Universities Win Pause on Trump Energy Department Funding Cuts

April 16, 2025, 9:26 PM UTC

A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from capping overhead and administrative costs for government-funded research at universities.

Nine universities, including Princeton University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, showed they would suffer “immediate and irreparable injury” if the US Department of Energy lowered the amount of indirect expenses it covered for grant recipients, according to a decision granting a motion for a temporary restraining order filed in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

The order, issued by Judge Allison D. Burroughs, says DOE ...

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