Majority of Harvard's Research Funding Has Been Restored

"received reinstatements of the majority of our direct federal awards."

"Despite this encouraging news, uncertainty about the continuation of scientific funding remains,"

"cap their spending at 80 percent of the total grant value, at least for now."

Federal research funding to Harvard largely resumed after a federal judge found the Trump-era restrictions on grant access unconstitutional. Taxpayer dollars began flowing last month, though exact amounts reinstated and remaining frozen remain unclear. Harvard's CFO and vice president for finance confirmed that the university has received reinstatements of the majority of its direct federal awards. Faculty and staff reacted with mixed feelings; many welcomed the resumption while others remained wary. Andrea Baccarelli, dean of the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, cautioned that uncertainty persists. The public health school instructed researchers to cap spending at 80 percent of grant value for now.

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