and others continues despite judge’s decision not to issue a preliminary injunction
A US district court judge in Washington DC has declined to restore approximately 1600 research grants worth more than $1 billion (£740 million) that were awarded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF). Organisations representing university faculty, graduate students, postdocs and other staff working on campuses that brought the case are disappointed but are vowing to continue fighting for the restoration of the grants.